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Foreign owner apologises for Optus triple-zero failures
Date of Posting: 13-03-2026
The Singaporean parent company of Optus is "deeply sorry" for the fatal triple-zero outage, but has deflected questions on foreign ownership of critical infrastructure. Appearing at a parliamentary inquiry in Canberra into the outage, Si Read More...
VIC:Tech, education could help prevent fatal crash repeat
Date of Posting: 13-03-2026
Automated technology, clearer guidelines for health professionals and compact messaging similar to cigarette plain packaging have been cited as measures that could prevent a repeat of a deadly crash. An inquest is looking into the fatal 2023 crash Read More...
Biotech shares plunge after lung cancer drug's failure
Date of Posting: 13-03-2026
Shares in an leading ASX-listed biotech have lost nearly all of their value after its lead drug candidate failed as a lung cancer treatment. Immutep shares had plunged 90 per cent to 4 cents near midday on Friday, taking its market capitalisation Read More...
Pierre Fabre Laboratories is exploring the potential of Artificial Intelligence to launch a new gene
Date of Posting: 12-03-2026
From 100 to 600 patients: to support patients suffering from acne, Avène, Pierre Fabre Laboratories' leading brand, is strengthening the robustness of its clinical studies via data augmentation through Artificial Intelligence. TOULOUSE, Read More...
Telco's parent company faces triple-zero outage probe
Date of Posting: 12-03-2026
Singtel board director Gail Kelly is expected to face a grilling at a parliamentary inquiry into Optus' fatal triple-zero outage. The September 18 outage, which lasted almost 14 hours, affected hundreds of calls in four states and territories, Read More...
'Cycle of crisis': emergency departments' stress grows
Date of Posting: 12-03-2026
Sick patients are facing record waiting times in public hospital emergency departments, with data showing performance has slumped to its worst level on record. Patients needing immediate care are not being triaged fast enough, with only 50 per cen Read More...
Australian Healthcare Organisations Haven't Advanced Beyond AI Pilots, Appian Research Finds
Last Updated: 11-03-2026
SYDNEY, March 4, 2026: New research from Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) highlights the slow introduction of AI into the healthcare sector in Australia, with very few of the people surveyed within healthcare organisations stating their companies had moved beyo Read More...
Record numbers quit emergency depts without full care
Date of Posting: 11-03-2026
Record numbers of emergency department patients are leaving hospital without finishing treatment, a survey of health data reveals. More than 79,000 patients left NSW emergency departments before completing treatment in the last quarter of 2025, an Read More...
Gender equality efforts 'eroded' by tech-based abuse
Date of Posting: 11-03-2026
Tech-facilitated abuse and harassment has become normalised among young people, with advocates calling for better education to ensure people understand it's a crime. Emerging technology enabling gender-based violence was discussed at an event Read More...
Fine for nursing home after residents died during COVID
Date of Posting: 11-03-2026
A nursing home where almost half of its residents died after contracting COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic has been convicted and fined over five years after the tragedy. St Basil's Home for the Aged was sentenced in the Victorian Cou Read More...
Deadly diabetic driver speaks publicly for first time
Date of Posting: 10-03-2026
A man had not engaged in formal diabetes education for almost three decades before he suffered severe hypoglycaemia behind the wheel and killed five people. Diabetic driver William Swale, 69, spoke publicly for the first time on Tuesday as he gave Read More...
'One of the best pandemic responses in the world': NZ
Date of Posting: 10-03-2026
A second royal commission into New Zealand's pandemic response has found "scars" were left by the government's handling of COVID-19, but on the whole it was "considered and appropriate". Kiwis were plunged back into pan Read More...
Roche shares dip as oral breast cancer drug fails trial
Date of Posting: 10-03-2026
Shares in Roche have dropped more than five per cent as the Swiss drug maker failed to show its promising drug candidate giredestrant against a common form of breast cancer can help newly diagnosed patients. Roche said the late-s Read More...
Aged care bed funding boost, but 'more needed'
Last Updated: 08-03-2026
Older Australians struggling to find aged care accommodation amid spiralling demand should have more options under a $115 million funding package, but advocates say much more is needed. The boost in federal government investment through the Aged C Read More...
French probe says baby death not linked to milk formula
Date of Posting: 08-03-2026
A judicial inquiry launched in France after the death of a baby has shown no link with the recalled Nestle infant formula he had consumed, the Bordeaux prosecutor says. Cereulide, a toxin that can cause nausea and vomiting, was d Read More...
We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids
Date of Posting: 08-03-2026
The drop-off and pick-up line has become a cleaner, quieter place at the primary school Anthony Hull and Fiona Foo send their kids to. Parents now diligently switch off their combustion engines to prevent harmful pollutants spewing into the air.[s Read More...
Pharmacists to provide pill without doctor's script
Date of Posting: 06-03-2026
More Australian women will be able to access the contraceptive pill without a script from a general practitioner in a bid to save time and money. Ahead of International Women's Day on Sunday, the Victorian government has given the green light Read More...
NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle
Date of Posting: 05-03-2026
Three years after he was denied funding for a mobility scooter, Lee Eastham remains limited in his travel options despite winning a lengthy court battle against the national disability insurer. The 60-year-old lives with hearing and visibility imp Read More...
Hua Medicine Announces the Approval of Dorzagliatin for Marketing in Hong Kong SAR, China
Last Updated: 04-03-2026
SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hua Medicine ("the Company", Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 2552.HK) announced today that its global first-in-class glucokinase activator (GKA) dorzagliatin (Trade name: MYHOMSIS&r Read More...
HiRO Leads Cross‑Border Dialogue at JPM, Offering Insights for Biotechs Seeking Asian Investme
Date of Posting: 04-03-2026
SOMERSET, N.J., March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO), a global contract research organization specializing in strategic planning for clinical development and cross‑border clinical trial solutions and ser Read More...
One-in-three NDIS plans mostly untouched, report finds
Date of Posting: 04-03-2026
One in three NDIS participants use less than half their entitlements, new research shows, raising questions about whether billions of dollars in disability support reaches the people it is meant to help. The average National Disability Insurance S Read More...
Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths
Date of Posting: 03-03-2026
Health authorities ignored their own guidelines about separating vulnerable patients from construction zones before two patients died of a fungal infection, secret documents reveal. Briefing documents seen by AAP show health authorities failed to Read More...
Push to list gambling harm as a public health issue
Date of Posting: 03-03-2026
A push to list gambling as a public health risk has been backed by reform advocates, who point to the economic, financial and emotional harms it unleashes on millions of people. The Albanese government has long been under fire for a lack of action Read More...
Skyhawk Announces Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration Has Determined SKY-0515 for Huntingto
Date of Posting: 03-03-2026
Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), responsible for approval of the safety, quality, and efficacy of therapeutic goods, has determined that Skyhawk's SKY-0515 orally-administered small molecule therapy for the treatment of Hun Read More...
The Subtle Signs of Neuroendocrine Cancer Too Many Australians Overlook
Last Updated: 02-03-2026
Everyday health complaints like fatigue, stomach pain or flushing may seem harmless - but for some Australians, they could point to a far more serious underlying condition. Meredith Cummins, CEO of NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia (NECA), says thou Read More...
NSW:Birds, mould and fungus found throughout hospitals
Date of Posting: 02-03-2026
Outbreaks of cockroaches, possums, birds and insects at major hospitals have been revealed after two deaths prompted a sweeping maintenance review. Outbreaks of pests and fungus dating back more than a decade that were never reported have also bee Read More...
Minister in dark for weeks over hospital fungus deaths
Date of Posting: 02-03-2026
Knowledge of a serious hospital fungal outbreak that claimed the lives of two transplant patients was kept from the relevant minister for more than a month after health authorities discovered it. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park's office was aler Read More...
Spain flags swine flu virus transmitted between people
Date of Posting: 01-03-2026
Spain has alerted the World Health Organisation of what it believes to be a person-to-person transmission of the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant. The Catalan health department said the risk assessment for the population was con Read More...
The breakthrough that could swing the fight against MND
Date of Posting: 01-03-2026
Sudden weakness at the gym, muscle cramps and twitches affecting only his arms were the first signs for Mike O'Hehir that something was wrong. His failing body came as a shock to the former marathon runner, hiker and Sydney father-of-two, then Read More...
NSW:Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak
Date of Posting: 27-02-2026
Two people have died after a fungal infection outbreak at a public hospital linked to a major redevelopment. Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital confirmed six patients in its transplant unit were caught up in the fungal cluster in late 2025. Read More...
Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money
Date of Posting: 27-02-2026
Australia's biggest private hospital operator has posted a bumper first half, but its leader says the sector is being starved of private health insurance premiums. Ramsay Health Care recorded a bottom-line net profit $160.7 million in the six Read More...
High steaks: dwindling industry threatens food security
Date of Posting: 26-02-2026
Having spent two decades working among the carcasses of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens, butcher Grant Hilliard is under no illusions about where food comes from. Mr Hilliard, the founder of Feather and Bone ethical butchery in Sydney, has Read More...
Strength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing
Date of Posting: 26-02-2026
Women who are embracing strength training in their forties, fifties and beyond are aiming to prevent physical decline that often leads to requiring aged care services. For Sally Jenning, 63, watching her mum decline as she aged has been a wake-up Read More...
Private hospital firm profits surge, but worries remain
Date of Posting: 26-02-2026
Australia's biggest private hospital operator has posted a bumper first half, but its boss says the sector is being starved of private health insurance premiums. Ramsay Health Care recorded a bottom-line net profit after tax of $160.7 million Read More...
'Horrified': childcare giant's abuse scandal response
Date of Posting: 25-02-2026
High-profile abuse cases have left a childcare giant boss "horrified" and sparked a major overhaul in the hiring and training of staff. G8 Education, Australia's largest for-profit childcare centre operator, began making changes to i Read More...
AtomVie Global Radiopharma Supplies First Patient Dose in Radiopharm Theranostics' Phase 0.5a Clinic
Date of Posting: 25-02-2026
HAMILTON, ON, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AtomVie Global Radiopharma (AtomVie), a global leading radiopharmaceutical CDMO, announced that it has supplied the successful dosing of the first patient in Radiopharm Theranostics' First-in-Human Phas Read More...
Security boost call as mental health patients flee care
Date of Posting: 24-02-2026
Security arrangements at mental health facilities are not good enough, a premier has conceded, as six patients abscond from his state's care each week. Mental health care across NSW was thrust into the spotlight when Cumberland Hospital patien Read More...
Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death
Date of Posting: 24-02-2026
The death of a mental hospital patient has become a homicide investigation, with another man at the facility under police guard as officers wait to interview him. The body of the 31-year-old man, who is yet to be formally identified, was found in Read More...
Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants
Date of Posting: 23-02-2026
Thieves have stolen hundreds of "toxic" poppy heads from a rural farm, prompting a public health alert over the potentially life-threatening products. Police are investigating after intruders looted about 1700 dried poppy plants from a f Read More...
Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden
Date of Posting: 23-02-2026
Pollution from heavy vehicles is costing Australia more than $6.2 billion a year in premature deaths and serious medical conditions such as childhood asthma and strokes. Researchers from the University of Melbourne issued the warning on Monday in Read More...
