Nearing the peak: NSW elective surgery waiting list figures
11 June, 2025Today's January–March NSW public health services activity and performance figures show the elective surgery waiting list nearing its COVID-19 peak.
Community pharmacy invites 'pop ins' this Men's Health Week
10 June, 2025Highlighting the important role community pharmacy plays in supporting men's health, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is calling on patients to "pop in for a chat".
Monash IVF extends scope of review after second embryo incident
10 June, 2025After a second embryo incident on 5 June, this time at its Clayton laboratory in Victoria, Monash IVF has extended the scope of the McLeod independent review.
Free GP Heart Health Checks extended for three years
04 June, 2025To help combat Australia's biggest killer, heart disease, the federal government has secured funding for another three years of free GP Heart Health Checks.
Could an insect-protein coating block bacteria on medical implants?
03 June, 2025An Australian study marks the first reported use of antibacterial coatings made from resilin-mimetic proteins to fully block bacteria from attaching to a surface.
Head to toe: operating room workwear essentials
29 May, 2025 by Pamela Jabbour* | Supplied by: Total Image GroupWorkwear plays a vital role in infection control in hospitals. A workwear provider charts some whole-of-body operating room essentials, trends and best practices.
Making surgery safer with an Australian-first perioperative medicines resource
26 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Advanced Pharmacy AustraliaAdvanced Pharmacy Australia is proud to lead the development of Australia's first comprehensive Perioperative Medicines Resource.
MULTIGATE ProSeries Surgical Gowns
21 May, 2025 | Supplied by: MULTIGATE Medical ProductsThe MULTIGATE ProSeries surgical gown range has been designed to make gown selection simpler, faster and more intuitive.
Anaesthetic reporting tool reveals operating room risks
13 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Australian and New Zealand College of AnaesthetistsAn online reporting tool available to all ANZ anaesthetic departments enables frontline clinicians to report and analyse potential risks anonymously.
'Enhanced cleaning' cuts hospital-acquired infections by one-third
09 May, 2025 | Supplied by: Monash UniversityAustralian researchers who introduced so-called 'enhanced cleaning' measures onto several NSW hospital wards found hospital-acquired infections dropped by about one-third.
Victoria's Q3 median ED wait times the lowest on record
09 May, 2025Victoria's quarter three performance data (January–March) has shown improvement across the health system, with ED wait times the lowest on record.
Improving success rates: lactic acid in IVF
06 May, 2025 by Professor David Gardner AM*The co-author of research published in Biomolecules explains how the metabolism of the embryo could be a major component determining the success of implantation in IVF.
Irregularities in a clinician's cases prompt 15-month lookback
06 May, 2025St Vincent's Hospital Sydney has detailed a 15-month lookback review — prompted by irregularities in a clinician's cases in its cancer genetics service.
Two researchers receive $899,000 in cardiovascular funding
05 May, 2025In heart-related news this Heart Week (5–11 May), two University of Newcastle researchers have been awarded $899,000 in cardiovascular funding.
Hep C point-of-care test helps marginalised populations
30 April, 2025 | Supplied by: Kirby InstituteA program using diagnostic technologies at the 'point of care' is helping combat hepatitis C among marginalised or remotely located population groups.
