Healthcare
A drug normally used to prevent tissue rejection following organ transplants could be repurposed to help treat pneumonia in children. A team of Griffith University researchers, led by Dr Larissa Dirr, Dr Benjamin Bailly and ...
The Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney, together with collaborators, have been awarded an AU$19 million contract from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the US National Institutes of Health ...
Professor Jane Halton AO has handed to Government her independent review of Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine and treatment procurements, making eight recommendations. The recommendations cover the need for public health campaigns around vaccine uptake, an updated ...
Labour hire agency Altaira is encouraging their aged care staff to attend Healthcare Heartbeat’s Reflect, Reset, & Renew session this October’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Altaira is covering the cost for staff who wish to ...
Professor Hubert Hondermarck and his research team are identifying the key difference between aggressive prostate cancer tumours and less aggressive, indolent ones. It all comes down to nerve infiltration, meaning that the nerves surrounding the ...
From 1 October 2022, Australians will have access to cheaper medicines under the new and updated Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) because of the Government Price Disclosure Policy. A trip to the pharmacist will be cheaper ...
Adelaide researchers will use a $1 million Federal Government grant to improve the diagnosis and treatment of blood cancers, which kill 16 Australians every day. The Centre for Cancer Biology (CCB), an alliance between UniSA and SA Pathology, has been ...
Expectant mothers in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula and northern regions will benefit from greater access to specialist midwifery care, as the University of South Australia introduces the Bachelor of Midwifery at its Whyalla campus from 2023. The new offering ...
Premiering this October, the documentary How to Thrive: a practical guide to happiness is a heartfelt, hopeful journey that tracks the successful transformation of seven participants with mental health issues, guided by Positive Psychotherapist Marie ...
NSW Health has released a new long-term roadmap to encourage prevention, regular testing and to enable better access to timely treatment for those affected by Sexually Transmissible Infections (STI). NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry ...
A Curtin-led research team will develop a new range of online tools that will help predict life-changing consequences for the 200,000 everyday Australians who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions every year. The project, ...
RSL LifeCare has welcomed a new CEO this week, with the appointment of experienced and entrepreneurial business leader, Janet Muir. Muir joins one of the leading aged care and veteran services organisations in NSW and ...
Healthcare Channel acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.