Medical Technology

In a bright skills lab at the University of Queensland, a patient suddenly goes into cardiac arrest. Alarms sound, students rush to act, and tension rises — until the

Wearable gadgets did little more than count steps when they first appeared, promising to assess a user's health depending on whether they hit 10,000 a day.

Microtech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medinol Inc., a leader in global MedTech research and development, announced that it has initiated human clinical trials of their microsensor

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning

Australia could become a warehouse for the immense pile of data that sits behind the rise of artificial intelligence, powered by renewable and nuclear energy, a tech giant

The "holy grail" of burns treatment is much closer to becoming a reality, with lab-grown skin successfully used on an Australian patient in a clinical trial.

New AI technology could asses the quality of live sperm in seconds, removing the need for invasive procedures during IVF treatments. Monash University's

If an off-duty doctor didn't know a nearby school had a defibrillator, Steven Simpson thinks he might not have made it through a recent heart attack. Mr

A Queensland public hospital is set to use artificial intelligence for medical scans, in what has been hailed as an Australian first. Queensland Premier Steven

From cancer screening to detecting scams, artificial intelligence technology is being deployed in ways Australians probably don't expect or realise. The

Virtual reality therapy may now become a "reality" for young people with mental health conditions including psychotic disorders. From simulating coffee

A breakthrough discovery by Australian scientists is offering hope for children suffering from a rare and deadly brain tumour. Researchers studying immunotherapy

Artificial intelligence is being used to help predict when a patient with colon cancer is likely to experience nasty side effects from chemotherapy. The technology

Queensland will become the first Australian state to roll out pill-testing sites in an attempt to curb the harmful effects of illicit drugs. The move will shift

Blowing bubbles could be the first step to communicating with children about trauma, helping them build back stronger after disasters. The exercise is among

Work has begun at the site of Moderna's first Australian mRNA vaccine facility in Melbourne's southeast. The site at Monash University's Clayton

South Australia has been urged to follow the ACT and establish a pill and drug testing clinic. Australia's first testing site has opened in Canberra in

Surgeons and students have been slicing into spare dead bodies for centuries to hone their skills, but new technology could replace increasingly scarce cadavers.

A new implant designed by QUT biomedical engineers to stabilise a long bone fracture above the knee and enable earlier mobility has been used for the first time in an implant

Professor Tal Dvir is the extraordinary man behind a world-first breakthrough which uses patient tissue samples and technology to transform injured spinal cords.