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Improved Ebola diagnostic tests continue to 'face challenges' 4/8/2015

While a new diagnostic test for Ebola developed by the UK's Defence and Science Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is a step forward, there remains a need for advanced, low-cost, point-of-care ...

Drug delivery to the eye just became a lot less painful 3/31/2015

6.5 million Europeans currently suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD). One way to treat this life altering condition is by delivering drugs right to the source – injecting ...

Australian health centres receive international recognition 3/30/2015

Four Australian health centres have been recognised as being among the best in the world for improving patient care through medical research.

High-tech gas sensing capsules for better gut health 3/16/2015

Researchers have developed high-tech gas sensing capsules that can send data from inside the gut direct to a mobile phone, opening new possibilities for diagnosis, treatment and ...

Palliative care workforce to help develop innovative training modules 2/23/2015

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is seeking the input of health professionals and others involved in palliative care around Australia to help develop two ...

Groundbreaking research, healthcare innovations revealed at WISH 2/18/2015

Health leaders from more than 80 countries have gathered in Qatar today to learn about the latest research, ideas and health innovations which have the potential to revolutionise ...

Medical tourism 'soaring' in Southeast Asia 2/13/2015

A number of countries in Southeast Asia continue to witness a boom in medical tourism, as affordable healthcare for foreign visitors is being actively promoted by governments in the ...

Surgeons replace valve of beating heart 2/13/2015

A pioneering procedure has seen a team of Australian doctors repair leaking valves on two hearts which were still beating.

Consult across the sector on Medicare, health minister urged 2/9/2015

The federal government is not learning from mistakes of the past with its continued "narrow consultation" on Medicare reforms, health lobby groups have said.

3D printing speeds up bone replacement for damaged skulls 2/6/2015

A biomedical engineering team has developed a new low cost method for producing bone replacement implants for severely damaged skulls.

Smart watch gives carers and patients "peace of mind" 2/5/2015

After realising the limitations of the tradition emergency neck pendant their father had been using following a stroke, two Sydney brothers came up with a novel way to keep a close ...

3 Medical Research Projects That Need More Funding 2/4/2015

Innovations in medical research are vital for improvements in the clinical treatment of disease. But that is just the beginning; research projects require funding to reach patients ...

Aust boy receives 'world first' technology for diabetes management 1/23/2015

Access to life-changing technology is a step closer for Australians with type 1 diabetes.

6 Innovative Medical Devices You May Not Know About 1/23/2015

Innovations in medical device technology are constant and necessary. Doctors keep up to date through regularly reading journal articles, health news websites and the latest published ...

'Annual fee' model an answer to govt's Medicare woes 1/21/2015

The government is struggling to sell its Medicare co-payment reform because its sole emphasis is on cost control, when it should also be about supporting quality and equity, according ...

Autopsy of a dead policy: what now for Medicare? 1/19/2015

The government has backed down from its plan to cut Medicare rebates to doctors – which was to start on January 19 – after several days of public pressure.

Keep Google Glass going, for industries' sake: experts 1/19/2015

Whilst Google has officially called curtains from 19 January for the head-mounted Glass to the public, the tech giant has dismissed suggestions the innovation is all but dead and ...

Dutton 'worst health minister in living memory': poll 1/14/2015

What a way to end one's ministerial term. Former Health Minister Peter Dutton has been ranked the worst health minister in living memory in a survey conducted by Australian Doctor ...

Offshore medical device testing 'will reduce red tape' 1/14/2015

Outsourcing medical device safety testing to overseas regulators will reduce red tape for the domestic sector, according to the Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA).

Don't send medicine safety checks offshore, govt urged 1/12/2015

The proposal by the federal government to rely more heavily on offshore regulators to establish the safety of drugs and medical devices could place patients at serious risk, consumer ...

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