Archived News for Health Sector Professionals
The new South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute has been officially opened in Adelaide, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott appearing on site alongside SA Premier Jay Weatherill to cut the tape and declare the doors open.
Planning paths to budget cuts and better health
Suggestions have been tabled which could see governments hacking away at their health budgets and waistlines – with some better planning practices.
Report proposes win-win plan to cut drug money
A new report by the Grattan Institute says that reducing manufacturing costs could be the best way to cut up to a billion dollars from the health budget.
Site to save smartphone mistakes, regret and danger
The number of Australian teens using their smartphones to access the internet has shot up over the last few years, but unfortunately so has the rate at which embarrassing photos and videos are ending up online.
Stem cell spending needed for Australia to make par
The exciting field of stem cell research continues to create new methods and treatments for a variety of conditions, but some Australian scientists say the country could be doing much more.
Study seeks functional lungs from stem cells
Researchers in the US have turned human stem cells into functional lung and airway cells for the first time.
Funding pull leaves drug body doors closed
The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA) has placed itself in voluntary administration, after its funding was removed in a Federal Government attempt to save $1.5 million.
Poor state of mental care means prison for the ill
The National Mental Health Commission says inadequate support is condemning mentally ill Australians to prison, because they cannot be cared for in the community.
VCAT finds against pseudo-syndrome
A 16-turbine wind farm will be built against the wishes of some residents, with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ruling that wind farms do not cause health problems.
Concussion complacency clear in statistics
A new study has found children are often put back onto a sporting field after they suffer a concussion, and the trend could lead to serious long-term negative effects.
Dragonflies spied as anti-bacterial provider
Australian researchers have looked to the great repository of innovation for their latest creation – pinching designs from nature to create exciting new materials.
Internal sensor can say when enough is enough
The developed world most certainly has a weight problem, and Australia is no exception, but a new device could use our own internal mechanisms to turn the tide against fatty habits.
Anti-vaccine group called by name, made to change
A group which has used a deceitful name to push an anti-scientific public health agenda will change its title.
eTongue tastes tested, bringing food online without the fat
A new device will take online food fetishism to new heights, enabling users to taste the internet.
Fed. Ed. spend to push Masters in places of need
The Education Minister has announced a boost aimed to increase the number of postgraduate nurses, part of a $62 million investment pushing more people into degrees.
Longer-lasting skin for grafts from Spanish stem cell lab
Artificial skin has been grown from stem cells in a world-first medical breakthrough.
Protesters may fight to stand at the front door of abortion
Laws in Tasmania to protect women’s privacy have upset the Australian Christian Lobby.
Tech stepped-up to see X-ray scans of unknown proteins
Researchers have come up with an astounding new technique; using X-ray lasers to determine the molecular structure of proteins – without any prior knowledge of what they look like.
Tiny triggers prompt mutant flu's shift
A new study has laid eyes on a particular influenza virus, looking for new ways to head off mutations at the pass.
Australian figures bulge across the board
Australian waistlines are on the increase, and we’re fattening-up faster than nearly everyone else.
Border net picked apart by budget cuts
The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service says it will be difficult to “stop the boats” when it has to cut 600 staff members in coming years.