Archived News for Health Sector Professionals
New clinic for high school help
Australian experts have set up Australia’s first psychology outreach clinic for high school students.
More Roundup cancer compo
A US jury has ordered Monsanto to pay $US2 billion ($2.8b) to a couple who contracted cancer after using the commonly used weedkiller, Roundup.
Mental health genes revealed
Local researchers have identified 70 previously unknown genes that contribute to people developing serious mental health disorders.
ACCC allows big drug deal
The competition regulator has allowed GSK’s proposed acquisition of Pfizer’s consumer healthcare business in Australia to continue.
Antiobiotic use drops
New stats show a drop in antibiotic use for the first time in decades, but overuse still persists.
Call for full cancer scans
Research suggests scanning the whole bodies of people with newly diagnosed cancers may a quicker and cheaper way of detecting cancer that has spread.
Circus brings serious help
Research suggests teaching circus skills can deliver significant mental health benefits for Australian children.
Hospital bullying costs counted
SA taxpayers have paid almost $20 million for bullying, harassment and fatigue at state hospitals.
States push for silicosis fix
Authorities are responding to the growing silicosis issue in the stone industry.
Dementia care assessed
The Royal Commission into Aged Care looks at the experiences of people with dementia this week.
Dogs make some swallow drugs
Research suggests drug detection dogs increase the risk of unsafe drug practices.
Hunt won't hear FDA arguments
Australia will not follow the United States’ lead in authorising safer forms of nicotine.
Ambos alert to ramping danger
Ambulance ramping in Tasmania is causing “widespread and undeniable psychological injury”, paramedics say.
Fibre study gives 3D view
A new technique could see normal optical fibre technology used to produce microscopic 3D images.
Healthscope sale questioned
Questions have been asked about the Federal Government approval of the sale of 43 Australian hospitals.
Booze ads back brands
Alcohol advertising in sport can have long-term effects on drinking attitudes, according to a new study.
Local drug alerts fall short
Experts suggest Australians are being kept in the dark about new risks of medicines.
Brain drug resistance reversed
An exciting new discovery suggests that treatment resistance to a commonly used brain cancer drug can be reversed.