Clinical Services

Opinion: Advanced pharmacy is not revolutionary, it’s evolutionary

05 August, 2024 by Tom Simpson, President, SHPA

As the most common healthcare intervention, medicines are crucial to all aspects of Australians' health.


Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Victoria

05 August, 2024

The Department of Health, Victoria has confirmed there are 77 cases and 7 suspected cases of Legionnaires' disease (Legionellosis) in the state.


Progress on new hypertension and lipid guidelines

02 August, 2024

Around 4.5 million Australian adults have high blood pressure and 8.5 million have abnormal blood lipid levels. Each is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and stroke.


New Qld lab to produce personalised cancer vaccines

30 July, 2024

A new facility at The University of Queensland is set to produce cancer vaccines tailored to individual patients.


Prediction model for cardiac arrest treatment

30 July, 2024

When treating cardiac arrests, rapid action can improve the chance of survival.


Winning the antimicrobial resistance war

29 July, 2024 by Amy Sarcevic

In the war against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), there is one line of defence which stands out to public health expert Dr Susan Jain — and, contrary to expectation, it does not come from a pharmacy.


GenesisCare opens radiation therapy service in Noosa

26 July, 2024

GenesisCare has opened a new $12 million radiation therapy centre in Noosa, offering treatment to 500 patients annually.


Using mRNA vaccines to prevent UTI, cancers

26 July, 2024

The federal government has announced $19 million in funding to research projects aimed at finding mRNA vaccines to prevent cancer and urinary tract infections.


New method could lead to faster sepsis diagnosis

25 July, 2024

Sepsis diagnoses could soon become faster as Korean researchers say they have created a new method for identifying the pathogens involved in these cases.


Program to improve menopause support, treatment

22 July, 2024

A new program by Monash University aims to improve support and treatment for women experiencing serious physical and/or mental symptoms during menopause.


Extended funding for ovarian cancer project

19 July, 2024

The federal government has announced $2.96 million funding for the next phase of the TRACKFORWARD project.


Early exposure to antibiotics can increase risk of asthma: study

17 July, 2024

In Australia, 2.7 million people live with asthma and for 45% of these people, their asthma is poorly controlled.


Nanotech for early-stage lung cancer detection

15 July, 2024

University of Queensland researchers have designed a device that uses a simple blood test to detect early-stage lung cancer.


AMA calls for toddler milk marketing overhaul

15 July, 2024

The Australian Medical Association is calling for the government's marketing guidelines on infant formula and toddler drinks to be scrapped and brought into line with international best practice.


Roadmap to improve blood pressure control rates

15 July, 2024

The National Hypertension Taskforce has published a roadmap to improve Australia's blood pressure control rates from the current 32% to 70% by 2030.


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