The discovery of listeria in a dessert product served in Victorian hospitals has promoted the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a directive to discard the product. [ + ]

With research showing radiation therapy is a highly effective treatment option for prostate cancer, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists is urging the Government to properly reimburse IMRT so it is available for all patients who would benefit. [ + ]

The long-held belief that cerebral palsy occurs when a child experiences a lack of oxygen during birth or pregnancy has been thrown by new research which shows it could be in the genes. [ + ]

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The Sanofi Pasteur Vaxigrants program has put out a call to immunisation providers in Australia to submit sustainable, replicable ideas for immunisation programs that the company could potentially offer one of four $25,000 grants. [ + ]

Close the Gap Campaign co-chairs Mick Gooda and Kirstie Parker have released the 2015 Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report and presented key recommendations which would lead to  improved treatment and management of chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. [ + ]

To coincide with the Prime Minister's annual report card on progress in reducing Indigenous disadvantage, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), member of the Close the Gap campaign, has released its 2015 Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report. [ + ]

NPS MedicineWise has produced a new online tool to support health professionals dealing with patients with fatigue. [ + ]

Organ donations dropped in 2014 by three percent, taking the number from 391 donors in 2013 to 378 organ donors in 2014. [ + ]

An Australian venture capital firm has announced that Vaxxas, one of its portfolio investment companies,  has successfully raised $25 million to advance its clinical programs and develop a pipeline of vaccine products for major diseases using its patented Nanopatch technology. [ + ]

 Team building activities are a good way to inspire staff, but for Horizon Foundation, it's a way to give some cheer to children with cancer. [ + ]

Scientists from Griffith University on the Gold Coast are wondering if the study of cellular biology needs to be adjusted, following research on tumour cells. [ + ]

A team at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute has discovered how damage caused from obesity passed from mother to child can be reversed, and the findings could have major implications for future fertility research. [ + ]

A partnership between Australian Doctors International and  a global medical technology company will see a reduction in disease in Papua New Guinea. [ + ]

The Minister for Health, Sussan Ley, has announced changes to the  Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee. [ + ]