In 2020, drug-induced deaths were nearly twice as frequent among males as females, according to a new report by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. [ + ]

Flinders University researchers are exploring hospital strain of Acinetobacter baumannii and its cellular response to important antibiotic colistin. [ + ]

Since the start of the pandemic more than 390,000 anticipated private hospital admissions did not occur, according to APRA data. [ + ]

A patient's perspective on their physical well-being can provide a better indication of their response to cancer treatment than clinician-based tools. [ + ]

Colchicine, a common gout drug, has significantly improved survival rates for patients hospitalised with worsening heart failure, according to a new study. [ + ]

Despite the discomfort, only 11% of people would see an optometrist and only around 3% would speak to a pharmacist for advice. [ + ]

When a chronic migraine sufferer does not respond to other treatments, infusions of a common local anaesthetic can provide some periods of pain relief. [ + ]

The Werribee Mercy Hospital's emergency department capacity is set to be doubled, following a funding boost from the Victorian Budget 2022/23. [ + ]

A 40-year-old traveller recently returned from Europe has been identified as a probable case of monkeypox, with confirmatory testing underway. [ + ]

Nurse practitioner Sue Hegarty has been revealed as the 2022 Nurse of the Year and Melanie Briggs awarded Midwife of the Year. [ + ]

There were over 45,000 deaths in infants under six months old in 2019, with one in five of the total global cases of RSV occurring in this age group. [ + ]

Queensland Health has announced that it will reschedule some non-urgent elective procedures due to a critical worldwide shortage of contrast solutions required for a range of medical imaging. [ + ]

A person's ability to fight infections largely depends on how well their immune system replicates the cells effective at destroying the virus that causes the disease. [ + ]

The University of Adelaide and Fertilis have developed a micro-device that will allow more IVF clinics to offer intracytoplasmic sperm injection as a treatment. [ + ]

Cabrini Health and Bupa have signed an agreement to expand new models of care services, as part of an extension of their contract. [ + ]