Medical Technology

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research’s Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics will launch Australia’s first clinical whole-genome sequencing service at an event

With the emergence of new technologies, our industry

There's no evidence that a new, three-parent IVF technique is unsafe and it could prevent the transmission of certain diseases, according to a UK study.

Research into growing the human pancreas in pigs could lead to the development of organ farms and a "new source of animal suffering", critics say.

Proponents think there are cases where a robot's precision may outperform a human hand in surgery. Getting stitched up by Dr Robot may

For the first time, scientists have successfully grown two-week-old human embryos in the lab so they could study their development. Scientists

A scientific team have achieved a breakthrough in the war against so-called superbugs which could effectively control the spread of deadly bacteria.

A British scientist has been granted a licence to edit genes of human embryos for research, a move some claim will lead the way to designer babies.

Taxpayer research funds have been used to conduct "Frankenstein-like" experiments and organ transplants on imported primates, Fairfax Media reports.

Almost 900 medical research projects investigating treatments for ice addiction, scars, cancer and depression will receive federal government funding.

Innovation and entrepreneurial activity in the Healthcare Technology sector is leading to rapid advancements and the delivery of major improvements in the quality and efficiency

The future for people with disability appears bright with tech companies having the financial incentive to spur technological innovation under the NDIS.

A UK doctor has transferred embryonic stem cells to cure blindness in a patient suffering from age-related macular degeneration. A doctor in

An Australian invention that can unboil an egg has been shown to have big medical benefits in being able to concoct a key anaesthetic in remote places.

Legislation to set up the government's $20 billion medical research future fund has passed the Senate after the coalition made several amendments.

An inquiry into the federal government's $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund has been warned funds could be hijacked by special interest groups.

Three babies who were on the brink of death from an incurable windpipe disorder have been saved by airway splints created on a 3D printer.

Most people polled in 75 countries say they would like to be told if their DNA indicated they could develop a serious preventable or treatable disease.

A new device that can be added to a smartphone may be able to accurately and cheaply diagnose cancer, US researchers say. Known as D3, the add-on is designed

Staff shortages and technical challenges (such as patient lifting and moving) means there is a present and growing incentive to design, develop and implement robotic technology