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.
Voluntary assisted dying pharmacy practice update released
29 April, 2025To support compassionate, compliant end-of-life care, Advanced Pharmacy Australia has released a voluntary assisted dying practice update for pharmacist practitioners.
Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go
24 April, 2025 by Mark Brooke, Chief Executive Officer of Lung Foundation Australia | Supplied by: Lung Foundation AustraliaData from Lung Foundation Australia's Lived Experience Survey has showed the debilitating effect stigma has on patients. Stigma around lung disease and cancer must go.
NSW commits additional $2.8m for paediatric palliative care
22 April, 2025The NSW Government has committed an additional $2.8 million to support a range of initiatives to enhance paediatric palliative respite and end of life care.
Report card shows "alarming" levels of ramping
22 April, 2025Ambulance ramping in some states is still double what it was five years ago, the Australian Medical Association's Ambulance Ramping Report Card 2025 reveals.
High-five for a sustainable path to better hand hygiene
21 April, 2025 by Conjoint Professor Carolyn Hullick FACEM* | Supplied by: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CareAhead of World Hand Hygiene Day, an emergency physician explains why hand hygiene is needed all the time, and gloves at the right time, to reduce unnecessary waste.
Healthscope issues statement on three hospital patient deaths
15 April, 2025Healthscope has issued a statement outlining its response to the deaths of three of its hospitals' patients: Joe Massa, Antoinette O'Brien and James Tsindos.
Six big ideas for beating brain cancer
15 April, 2025 | Supplied by: The University of NewcastleThe University of Newcastle's Mark Hughes Foundation Centre for Brain Cancer Research has announced $720,000 in funding for six 'think big' research projects.
IVF incident: "All of us at Monash IVF are devastated"
11 April, 2025Monash IVF has confirmed that the embryo of one patient at its Brisbane clinic was incorrectly transferred to another patient, resulting in the birth of a child.
All metropolitan public hospitals miss out on green light
08 April, 2025 | Supplied by: Australian Medical AssociationAMA's hospital logjam finder uses a traffic light system to indicate care within the clinically recommended time — no met hospitals received a green light.
Brain and kidney injury treatment after cardiac surgery
02 April, 2025 | Supplied by: The FloreyA multi-site study to test a treatment that may reduce brain and kidney injury after cardiac surgery has received $4.9 million in support over 5 years.
NSW sees ramping reductions across some of its busiest EDs
21 March, 2025Some of NSW's busiest emergency departments have seen significant reductions in hospital ramping, according to Bureau of Health Information quarterly results.
AdPha welcomes "win for all Australians" PBS news
21 March, 2025Advanced Pharmacy Australia has welcomed the announcement that over 400,000 Australians each week will pay no more than $25 in co-payments for PBS medicines.
RACGP calls for obesity-management medication PBS subsidy
19 March, 2025Following its new position statement on obesity prevention and management, the RACGP is calling for a PBS subsidy for effective obesity-management medication.
Domestic violence education: its place in pharmacy
19 March, 2025Interviews with pharmacy practitioner educators have identified challenges and opportunities associated with domestic violence education in pharmacy curriculum.
