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Medical Research Future Fund: will industry actually benefit? 7/17/2014

The government's proposed $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund can put Australia on the world map by driving and delivering cutting-edge, lifesaving innovation – so long as it ...

Govt Medical Device program hopes to make great ideas a reality 7/17/2014

NSW Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research Jillian Skinner on Wednesday (16 July) invited applications for a prestigious international post-doctoral program which is ...

Language 'no barrier' for transplant recipients 7/17/2014

Health Minister Jillian Skinner has launched digital stories of transplant recipients in Arabic, Chinese and English to raise awareness of the importance of organ and tissue donation. ...

Tissue engineers develop unique 'scaffold' for bone regeneration 7/9/2014

Man-made materials mimicking those found in our bodies are the focus of a three-day international symposium being hosted by tissue engineers at the University of Sydney.

Scientists 'a step closer' to printing transplantable tissues 7/4/2014

Researchers have made a giant leap towards the goal of 'bio-printing' transplantable tissues and organs for people affected by major diseases and trauma injuries, a new study reports. ...

'Serious concerns' for future surgical workforce 6/25/2014

At a time when the number of surgeons in Australasia needs to be growing, medical student interest in surgery as a career is stagnant, a new report claims – raising serious concerns ...

"Very difficult" commonwealth policy affected NSW budget 6/18/2014

The Mike Baird-led Liberal government has left NSW patients high and dry by ignoring the need for increased basic funding to hospitals in its pre-election budget, Opposition Leader ...

Review your business systems, prepare for successful financial year 6/12/2014

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

COAG health system improvements 'threatened' by Budget measures 6/12/2014

There are some notable health system improvements detailed in COAG Reform Council Healthcare Performance Report, however these could be reversed as a result of the government's latest ...

GP co-payments: readers have their say 6/4/2014

It has been nearly a month since the federal government delivered the 2014 Federal Budget.

Govt to inject $52m into palliative care services and training 5/30/2014

The Australian government will provide $52 million over three years to improve palliative care services and training, the Assistant Minister for Health, Fiona Nash, has announced.

Health minister 'let down' by colleagues on co-payment sell 5/27/2014

The proposed GP co-payment scheme is a practical measure necessary for the long-term sustainability of Medicare however Health Minister Peter Dutton has been "let down" by colleagues ...

Living donors participate in 6-way domino kidney transplant exchange 5/23/2014

In an Australian first, 12 Australians have participated in an anonymous live kidney donation and transplantation exchange – the largest group of people to benefit from living donor ...

Budget 2014: more for medical research, less for hospitals 5/15/2014

A bright future lies ahead for medical research with the creation of the 'world's largest medical research endowment fund', although $15 billion will be shaved off the commonwealth's ...

Voters 'strongly opposed' to Medicare co-payment plan: poll 5/12/2014

Most Australians oppose paying to see a doctor and believe a co-payment will simply mean more people going to emergency departments, new research commissioned by the Consumers Health ...

NCA recommendations slammed by key health bodies 5/7/2014

Five key health organisations have written to Tony Abbott to express deep concern in relation to the reports and recommendations of the National Commission of Audit (NCA), which ...

Protect patients from drug-resistant infections, WHO urges 5/6/2014

Infections in health facilities are often resistant to the antibiotics used to treat them, initial results from a new World Health Organisation (WHO) global survey have confirmed.

GPs called on to participate in landmark aged care survey 5/1/2014

GPs are being asked to participate in an important new survey that aims to map the provision of palliative care and advance care planning services around Australia for the first time. ...

Using 'CHAT' as an alternative to outpatient clinics 4/29/2014

A trial of a new patient care model, which uses over-the-phone consultations and computers to help better understand the needs of the patient, began this month (April 2014), led by ...

Fed budget: GP co-payments, Medicare Locals future "uncertain" 4/22/2014

The federal government's first budget due out next month (May 2014) will include a six dollar co-payment for bulk-billed GP visits and could mean an uncertain future for Medicare ...

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