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Health Consumer Bodies Lambast GP Co-payment Announcement
The Consumer Health Forum (CHF) and the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) say the Government's announcement on GP co-payment targets doctors. [ + ]
University of Adelaide Publishes Findings on Heart Rhythm Disorders Research
A study from the University of Adelaide's Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders shows patients can have their long term outcomes improved through aggressive management of their underlying cardiac risk factors. [ + ]
NSW and Sydney Hospital Patients Satisfaction Levels Down
A quarterly report detailing feedback from patients about New South Wales' hospitals' performance has been released, and the results are not as positive as in the past, with increasing demand and patients with more severe illnesses and injuries leaving less satisfied. [ + ]
Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association Welcomes Co-payment Decision
The Australian Diagnostic Imaging Association (ADIA) has welcomed the Federal Government's Decision not to proceed with the co-payment measures for diagnostic imaging services. [ + ]
New Hospital Announced for Onslow, WA
The Western Australian Government has announced a new hospital will be built in the growing Pilbara town of Onslow, replacing outdated facilities and bringing health services under one roof. [ + ]
Authorities Urge Caution About Consumer-Ordered Genetic Tests
In response to the increased availability and reduced costs of genetic tests for the public, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has recommended that Australians use caution when ordering tests, and a number of new publications are emphasising this with accompanying resources. [ + ]
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Statistics
Statistics revealing the differences in age and the number of men in nursing have been released by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. [ + ]
Scientists Hope Naturally-Occurring Molecules Will One Day Treat Alzheimer's
University of Adelaide researchers have begun conducting modelling of a variety of naturally-occurring molecules found in consumables like turmeric, green tea and ginger to hopefully treat or prevent Alzheimer's disease in the future. [ + ]
Victorian-born Aboriginal Infant Mortality Remains High
he mortality rate for Aboriginal infants in their first year of life has not changed since the late nineties and remains double that of deaths among non-Aboriginal babies, research has found. [ + ]
Surprising Leads May Play Key Role In Global Obesity Epidemic
Researchers from the University of Sydney's Charles Perkins Centre (CPC) have developed a new theory regarding the worldwide obesity epidemic. [ + ]
Less Patients Survive Cancer in NZ Than In Australia
Research from Auckland University presented at the World Cancer Congress in Melbourne recently revealed that 750 New Zealanders who die from cancer annually might have survived if they lived in Australia. [ + ]
International Consortium for Action and Research on Tobacco Launched
Cancer Council Australia, Cancer Research UK, the Union for International Cancer Control, the US National Cancer Institute have formally united to create the International Consortium for Action and Research on Tobacco. [ + ]
Clinical Research Fellowship Grants Announced in WA
The Western Australian State Government has announced Clinical Research Fellowship grants of $1.08 million for 2015. [ + ]
St Stephen's Private Hospital Official Opening
Hervey Bay's St Stephen's Private Hospital, the first fully integrated digital hospital in Australia, is being officially opened today by Minister for Health the Honourable Peter Dutton MP. [ + ]
Obesity Can Reduce Life Expectancy by up to Eight Years
Obesity and extreme obesity have the potential to reduce life expectancy by up to 8 years and deprive adults of as much as 19 years of healthy life as a result of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests. [ + ]
