News Articles
Microtech Announces First Human Case of Implantable Microsensor for Heart Failure
Date of Posting: 27-12-2024
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 platform, in a trial to measure atrial pressures important for the t Read More...
Measles, polio detected as authorities urge caution
Date of Posting: 26-12-2024
Travellers are being warned to monitor for symptoms after a new case of measles was detected after a person was exposed to the disease on an international flight. The contracted case was reported in Victoria after the person was exposed while on V Read More...
Wet-spell sting as mosquito-borne disease threat rises
Date of Posting: 26-12-2024
A potentially deadly virus has sparked a cross-border warning amid fears mosquito-borne illnesses will threaten a rain-hit state. A public plea has been issued in Queensland after a wet week created ideal mosquito breeding conditions, increasing t Read More...
New Zealand confident H7 bird flu confined to one farm
Date of Posting: 24-12-2024
New Zealand officials say testing shows they have contained the strain of the highly pathogenic H7N6 avian flu that infected a farm this month. Mary van Andel, chief veterinary officer at the Ministry of Primary Industries, said in a statement the Read More...
Court throws Health Workers Union into administration
Date of Posting: 24-12-2024
Loyalists to Health Workers Union boss Diana Asmar are barred from running the Victorian branch in the ongoing legal fight over alleged rorting of union funds. The Federal Court on Monday threw the Health Workers Union, a sub-branch of the Health Read More...
Pharmaceutical giant sued over 'ineffective' cold drugs
Date of Posting: 22-12-2024
Sick customers who bought some cold and flu medications have been falsely assured their nasal congestion would be relieved, an Australian law firm alleges. Lawyers at JGA Saddler have filed a class action on behalf of millions of customers, allegi Read More...
Hey Zeus: a potential saviour for rural stroke patients
Date of Posting: 22-12-2024
Garry Tierney describes the time he had a major stroke while driving on a notorious stretch of road as his lucky day. Two people stopped to help Mr Tierney and his partner Kim Cooper when his car swerved to the middle of busy Picton Road, south of Read More...
Choc-a-block: Cadbury waste knocks out sewage plant
Date of Posting: 20-12-2024
People have been told not to swim at many of Hobart's beaches after industrial waste from a chocolate factory hobbled a sewage treatment plant. TasWater says a Cadbury chocolate factory, owned by Mondelez International, discharged a "big Read More...
DR Congo hemorrhagic fever death raises new questions
Date of Posting: 20-12-2024
A man in western Democratic Republic of Congo has died with hemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved alongside malaria in a mysterious outbreak that has killed dozens of people, health a Read More...
US confirms first severe human case of bird flu
Date of Posting: 19-12-2024
The US has reported its first severe human case of bird flu in a Louisiana resident who is hospitalised in critical condition after suspected contact with an infected backyard flock. The illness shows increased risks from the virus that previously Read More...
Flesh-eating ulcer becomes 'endemic' in another state
Date of Posting: 18-12-2024
A flesh-eating ulcer that can lead to permanent disfigurement and has no known prevention appears to be spreading along Australia's coastline. Buruli ulcer has been known to occur in Australia since the 1940s, with cases noted in Northern Terr Read More...
DR Congo mystery illness is 'severe form of malaria'
Date of Posting: 18-12-2024
Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry says a previously unidentified disease circulating in the southwestern Kwango province is a severe form of malaria. Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in Read More...
Call for rollout of vaccines after bacteria outbreak
Date of Posting: 17-12-2024
Cases of a life-threatening bacterial infection that can attack the lungs and brain have hit a 20-year high, prompting calls for the rollout of newer generation vaccines. The Immunisation Foundation of Australia released data on Monday showing mor Read More...
Novo Nordisk to boost production with a new acquisition
Date of Posting: 15-12-2024
Danish pharma company Novo Nordisk, makers of weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, plans to expand production based on a takeover of US health products manufacturer Catalent, in a deal worth $US11.7 billion ($A18.4 billion). Making the announceme Read More...
A dream inspired by home realised for Indigenous doctor
Date of Posting: 15-12-2024
The journey to becoming a doctor has been a long one for Torres Strait Islander man T'kido Titasey. Born in Atherton, north Queensland and growing up on Thursday Island, Dr Titasey set his heart on practising medicine from a young age.[subscri Read More...
Major surgeries affected as nurses and midwives strike
Date of Posting: 13-12-2024
Major surgeries will be halted at a major hospital as hundreds of nurses and midwives strike in their ongoing fight for better staffing levels amid wage negotiations. Nurses and midwives at St Vincent's Private Hospitals in Melbourne began rol Read More...
Women more likely to need walking aids
Date of Posting: 13-12-2024
Women are more likely to need walking sticks, wheelchairs and other mobility aids compared to men, but they are less likely to use them, according to a study. And single people are more likely to use mobility tools compared to those who are marrie Read More...
Fake paramedic convicted as warning to others
Date of Posting: 12-12-2024
A man who unlawfully claimed he was a paramedic at dangerous motocross events has been convicted to reflect the community's disapproval of those who impersonate medical practitioners. Lachlan Gardner, 31, marketed himself as a paramedic throug Read More...
Billions in hospital funding 'won't fix broken system'
Date of Posting: 12-12-2024
A damning report on emergency healthcare illustrates an urgent need to improve both GP affordability and hospital funding, medical groups say. Data released on Wednesday showed severely unwell patients in NSW had a one-in-two chance of not being s Read More...
NSW:One in four ED patients could have gone to their GP
Date of Posting: 11-12-2024
Close to a million people attending hospital emergency departments each year agree they could have been treated elsewhere, a new report suggests. The survey of NSW emergency department visitors found two-in-seven thought their condition "defi Read More...
'A game changer': help on way for rural women with endo
Date of Posting: 11-12-2024
Christabel Moschetti wouldn't wish endometriosis on her worst enemy. The 22-year-old was diagnosed with the condition four years ago, after an adolescence marked by agonising pain, severe bloating and nausea throughout her menstrual cycle.[sub Read More...
Women's despair after losing contraception class action
Date of Posting: 11-12-2024
Women who suffered debilitating pain and bleeding after a permanent contraceptive device was implanted say they are disappointed a judge found it did not directly cause their symptoms. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Keogh handed down his d Read More...
Infectious virus samples missing after state lab bungle
Date of Posting: 10-12-2024
Hundreds of infectious virus samples have gone missing, sparking an investigation into another state-run laboratory bungle. In a "major breach" of biosecurity control, a Queensland lab has lost 323 samples including almost 100 of the pot Read More...
Contraceptive device did not harm women, judge finds
Date of Posting: 10-12-2024
A contraceptive device did not directly cause chronic pelvic pain and abnormal uterine bleeding in women, a judge has found. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Andrew Keogh handed down his decision on Tuesday, marking the end of a years-long class ac Read More...
Premier gags any bills or changes to abortion laws
Date of Posting: 10-12-2024
Proposed changes to Queensland abortion laws have been gagged by the premier, leaving opposition and crossbench MPs gobsmacked. Premier David Crisafulli put forward a motion without notice on Tuesday at the year's final parliamentary sitting w Read More...
Disparity in medication access continues for rural Australians
Date of Posting: 09-12-2024
New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has emphasised the persistent challenges in accessing essential medications for people living in regional and remote areas, prompting calls for more government action to incentivise Read More...
WHO sends experts to DR Congo over mystery disease
Date of Posting: 08-12-2024
The World Health Organisation says it is deploying experts to support health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo to investigate an as-yet undiagnosed disease linked to multiple deaths in a remote area of the country. The WHO experts ar Read More...
The land of nod: exhausted Aussies sleeping on the job
Date of Posting: 08-12-2024
Australians are so exhausted they've become less productive at work, chucking sickies or having a surreptitious nap on the job, according to new sleep data. Fifteen per cent of workers have admitted to taking a sneaky nap at work, while 30 per Read More...
Children of asylum seekers on 'trajectories of risk'
Last Updated: 06-12-2024
Growing up without the security blanket of a visa allowing a permanent place in Australia leaves asylum-seeking children with worse mental health because of parental stress, a study shows. Trauma and adversity are passed down to children when ther Read More...
DR Congo probes mysterious deadly flu-like disease
Date of Posting: 06-12-2024
The health minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks has killed dozens of people, nearly half of them children. Authorities have so far confirmed 71 deaths, in Read More...
Telehealth boosts mobility, reduces falls and pain for aged care recipients, study finds
Last Updated: 05-12-2024
A recent study exploring the use of telehealth to enhance access to physiotherapy for individuals in residential and home-aged care across regional Australia has demonstrated significant benefits. The research has shown that telehealth interventions Read More...
New vaccine facility a shot in the arm for Australians
Date of Posting: 05-12-2024
Australia will be at the top of the vaccine queue during future pandemics and first in line for the next generation of jabs targeting cancers, birth defects and other common illnesses. That's the promise made by the local head of pharmaceutica Read More...
High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people
Date of Posting: 05-12-2024
Hearing loss is the main ear and hearing-related condition among Indigenous adults, while middle ear infections are still high among Indigenous children, a report says. More than 40 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Islander people aged over seven Read More...
COVID-19 vaccine negligence claims 'needle in haystack'
Date of Posting: 04-12-2024
Making sense of a lawsuit accusing the government of negligence in approving COVID-19 vaccines would take the better part of a year, according to a judge considering whether to throw the case out. The class action seeks damages on behalf of those Read More...
Paramedic helicopter promise struggles for lift-off
Date of Posting: 04-12-2024
A $63 million promise to build one new ambulance helicopter base a year in regional NSW has not really got off the ground 21 months in. Labor promised before the 2023 election to build three new helicopter ambulance bases in the first term of gove Read More...
Medical trainees report appalling racism, harassment
Date of Posting: 04-12-2024
Racism towards Indigenous medical trainees and interns is prompting more than a quarter to consider other careers, a survey shows. Health authorities say societal racism risks further deterioration in health outcomes and challenging attempts to im Read More...
'Russian roulette': deadly drug alert as imports surge
Date of Posting: 04-12-2024
Authorities are picking up multiple imports of nitazenes each month, leading to warnings that other drugs could be laced with the dangerous synthetic opioids. Described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl, nitazenes can come in multiple forms su Read More...
Breaking down period stigma in remote communities
Date of Posting: 04-12-2024
Hoping to break down the stigma of talking about periods, researchers have developed a teaching guide on menstrual health for remote Indigenous communities. "We're talking about a biological process," University of Queensland school Read More...
'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care
Date of Posting: 04-12-2024
Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people need to travel more than an hour to visit a primary health care service. There are 131 of 412 Indigenous areas where more than 200 people live more than an hour's drive from one or more Read More...
Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years
Date of Posting: 01-12-2024
More than one million Australians living with endometriosis will have access to a treatment subsidised by the federal government for the first time in three decades. Health Minister Mark Butler announced on Sunday that a daily tablet will be liste Read More...
