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NSW hospitals perform very well at above national benchmarks 5/13/2008

NSW Minister for Health Reba Meagher has said that the state's hospitals are treating people more quickly despite an ongoing rise in emergency department activity.

MSF call for political courage to shake up medical R&D system 5/1/2008

This week, more than 150 countries at a UN health R&D summit in Geneva have a chance to put right a great wrong.

Working age population projections - implications for dentistry 4/29/2008

Australia has an ageing population and over the next 40 years Australia’s workforce age population growth will stagnate as will labour force growth. Source: Natalie Shymko, Research ...

Govt provides more funding to improve mental health service 4/24/2008

The Australian Government has announced funding to improve the mental health workforce, by providing training to around 24,000 mental health professionals and encouraging mental ...

New govt grant allocated to help market medical discoveries 4/17/2008

Retinal imaging to identify people at high risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a dressing that will reduce the severity of scars and a “smarthroscope” that distinguishes ...

Savings made on healthcare costs by prescription programmes 4/15/2008

With each passing day, individuals nationwide in the UK are becoming more aware of the benefits that prescription discount programs have to offer them.

AMC welcomes health workers accreditation scheme progress 4/8/2008

The Australian Medical Council has welcomed progress towards a national registration and accreditation scheme for health professionals.

Indigenous, non-Indigenous health spending ratio stays same 4/3/2008

Per person spending on health services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples was 17% higher than for the non-Indigenous population in 2004-05, according to a report ...

International diabetes study doesn't confirm raised death risk 4/1/2008

Preliminary findings from the largest-ever study of treatments for diabetes provide no evidence that intensive treatment to lower blood glucose (sugar) increases risk of death.

Govt increases opportunities for nurses to have scholarships 4/1/2008

Premier Morris Iemma has announced that the NSW Government will more than double the number of scholarships offered to the State's Enrolled Nurses.

Board announced for research institute in Sydney's south west 3/25/2008

NSW Health Minister, Reba Meagher, is pleased to announce the appointment of the Chairman and board members of the Ingham Health Research Institute (IHRI).

Govts work together to deliver radiation oncology service 3/11/2008

The Commonwealth and Northern Territory governments will work together to identify a way forward for radiation oncology services in Darwin, after the tender process established by ...

Largest genome study of cancer finds many kinds of mutations 3/11/2008

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, where one-third of the human genome was sequenced, have now pioneered decoding the sequence of cancer genomes.

WEHI collaborates with companies to research anti-cancer drugs 3/6/2008

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) has announced that Abbott, a global, broad-based, healthcare company, Genentech, a leading biotechnology company based ...

Public health spending is 2 pct of the total spent on health 2/28/2008

National expenditure on public health activities has remained constant at about 1.8% of total health spending over the last 7 years, according to a report released by the Australian ...

WEHI scientists receive funding to support research projects 2/19/2008

In the recently announced round of NHMC funding, fifteen WEHI scientists achieved notable success.

BreastScreen WA celebrates reaching 1 mln mammograms 2/14/2008

BreastScreen WA is celebrating the success of its breast-screening program reaching one million screening mammograms.

International Consortium announces 1000 Genomes Project 2/14/2008

Major sequencing effort will produce most detailed map of human genetic variation to support disease studies.

NSW health system performing above national average 2/12/2008

The NSW public health system continues to perform at or above the national average for almost every performance indicator, according to the Auditor-General's Report to Parliament ...

New surgical education and training program approved 2/12/2008

After a comprehensive assessment of the College’s plans, the Australian Medical Council (AMC) has approved the new Surgical Education and Training (SET) program of the Royal Australasian ...

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