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New system for medical internships required 3/13/2013

Hospitals have become a battleground where state of origin is the decisive factor in a fight over hospital internships.

Food processors under fire for causing 'harm not help' 2/20/2013

The role of the processed food, tobacco and alcohol industries in tackling lifestyle diseases came under scrutiny recently in a paper published in the Lancet.

Researchers perfect nanodiamonds for biomedical applications 2/17/2013

Researchers at Macquarie University have been perfecting a technique that may help see nanodiamonds used in biomedical applications. PhD student Jana Say has been working on processing ...

Researcher's $375,000 regenerative medicine boost 2/11/2013

Body tissue engineer Jess Frith will determine the role of specific molecules in cell development in world-first research, with plans to use the knowledge to repair bones and cartilage. ...

Heart disease the great divide in Aboriginal health 2/11/2013

HealthInfoNet has confirmed that Indigenous Australians are three times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than non-Indigenous Australians

New e-learning course champions patient safety 2/7/2013

A new learning course pioneered by two University of South Australia lecturers is aimed at raising the standard of handover of patient care in hospital and care facilities across ...

New research aims to help smokers quit 1/25/2013

Millions of people will have resolved to quit smoking this new year but recent biomedical research could change smokers' perception on smoking and how they go about quitting.

Are plants the next human guinea pigs? 1/10/2013

Medical research designed to benefit humans may in the future also be carried out on plants.

Emotions vary following bushfire trauma 1/10/2013

Bushfire survivors should not be embarrassed about feeling a range of strong emotions as they grapple with the enormity of the disaster, a psychiatrist says.

Summer heatwaves will claim lives: professor 12/20/2012

Brisbane ambos can expect 20 per cent more call-outs to people with cardiovascular, respiratory and other chronic conditions in sweltering temperatures, QUT public health researcher ...

Kidney failure under the microscope 12/17/2012

Better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients are on the horizon following a key discovery about the role of white blood cells in kidney inflammation.

GPs squeezing more into 15 minute appointments 12/4/2012

GPs are fitting much more into patient consultations than they were a decade ago but the average length of the consultation has stayed the same, research led by the University of ...

Sun, sand, the sea - and a boob job 11/30/2012

The combination of sun, sand, the sea and a boob job is proving an irresistible lure to scores of young Australian women travelling to exotic destinations for cosmetic surgery.

Common therapies reduce depression in diabetics 11/29/2012

People living with diabetes may be able to reduce the risk of developing depression by including metformin in the management of their condition.

We need to talk about dying: opinion 11/21/2012

As an intensive care physician I’m increasingly confronted with managing patients who are at the end of their life.

The case for creating a smoker's licence 11/21/2012

A smoker's licence designed to limit access to tobacco products and encourage quitting has been proposed by Professor Simon Chapman, from the University of Sydney.

Complaints data shortage a problem for health system 11/14/2012

A lack of national data on health care complaints is a major obstacle to making improvements to the health care system, a study led by the University of Sydney claims.

How healthy are our nurses? 11/14/2012

There are about 270,000 nurses working in Australia but little is known about their health and wellbeing and how it can impact patient care.

When considering bariatric surgery think about bones 11/14/2012

Bariatric surgery, which significantly curtails the amount of food a person can eat, is the most effective treatment against obesity and is being recognised as a potentially valuable ...

Shutting down: good night's snooze a web click away 11/12/2012