Medical Technology
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New digital health design lab creates opportunities from healthcare technology investments Health Times - 11-02-2020
Healthcare in Australia is an annual $180 billion commitment, escalating with the aging of our population and the complexity of modern care. Australia
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science Health Times - 11-02-2020
Dr Jessamy Tiffen, a senior member of the Centenary Institute’s Melanoma Immunology and Oncology Program has some sage advice for aspiring female scientists in advance
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We can reverse antibiotic resistance in Australia. Here's how Sweden is doing it Health Times - 06-01-2020
The antibiotic resistance threat is real. In the years to come, we will no longer be able to treat and cure many infections
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Is a Fitbit a reliable way to track sleep? Health Times - 11-12-2019
With the growing popularity of fitness watches that track personal data, including sleep, more people are using the information to inform choices about their health.
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Health workers use new app to reduce falls in older Australians by up to 30 per cent Health Times - 06-12-2019
In an Australian first, healthcare workers in New South Wales and Victoria are using a new clinically-tested home exercise app to improve balance and reduce fall risk among
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HeraMED's new age technology addresses age-old problems Health Times - 14-11-2019
Medical technology group HeraMED Limited (ASX:HMD) has gone from strength to strength since listing on the ASX in December 2018. Not only has it excelled in
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The app by young entrepreneurs connecting rural men with GPs was launched AAP - 07-11-2019
Men living in rural Australia are turning to a phone app to talk to GPs about sensitive health issues like hair loss, mental health and sexual problems.
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Australian researchers have created a nanotechnology for pain relief AAP - 06-11-2019
Australian researchers have created a nanoparticle that could help painkillers pinpoint and target the source of pain which could reduce the need for opioids.
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More Victorian women with breast cancer could soon be diagnosed quicker AAP - 16-09-2019
Victorian women will have greater access to 3D breast screening mammogram technology, which will speed up a diagnosis of breast cancer. More
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Researchers are developing an injection that could slow macular degeneration AAP - 22-08-2019
Canberra-based researchers are developing a new gene therapy that involves an injection to stop the progress of dry age-related macular degeneration.
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New app tests how mood affects cognitive performance HealthTimes - 05-08-2019
How much do you think your mood affects your brain’s ability to perform under pressure? An app developed by UNSW researchers in conjunction with University
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AbilityX: A Client Centric Approach to the NDIS HealthTimes - 20-06-2019
The NDIS represents significant opportunity for Digital Health and for Allied Health Providers regardless as to whether
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The gene therapy revolution is here. Medicine is scrambling to keep pace HealthTimes - 06-06-2019
Elizabeth Finkel, La Trobe University Gene therapy – for so long
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Wellbeing Budget delivers only heartbreak for cochlear implant patients HealthTimes - 03-06-2019
Despite surgery readily available to restore both their hearing and the life they once enjoyed, nearly 200 New Zealanders again had their hopes dashed today with no announcement
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'Submarines' small enough to deliver medicine inside human body HealthTimes - 30-05-2019
Cancers in the human body may one day be treated by tiny, self-propelled ‘micro-submarines’ delivering medicine to affected organs after UNSW Sydney chemical and
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Allied health software enables accurate recording of Sex, Gender Identity, and Pronouns HealthTimes - 16-05-2019
In December 2018, Australian-based allied health practice management system Cliniko released a software update that
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The trial found the use of VR reduced pain and anxiety AAP - 30-04-2019
Virtual reality technology has been used at two Melbourne hospitals during a trial to improve child patients' experience of needle procedures.
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Can artificial intelligence help us beat skin cancer? HealthTimes - 20-12-2018
Cancerous skin lesions are not always easily identified. Currently, visual examinations play a significant role in the diagnosis of skin cancer. However,
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Rogue science strikes again: The case of the first gene-edited babies HealthTimes - 30-11-2018
G. Owen Schaefer, National
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Startup raises $63M to advance development of drugs for inflammatory diseases HealthTimes - 29-11-2018
Inflazome, a biotech company developing new drugs to block harmful inflammation, has secured further investment of $63 million. Launched in 2016, Inflazome

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