Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Baggoley is confident that State and Territory health authorities have well developed systems in place to protect the community if a case of Ebola is found in Australia. [ + ]

Prime Minister, the Hon Tony Abbott MP and the Minister for Health, the Hon Peter Dutton MP, have announced NHMRC grant funding totalling $580.2 million. [ + ]

NSQHS Standard 9 supports the provision of appropriate and timely care to patients whose condition is deteriorating. The National Consensus Statement: Essential Elements for Recognising and Responding to Clinical Deterioration was developed by the Commission and has been endorsed by Australian Health Ministers as the national approach for recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in Australia. NSQHS Standard 9 builds on this to drive implementation in acute care health services. [ + ]

Dementia will soon engulf more than 100 million people across the globe, but an international research group is leading a world-first effort to prevent dementia in people who are at high risk of this insidious disease. [ + ]

New research by the University of Melbourne has found that losing weight slowly, as recommended by current dietary guidelines, does not necessarily mean there is less change of weight gain. [ + ]

New regulations will be introduced to allow Australian manufacturers to obtain market approval for most medical devices using conformity assessment certification from European notified bodies. [ + ]

New research published in The Lancet provides the first evidence of the medium-term to long-term safety and tolerability of transplanting human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in humans. [ + ]

AMA Victoria has expressed its opposition on recommendations to expand pharmacists’ role to include providing vaccinations, treating minor ailments and screening for chronic diseases. [ + ]

 The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane has unveiled its new $20 million theatre expansion and upgrade project. [ + ]

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered two potential treatments for traumatic brain injury that are most effective when given at different stages after the injury has occurred. [ + ]

At least half of healthcare associated infections are thought to be preventable. Data from Australia and overseas show that the rate of healthcare associated infections is reduced when specific interventions are put in place and maintained. These interventions also reduce the risk of developing resistant infectious agents and control the spread of healthcare associated infections to other people, such as patients and healthcare professionals. [ + ]

Researchers have started the world’s biggest  technology trial looking at whether computer games, iPad apps and interactive can can aid in rehabilitation from falls, strokes and brain injuries. [ + ]

In a bid to ban pharmaceutical company representatives from “educational” visits to their practices, Australian doctors have established a No Advertising Please campaign. [ + ]

Australia's first National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health has been established to help find new and innovative treatments to better the lives of young people. [ + ]

Queensland and Victoria have announced their finalists in the 2015 Australian of the Year Awards, with health professionals, lobbyists and philanthropists well represented. [ + ]