Typhoid Gene Discovery Could Help Improve Treatment to Infections Diseases

People who carry a particular type of gene have natural resistance against typhoid fever according to new research published in Nature Genetics.

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Logan Hospital Opens New Facilities

New facilities including an emergency department, expanded children's inpatient unit and rehabilitation unit have been opened at Logan Hospital in Queensland.

Endoscopic ultrasound - A key mode of assessing the gastrointestinal tract

Enough is Enough Survey Highlights Need to Change Australia's Drinking Culture

Responding to the release of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine's (ACEM) Enough is Enough Survey, AMA President, A/Prof Brian Owler, says the Federal Government needs to work to change Australia's drinking culture.

Pharmacists can play a major role in infection control

New National Asthma Strategy to be Developed

A new National Asthma Strategy will be developed to address the toll the condition has on the lives of more than two million Australians.

Technology that enables participation is key to productivity

Health Ombudsman to Report on Hospital Waiting Lists

The performance of Queensland public hospitals in reducing surgical waiting lists and treating patients on time will soon be audited and reported by the independent Health Ombudsman.

Infectious Disease Expert Appointed

The Federal Government has appointed the University of Sydney's Professor Lyn Gilbert to advise on the prevention and control of infectious diseases, in the event of an Ebola outbreak.

More Than One Third of Deaths By Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease

A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has indicated that cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease were the underlying causes of almost 53,000, or 36%, of deaths in 2011.

Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award Announced

The Queensland Pharmacist Immunisation Implementation Pilot team, led by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia’s Queensland President, Professor Lisa Nissen, has received the prestigious University of Technology Sydney Innovative Pharmacist of the Year award.

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Tributes flow for Gough Whitlam

The announcement of Mr Whitlam's death was made by his family in a statement. Antony, Nicholas and Stephen Whitlam and Catherine Dovey – said he was “a loving and generous father, he was a source of inspiration to us and our families and for millions of Australians.”

Townsville Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Opens

Townsville Hospital's stand-alone paediatric intensive care unit has opened today, completing a  full suite of intensive care services for children and adults at the hospital.