Medical Technology

A report has found human error was the likely reason a back-up power unit at an Adelaide hospital failed during last year's statewide blackout.

A new camera-fitted brain needle has been unveiled at the University of Adelaide and it is expected to make neurosurgery safer and save lives.

Skin glue which holds IV drips in the arms of patients reduces pain and has the potential to save the Australian healthcare sector millions of dollars.

Spacesuits originally designed for NASA's astronauts have been developed into products to help keep premature babies at a comfortable skin temperature.

A new postcode health tracker shows the wealthiest suburbs in Australia are home to the healthiest people in the country. Australia's wealthiest

A new device delivers a weak electrical shocks followed by an audible click to strengthen brain and spinal connections in stroke patients.

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A secret experiment has allowed Brisbane Broncos players to approach their games with fresher

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

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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.