Archived News for Health Sector Professionals
A survey has found truly disturbing rates of violent attitudes towards women among everyday Australians.
Scanner lands to take better look than ever
Australia’s National Imaging Facility (NIF) has switched on a scanner that can take a closer look at the entire body that virtually any other in the world.
Cement factory cited in deadly claims
An urgent investigation has been launched into the treatment of an asbestos-laden factory, which was also a popular playground for many years.
Kidd claims top GP prize for life of dedication
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has awarded one of its most prestigious honours, the Rose-Hunt Award.
Local team finds difference in tricky conditions
Australian researchers have shown how two diseases which present in similar ways are in fact very different.
No flights mean no fight from Australia
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australia still cannot send nurses or aid workers to Ebola-affected parts of Africa because there is no evacuation plan.
Drug-makers' doctor deals decried
Some doctors are working to end the links between GPs and big pharmaceutical companies, which are known to flood the industry with incentives to prescribe their products.
Metal moved in blood study
Reports from a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) project show what could be an effective way to reduce lead levels in blood.
Skin message sinking in
One of Australia’s best-known public safety campaigns appears to be working.
Australia adds dollars to slow deadly spread
The Australian Government has put up another $10 million to help the fight against Ebola in West Africa, while experts calculate the ongoing needs and risks in the deadly outbreak.
Cairns says negligence bill is cost of strained service
The Cairns Hospital has responded to criticism over its rate of negligence claims, saying it only shows that the emergency department is under heavy strain.
Light to shine on value beyond doctors
A roadshow has been launched to sing praises for an unsung part of the healthcare system.
Mechanisms checked for mental re-wiring
Another exciting medical development has blurred the lines between real life and Star Trek.
New site hopes tech edge will save time
A massive health logistics effort has seen the doors open and patients move in to Perth’s big new hospital.
Programmed place in new age of antibiotics
A team in the US has reported some success in the quest to create the next generation of specifically-targeted, individually-customised antibiotics.
Hospitals hit in raid to turn over WA assets
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has earmarked a set of sites to be sold in the Federal Government’s asset recycling scheme.
New link for new life in synthetic quest
Macquarie University has enlisted some help for its push to create the world’s first totally synthetic life form.
Big hearts help young man's narrow problem
A touching Australian charity effort has extended the life of one young Timorese boy.
Calls for more than money as Ebola takes hold
Many of the big Australian health groups want the Federal Government to do more about the Ebola outbreak in Africa, but the Foreign Minister says the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not asked.
Cormann calls for names to take a slice of Medibank
The Federal Government is softening the ground ahead of the Medibank Private sale.