Medical Technology

A new online tool from Queensland researchers will tell people their risk level of developing deadly melanoma. People over 40 will now be able

Early trials of a smartphone device that monitors blood pressure through a press of the finger have shown promising results. US researchers

A six-year-old Canberra girl fighting cancer has undergone an Australian-first robotic surgery to remove a tumour which was initially considered inoperable.

Researchers will test more than 3000 pregnant women in Melbourne in a bid to develop a test to predict who will give birth prematurely. Australian

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A swallowable sensor that detects intestinal gases has been found to be safe to use in people, paving the way for new approaches in diagnosing gut problems.

Wearable devices to remotely manage patient chronic conditions are set to become available for the medical profession as part of an Australian first. The move

New technology has been unveiled at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service that will send frozen blood to the front line to save lives. Australians

Vision impaired Australians now have access to a free app that narrates the world around them in real time using artificial intelligence. Artificial

Australian couples undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) may now benefit from an innovative and freely-available app which provides a comprehensive calendar tool that spans

A team of Australian researchers has developed a world-first app that will test for delirium in patients being admitted into Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The iPad app will

The MeTro surgical glue is based on a natural human protein and has the potential to save lives because it seals life-threatening wounds in seconds.

A rising population and rapidly ageing demographic are combining to place significant challenges on the delivery of healthcare services to Australians that only digital transformation

A QUT researcher is leading a new study to evaluate human-robot interactions as technology reshapes health care. The Faculty of Health’s

In a national first, South Australian charity, The Royal Society for the Blind (RSB) is the first organisation to bring breakthrough eyewear technology to Australia, giving

A Perth research company which is using cloud based technology to record data on their patients and participants involved in ground-breaking clinical trials, say the immediacy

A device invented by a team of Melbourne medical experts could save thousands of limbs and lives. Life and limb could be saved with a device

An innovative digital collaboration between Healthily and Western Victoria Primary Health Network (WVPHN) will soon give 800 health professionals in Western Victoria access

When you use a specialist piece of healthcare technology, machinery or equipment, you may not give a second thought to where it was made. However, what a lot of people in

A fashionable pair of earrings for women with gestational diabetes that automatically monitors and helps control blood glucose levels and a device to help brain to