Industry News
Alfred Health enhances clinical costing
PowerHealth, Adelaide developer of healthcare software, has been awarded the tender for Provision of Clinical Costing Software by Alfred Health. [ + ]
Advanced rehabilitation technology centre opens
Royal Rehab has opened a new advanced technology centre to improve the rehabilitation outcomes for people impacted by life-changing illnesses and/or injuries. [ + ]
Kylie Woolcock appointed AHHA Chief Executive
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association has appointed Kylie Woolcock as Chief Executive. [ + ]
Some flu vaccine reactions could be misdiagnosed as anaphylaxis
Some adverse reactions to influenza vaccinations could be stress-related responses being misdiagnosed as anaphylaxis. [ + ]
Ambulance ramping linked to 30-day death risk, re-attendance
Victorian research published in the MJA reveals that longer ambulance offload times are linked to greater 30-day risks of death and ambulance re-attendance. [ + ]
Telehealth compliance delay welcomed but industry urges further action
The RACGP welcomed the deferral of telehealth compliance rules but warned that Medicare rebates for longer telehealth phone consultations must be a permanent fixture. [ + ]
Changes to cervical cancer screening
Now women and people with a cervix will be able to perform their own cervical screening test under changes to the National Cervical Screening Program. [ + ]
Subsidy indexation figure inadequate: ACCPA
ACCPA Interim CEO Paul Sadler said the announcement is dire news for aged care providers who have been stretched beyond their financial and organisational limits. [ + ]
UTIs: bacterial behaviour offers clue to future treatments
More than half of all Australian women will suffer from a UTI in their lifetime, and nearly one in three women will have an infection requiring treatment with antibiotics before the age of 24. [ + ]
Partnership to advance oesophageal cancer testing
QIMR Berghofer has signed an agreement with Proteomics allowing the company to develop and commercialise a blood test for early detection of oesophageal cancer. [ + ]
Combination scans improve outcomes for blood cancer patients
A Peter Mac-led trial has found that combination PET/CT scans are better at investigating the causes of prolonged fever in blood cancer patients than conventional CT scans. [ + ]
Tool to assist in early diagnosis and management of heart failure
Clinicians, patients, carers and politicians are joining charity organisation hearts4heart in urging Australians to be smart about their heart, as they kick off Australia's inaugural Heart Failure Awareness Week. [ + ]
10-second balance test could predict longevity: study
The inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid to later life is linked to an increased risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years, claims a new study. [ + ]
Bone marrow nurse practitioner recognised
No stranger to the wards of the Queensland Children's Hospital, 18-year-old Megan, who has bravely faced Hodgkin's Lymphoma, points to the thoughtfulness and care of hospital staff as what's kept her spirits high. [ + ]
Study explores long COVID symptoms in kids under 14
A study of children aged 0–14 years has confirmed that children who have received a positive COVID-19 diagnosis can experience symptoms lasting at least two months. [ + ]