ESOC 2026 Stroke rates rise, exposing widening ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities, study finds

Date of Posting: 07-05-2026

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands, May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study presented today at the European Stroke Organisation Conference (ESOC) 2026 shows that after decades of decline, stroke incidence is rising again, driven by higher rates in some ethnic m Read More...

Human-to-human hantavirus transfer suspected on cruise

Date of Posting: 06-05-2026

The World Health Organisation suspects some rare human-to-human transmission took place between close contacts on board a luxury cruise ship hit by seven confirmed or suspected hantavirus cases. A Dutch couple and a German national had died, &zwnj Read More...

Vaccine not to be sneezed at as flu season approaches

Date of Posting: 06-05-2026

Australians are heading into a potentially severe flu season and given last year's death toll, experts are warning it's important to be vaccinated. Flu-related mortalities reached 1700 in 2025, surpassing the national road death toll by se Read More...

What to know about Hantavirus and its symptoms

Date of Posting: 06-05-2026

Three people have died on a cruise ship over the weekend from a suspected hantavirus outbreak - but what is the virus and how is it treated? Hantavirus infections, normally carried by rodents, can lead to severe respiratory illness and can be fata Read More...

Suspected hantavirus outbreak kills three on cruise

Last Updated: 05-05-2026

A suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organization says. A 70-year-old man and his 69-year-old wife, from the Netherlands, died after fal Read More...

US top court lets abortion pill mail delivery restart

Date of Posting: 05-05-2026

The US Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated a federal rule allowing the abortion pill to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed through the mail, lifting a judicial decision that had ‌blocked the regulation and narrowed access to t Read More...

FED:Confronting message to MPs ahead of tobacco hearing

Date of Posting: 05-05-2026

The lawns of Parliament House will be strewn with 66 body bags as health advocates call for urgent action to prevent Australians dying from tobacco use. A senate inquiry into Australia's illegal tobacco crisis will hold its first hearing on Mo Read More...

Pharma challenges pause on mail access to abortion drug

Last Updated: 04-05-2026

Two drugmakers have asked the US Supreme Court to restore mail-order access to mifepristone, a move that would continue to allow women access to one of the most widely used ‌abortion methods pending ongoing legal challenges. Danco Laboratorie Read More...

Insurers, athletes butt heads on concussion coverage

Date of Posting: 04-05-2026

Professional athletes live on average seven years longer than the general population. But not AFL or NRL players.[subscribe] The two most popular games in Australia are continuing to grapple with the dangers their players face when they take th Read More...

Scientist who won race to sequence human genome dies

Last Updated: 04-05-2026

J Craig Venter, who mapped the first draft of the human genome and helped scientists understand how genes shape our lives, has died at age 79. Venter's death on Wednesday was announced by the J Craig Venter Institute, a genomics research group Read More...

Biomechanics on a Budget: Practical Movement Assessment Without the Tech

Last Updated: 03-05-2026

Most physiotherapists working in community sport do not have access to force plates, motion capture systems or GPS tracking units. This article makes the case for what skilled observational assessment can tell you, and how to get the most from the to Read More...

The Physio's Role in Talking to Coaches: Navigating the Performance-Health Tension

Last Updated: 03-05-2026

When a coach wants an athlete back on the field and the physiotherapist is not ready to clear them, someone has to hold the line. How that conversation goes matters more than most clinicians are trained to expect. The pressure rarely arrives as a Read More...

Hamstring Strains in Field Sport: Why They Keep Coming Back

Last Updated: 03-05-2026

Hamstring strain injuries are among the most prevalent and persistently frustrating conditions in field sport. Understanding why they recur so readily is the first step toward managing them more effectively. Spend enough time working with football Read More...

Snoring leader buys restless leg syndrome device maker

Last Updated: 03-05-2026

An Australian-American medical giant leading the world in products to treat sleep apnoea is branching out into another major sleep disorder - restless leg syndrome. Resmed has bought Noctrix Health, a California-based company that makes a wearable Read More...

Weight loss jabs 'could help reduce alcohol intake'

Last Updated: 03-05-2026

People with alcohol problems may benefit from taking weight loss jabs, experts say after a study found Wegovy can help curb drinking habits. Alcoholics given semaglutide reduced alcohol consumption, had fewer heavy drinking days and saw a reductio Read More...

'Risky' co-sleeping likely caused death of three babies

Last Updated: 03-05-2026

The deaths of three babies who slept alongside their parents and siblings in Indigenous communities could have been prevented by safer conditions, a coroner has found. Northern Territory Coroner Elisabeth Armitage examined the deaths of children w Read More...

OPTIMAL-PSMA Trial of TLX597-Tx Next Generation RLT Presented at IPCS 2026 Highlighting Therapeutic

Last Updated: 30-04-2026

MELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, NASDAQ: TLX, "Telix") today announces dosimetry results from the randomized Phase 2 OPTIMAL-PSMA trial of TLX597-Tx in metastatic Read More...

Australian company unlocks a new era for women's health globally with an innovative delivery system

Date of Posting: 29-04-2026

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Acrux is a successful Australian pharmaceutical company that develops innovative drugs for the global market. It recently announced its new strategy to enter the final, phase III clinical trial, st Read More...

Hospital finally 'run for people' after public takeover

Date of Posting: 29-04-2026

A two-year-old who died at a scandal-plagued hospital has been remembered by his parents as the catalyst for major health reform. The Northern Beaches Hospital in Sydney completed its transition to the public health system on Wednesday, ending eig Read More...

Cellenkos, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance to Initiate Phase 2 Clinical Trial of CK0801 (Allogeneic Cor

Date of Posting: 28-04-2026

Phase 2 multicenter, open-label study (NCT07499102) will evaluate the safety and clinical efficacy of CK0801 Tregs in transfusion-dependent aplastic anemia. HOUSTON, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellenkos®, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnolo Read More...

CONCEPT MEDICAL ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY 3-YEAR SIRONA DATA AT CHARING CROSS SYMPOSIUM 2026

Date of Posting: 28-04-2026

LONDON, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Concept Medical Inc., today announced the presentation of preliminary 3-year follow-up data from the SIRONA randomised trial at the Charing Cross (CX) Symposium 2026, reinforcing its leadership in drug-delivery Read More...

The EXCEL - First-of-its-kind study highlights critical role of essential phospholipids in improving

Date of Posting: 28-04-2026

PARIS, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study has established that treatment with essential phospholipids (Essentiale) resulted in a 2.5 times greater reduction in liver fat, significant improvement in fatigue and improvement of glycaemic control Read More...

Berlin Heals Presents Positive Late Breaking Results from the CMIC-III First-In-Human Less Invasive

Date of Posting: 26-04-2026

CHICAGO, April 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Berlin Heals Holding AG, a clinical-stage medical device company focused on transforming the treatment of heart failure (HF) with a first-in-class, durable therapy, announced the presentation of positive result Read More...

NDIS cuts not just about kicking people off: minister

Date of Posting: 26-04-2026

Spending cuts to the National Disability Insurance Scheme won't be entirely driven by tens of thousands of people with disabilities being kicked off its supports, the minister responsible says. NDIS Minister Mark Butler has defended controvers Read More...

Daewoong Pharmaceutical Hosts 'NABOTA Master Class'... Highlighting Safety Amid Growing Demand for H

Date of Posting: 24-04-2026

SEOUL, South Korea, April 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical (Co-CEOs Seongsoo Park and Changjae Lee) announced that it successfully hosted its global medical education program, the NABOTA Master Class (NMC) Spring in Korea. The thre Read More...

Pressure on states to get behind NDIS changes

Date of Posting: 24-04-2026

The treasurer has urged state and territory counterparts to get on board with looming NDIS changes, as premiers say they will not be able to afford dealing with the reforms. As part of measures to reduce spending on the NDIS, about 160,000 people Read More...

How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling eco-anxiety

Date of Posting: 23-04-2026

The day Troyene Evans lost her home to the Victorian bushfires, she knew there was "something bad in the air." The fire ripped through Harcourt, a small town in regional Victoria, in January with police blockades preventing anyone from g Read More...

Prestige Biopharma IDC Files Patent for Next-Generation Antibody Delivery Platform IDC224... Driving

Date of Posting: 23-04-2026

SEOUL, South Korea, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Prestige Biopharma IDC, the innovative drug research institute of Prestige Biopharma, announced that it has filed a patent for 'IDC224,' a next-generation subcutaneous (SC) delivery platform Read More...

Minister braces for NDIS stoush as premier cries poor

Date of Posting: 23-04-2026

Australians kicked off a multibillion-dollar disability scheme have been warned not to expect states to come to their rescue as a cost-shifting stoush brews. Changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme to rein in costs will boot 160,000 pe Read More...

Elderly to wait months for end of aged care shower fees

Date of Posting: 22-04-2026

Older Australians with aged care packages will still have to wait months if they want to avoid paying for help with basic tasks like showering and dressing. The federal government has backed down on a requirement that people in aged care pay $50 a Read More...

Dayspring Pharma Announces Phase II Trial of CG2001 Foam Met Primary Endpoint in Chinese Adult Men w

Date of Posting: 22-04-2026

BEIJING, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dayspring Pharma today announced top-line data from its Phase II clinical trial of CG2001 foam in male patients with androgenetic alopecia (AGA). The trial met its primary endpoint and demonstrated statisticall Read More...

NDIS cuts revealed in major pre-budget speech

Date of Posting: 22-04-2026

Eligibility will be tightened and financial support reduced as part of sweeping measures designed to rein in spending of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Health Minister Mark Butler revealed the changes to the $50 billion scheme in a majo Read More...

Female scientists transforming STEM knowledge gaps

Date of Posting: 21-04-2026

A cohort of female scientists are working to close research gaps, improve health outcomes and increase representation in fields traditionally dominated by men.    In 2024, the federal government ended the Women in STEM Ambassador in Read More...

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 passes in UK

Date of Posting: 21-04-2026

Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in Britain, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill has cleared parliament. Both the Commons and Lords have settled on a final draft of the legislation, which is designed to stop peop Read More...

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

Date of Posting: 21-04-2026

A new study has sparked fresh concerns that would-be parents are being sold ineffective treatments being marketed as boosting their chance of falling pregnant. A University of Sydney-led research found adding a common hormone to in-vitro fertilisa Read More...

Too Many Medicines, Too Little Review: The Polypharmacy Crisis in Aged Care

Last Updated: 21-04-2026

Walk into most residential aged care facilities in Australia and you will find residents taking not five, not eight, but ten or more medicines every single day. Some take considerably more. It has become so normalised that many care teams barely noti Read More...

The Hours Between: Why Sleep in Aged Care Deserves Far More Clinical Attention

Last Updated: 20-04-2026

At 2am in a residential aged care facility, the building is rarely quiet. Lights flick on for cares. Footsteps move down corridors. A resident calls out. Another has been awake since midnight, lying in the dark, waiting for a morning that is still ho Read More...

Support at Home: What Australia's New In-Home Aged Care Program Means for Clinicians

Date of Posting: 20-04-2026

For decades, older Australians navigating in-home aged care have had to contend with a fragmented system: multiple programs, overlapping eligibility criteria and funding structures that were difficult to understand and even harder to navigate. That c Read More...

War on illegal tobacco needs more boots on the ground

Date of Posting: 20-04-2026

Too many illicit cigarettes are still ending up between Aussie fingers as lawmakers oscillate between cracking down on shady vendors and squeezing them out financially. Illicit tobacco now comprises 50 to 60 per cent of Australia's total tobac Read More...

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

Date of Posting: 20-04-2026

Every time Erol Dalkic prescribed blood to his patients, he was reminded he may never be part of the life-saving treatment. On Monday, he donated whole blood for the first time after Australian Red Cross Lifeblood changed sexual activity rules, pa Read More...