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New MS drug development based on WEHI’s research 7/8/2008

Research conducted at The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has contributed significantly to a major licensing agreement signed between Australian biotechnology company, Bionomics, ...

Aged care committee aims to improve consultation with sector 7/1/2008

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot has announced a revamped industry advisory committee to improve consultation with the sector, workforce and consumers representing residents and ...

AMA urges govt to bring aged care out of policy inertia zone 6/26/2008

The Australian Medical Association has urged the Government to address the policy inertia that continued to restrict medical services for the care of sick and frail residents of aged ...

Recognition granted for overseas trained medical specialists 6/24/2008

Specialist training and practice in Australia generally follows the model of postgraduate advanced clinical training and examinations developed in the United Kingdom.

AHHA welcomes new primary healthcare strategy 6/17/2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the announcement by Health Minister Nicola Roxon of the development of a new primary healthcare strategy.

Prudent measures to conserve anti-coagulant medicines 6/12/2008

Guidelines for clinicians on prudent measures to manage a potential shortage of anti-coagulant medicines containing the blood thinning agent, heparin, have been issued.

BreastScreen Australia yields results over free mammograms 6/10/2008

Around 1.2 million women aged 50-69 years of age (56.2% of all women in this age group) took advantage of free mammograms in 2004-2005 through the BreastScreen Australia Program, ...

NSW passes landmark legislation that aims to protect patients 6/10/2008

New South Wales now has the strongest legislation in the country to protect patients against misconduct by doctors, after the Medical Practice Amendment Bill 2008 passed through the ...

WA Health invests in improving outcomes for indigenous people 6/10/2008

Developing Statewide screening and chronic disease strategies to improve the health of Aboriginal Western Australians are two of the top priorities for the new Office of Aboriginal ...

$150 mln to cut elective surgery waiting lists by structural reform 6/3/2008

The Rudd Government has announced a further $150 million to slash elective surgery waiting lists.

WEHI researchers pinpoint function of potent cancer gene 6/3/2008

The gene, known as “ERG”, has long been associated with a range of human malignancies, including leukemia and sarcoma. American scientists showed in 2005 that ERG is mutated in more ...

Neuroimaging expert wins prestigious Aust-Harvard Fellowship 5/22/2008

An international recognised expert in medical imaging, Dr Simon K. Warfield, has been awarded an Australia-Harvard Fellowship to travel to Australia to work closely with the biomedical ...

Boys more likely to have congenital anomalies in birth: Study 5/20/2008

A report released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) presents information on 33 major birth defects and shows that for many conditions, more males than ...

Govt grants $100 million in extra health funding for Queensland 5/20/2008

A meeting between Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Premier Anna Bligh at Kirribilli has delivered a $100 million health cash injection, which the Queensland Government will use to train ...

Key step in puncture mechanism of cell death revealed:WEHI 5/15/2008

A team of medical researchers led by Dr Ruth Kluck at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) has discovered a key step in the mechanism by which cells destroy themselves. ...

Cancer treatment - Imaging yields insights into nanomedicine 5/13/2008

Researchers at Purdue University have discovered a possible new pathway for anti-tumor drugs to kill cancer cells and proposed how to improve the design of tiny drug-delivery particles ...

Fed Govt should focus on public hospitals in Budget :AHHA 5/13/2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has again called on the Federal Government to increase funding for Australia's ailing public hospital system in the upcoming ...

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.

Iemma govt to strengthen protection against doctor misconduct 4/24/2008

The Iemma Government has approved draft legislation to introduce mandatory reporting by medical practitioners of their colleagues in instances of serious misconduct.

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