New MS diagnosis guidelines aim to cut delays and improve outcomes
Updated international guidelines for diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS) have been released, offering doctors clearer tools to make earlier and more accurate diagnoses and giving...
Monash therapy advances to Phase 3 breast cancer trials
A therapy discovered in Melbourne has moved into Phase 3 clinical trials, a milestone rarely reached by Australian research. Pfizer has begun studying PF-07248144,...
Young Australians step up for R U OK? Day
New research from R U OK? shows young people are taking the lead in supporting each other and asking the simple but powerful question:...
UniSC to host Cancer survivorship seminar
Dr Hattie Wright, Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of the Sunshine Coast, has built a respected career as a researcher...
Surgeons’ gap fees push private hospital bills higher
Australians with private health cover are being hit with soaring out-of-pocket costs, as new figures show a sharp rise in specialist doctors’ charges.
Data released...
Checking in time: Professor calls for frank talk on prostate health
Professor Shomik Sengupta describes prostate cancer in blunt terms. “It is a very common cancer,” he said. “It gets increasingly more common as men...
Medibank’s hospital ownership sparks conflict of interest concerns
Australia’s largest private health insurer is facing renewed questions over conflicts of interest, with fresh data showing Medibank Private’s hospital ownership may be reducing...
World-first skin model with blood supply developed in Queensland lab
University of Queensland researchers have created the world’s first fully functioning human skin grown in a laboratory with its own blood supply.
The breakthrough was...
Private hospitals urge governments to cut red tape and back productivity gains
As the Treasurer’s Economic Forum draws near, Australia’s private hospital sector is calling on federal and state governments to better harness its capacity, without...
Missed strokes in women cost lives and millions, new study warns
A new Australian study has found that improving how strokes are detected in women before they reach hospital could not only save lives but...