Bowel cancer's demographic shift demands clinical attention
28 July, 2025 by Julien Wiggins* | Supplied by: Bowel Cancer AustraliaBowel cancer has been quietly redrawing its demographic boundaries; Bowel Cancer Australia's CEO explains the importance of understanding its emerging patient profile.
Spacers for pressurised metered-dose inhalers — resources released
22 July, 2025To help health professionals ensure patients prescribed a pMDI know how to use a spacer, the National Asthma Council Australia has released a suite of resources.
Chronic pain, care and communication: a lived experience perspective
21 July, 2025This National Pain Week, Kathie Elliott-Scott, who lives with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis, advocates lived experience narratives in health care.
Robot automates hospital disinfection processes
15 July, 2025 | Supplied by: POSTECHSouth Korean researchers have developed an 'intelligent autonomous wiping and UV-C disinfection robot' capable of automating hospital disinfection processes.
Colorectal cancer survivors face elevated risk
15 July, 2025Colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors face an elevated risk of developing multiple primary cancers, an Australian study including 26,729 CRC survivors has revealed.
New GDM diagnosis recommendations welcomed
14 July, 2025Australia's peak diabetes organisations have welcomed the publication of new recommendations that update the way gestational diabetes mellitus is diagnosed.
Regulators step in as medicinal cannabis prescriptions soar
11 July, 2025Concerned by reports of patients presenting to EDs with medicinal cannabis-induced psychosis, Ahpra has put practitioners on notice that regulators are stepping in.
Diagnostic reference levels for mammography now a step closer
07 July, 2025Australia is a step closer to diagnostic reference levels for mammography with the publication of the country's first 3D mammography radiation dose benchmarks.
Could this strategy mark a turning point in the HIV-cure search?
01 July, 2025A team of Australian researchers have repurposed the same mRNA delivery system used in COVID-19 vaccines as a potential strategy in the search for an HIV cure.
Key concerns this Sarcoma Awareness Month
01 July, 2025 | Supplied by: Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma AssociationJuly is Sarcoma Awareness Month, and the Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association has raised some key concerns — including the fact that research is lagging.
$12m for homegrown heart disease and diabetes innovations
30 June, 2025$12 million in federal funding has been announced for the development of new Australian-made cardiovascular disease and diabetes medical devices and medicines.
National cancer screening program marks first in almost 20 years
27 June, 2025From 1 July, the National Lung Cancer Screening Program will commence — marking the first new national cancer screening program in almost 20 years.
Queensland gains private hospital surgery for lymphoedema
26 June, 2025 | Supplied by: Ramsay Health CareGreenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane now offers advanced microsurgery for lymphoedema, becoming Queensland's first private hospital to do so.
Report: Fall in gold standard COPD test is cause for concern
25 June, 2025 | Supplied by: Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health CareA new national report released today by ACSQHC reveals a dramatic fall in the use of spirometry, a critical diagnostic test for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Doctor deregistered after botched facelift calls for ambulance
24 June, 2025A Queensland doctor has been deregistered after a botched cosmetic surgery procedure left a patient leaving his clinic in an ambulance with uncontrolled bleeding.
