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NSW: Green light given for five major hospital upgrades 2/20/2007

Planning approval has been given for five major hospital redevelopments as part of a record $2 billion, four-year health infrastructure improvement program, Premier Morris Iemma has ...

New rebate means better deal for intellectually disabled 2/13/2007

Intellectually disabled Australians will soon enjoy better access to quality health services, thanks to a new Medicare rebate created at the AMA’s urging, AMA President, Dr Mukesh ...

New insight into dementia in Australia reveals need for better care 2/8/2007

As the Australian population grows and ages, the number of people with dementia is expected to rise, increasing the requirement for appropriate care services and placing significant ...

AMA says hospitals are in desperate need of more beds, not chairs 1/30/2007

The AMA (WA) says the State Government must immediately provide 100 more public hospital beds if it wants to avoid the embarrassment of patients being placed on chairs and other ...

Data on practice nurses will now be included in GP activity report 1/26/2007

Data on practice nurses has been analysed for the first time in the most recent Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health program (BEACH) report, released by the Australian Institute ...

The true equality for Indigenous Australians to be national priority 1/23/2007

Australians must be a national priority as Australia celebrates 40 years of counting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as full citizens, AMA Vice President, Dr Choong-Siew ...

At last, the Health Minister admits more hospital beds are needed 1/10/2007

The Australian Medical Association(WA) has welcomed the admission by Health Minister Jim McGinty that the public hospital system would benefit greatly from an additional 250 hospital ...

Australian scientists are very pleased with therapeutic cloning vote 1/10/2007

Australian stem cell scientists are very pleased with the decision in the House of Representatives to allow somatic cell nuclear transfer, also known as therapeutic cloning.

PBS extension gets put into action to benefit osteroporosis patients 1/10/2007

The Australian Government has extended the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) listing of the osteoporosis medication, alendronate.

Aussie health system needs to integrate services more efficiently 12/20/2006

In our second special feature on healthcare, Prue Power, the executive director of the Australian Healthcare Association, speaks exclusively to Rodney Appleyard from MedicalSearch.com ...

Greater transparency and consultation needed in health service 12/20/2006

In our third special feature on healthcare in Australia, Prue Power, the executive director of the Australian Healthcare Association, speaks exclusively to Rodney Appleyard from ...

Australian health system is in need of much better resources 12/15/2006

Prue Power, the executive director of the Australian Healthcare Association, speaks exclusively to Rodney Appleyard from MedicalSearch.com about what is wrong with the current health ...

South Australia offers in home support for people with brain injury 11/5/2006

South Australians with a brain injury will get more support at home, through a $5.5m funding boost over the next four years contained in the State Budget.

Australia's Gold Coast to host 2009 World Transplant Games 9/25/2006

Australia's Gold Coast has again proven to be unbeatable - this time winning the international race to host the 2009 World Transplant Games, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has ...

Study proves safety of spinal cord stem cell transplantation 8/11/2006

Transplanting human embryonic stem cells does not cause harm and can be used as a therapeutic strategy for the treatment of acute spinal cord injury, according to a recent stufy by ...

Longer visits, fewer scripts and more advice about weight 8/9/2006

GPs are spending more time with their patients, writing fewer prescriptions, ordering more tests, doing more procedures and dispensing more advice about weight and nutrition, according ...

Tomorrow’s ‘New Medicine’ touted as a bionic revolution 7/18/2006

As modern lifestyles and an ageing population cause a rapid decline in our health, Bio3, a futuristic initiative of the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine is bringing new ...

Home telehealth market could reach US$2.1 billion by 2010 7/17/2006

A recently released white paper provided by Parks Associates concludes that "technological advances are taking over the home health industry." According to the report, the home health ...

Howard offers better mental health services for Australia 7/4/2006

On 10 February this year in Canberra, my colleagues and I on the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) committed to reforming the mental health system in Australia. Since then, ...

$10 million boost for health research into diseases 6/19/2006

The Commonwealth Government has announced a boost of $9.8 million for health research into chronic diseases, Indigenous health and the recovery process of older Australians who have ...

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