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Mary's painful experience sparked a CRPS support group

27 July, 2020 by Jane Allman

Injuries sustained in a car accident left Mary in intense pain — she was eventually diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome.


Upcoming National Pain Week reveals the faces of pain

24 July, 2020

This National Pain Week — running from 27 July to 2 August — aims to bust some of the myths and stigma surrounding chronic pain.


Sydney man receives innovative oncology treatment

23 July, 2020

The treatment combines a state-of-the-art MRI imaging scanner and a linear accelerator to allow treatment specialists to see tumours and adapt treatment in real time.


Why Australian birthweight charts need revising

22 July, 2020

Researchers have called for the revision of Australian birthweight charts to improve diagnosis of babies that are small for their gestational age.


Promising results from Oxford vaccine

21 July, 2020

Early results from non-replicating viral vector vaccines being trialled in the UK and China reveal strong immune responses in most patients, with few adverse side effects.


Stroke numbers head south

21 July, 2020

A report published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals that more Australians are surviving stroke.


Lessons learnt from medicines crunch amid coronavirus

18 July, 2020 by Kristin Michaels, CEO The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia

SHPA CEO Kristin Michaels looks at what the coronavirus pandemic has revealed about Australia's medicine supply.


Changing COVID-19 strategy could buy time

17 July, 2020

Scientists should be focusing on repurposing existing proven drugs to block the acute inflammatory responses to the virus in seriously ill patients.


COVID-19: not just a respiratory disease

16 July, 2020

New York clinicians have described COVID-19's effects outside the lung.


In Conversation with Dr Harrison Steel

16 July, 2020

Dr Harrison Steel has been directly involved in two significant projects that have impacted the COVID-19 health crisis.


Study examines ideal surface damage testing protocol

15 July, 2020 by Peter Teska, John Howarter, Haley Oliver, Jim Gauthier, Kay Bixler, Xiaobao Li | Supplied by: Diversey Australia Pty Ltd

With increased disinfection for COVID-19, facilities need to consider surface damage to medical devices.


Characteristics of an ideal surface damage testing protocol study — extract

14 July, 2020 by Peter Teska, MBA (Diversey, Inc.), John Howarter, PhD, (Purdue University), Haley Oliver, PhD, (Purdue University), Jim Gauthier, CIC, (Diversey Inc), Kay Bixler, (Diversey, Inc.), Xiaobao Li, PhD, (Diversey, Inc.) | Supplied by: Diversey Australia Pty Ltd

With increased disinfection for COVID-19, have you considered the surface damage to your medical devices?


Frontiers in orthopaedic surgery

13 July, 2020

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr John O'Donnell recently performed his 10,000th hip arthroscopy procedure — a reported world first for any surgeon performing this procedure.


Australian-developed COVID-19 vaccine could be ready early 2021

13 July, 2020 by Amy Sarcevic

Adelaide-based company Vaxine says it could have a COVID-19 vaccine ready as soon as early 2021.


'Protective' box a potential infection risk to healthcare workers

13 July, 2020

An Australian study has shown that aerosol boxes designed to protect healthcare workers from COVID-19 can actually increase their exposure to airborne particles that carry the virus.


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