[caption id="attachment_6622" align="alignright" width="200"] Distinguished Professor Judith Clements and her team have identified enzymes that make ovarian cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Photo QUT.[/caption] QUT scientists are making significant inroads into understanding the deadliest form of ovarian cancer after identifying two enzymes that make it resistant to chemotherapy. [ + ]

Health professionals are being urged to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance after new research shows making a public  commitment leads to  significant improvements in antibiotic prescribing. [ + ]

Former PSA Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the PSA Lifetime Achievement Award, Emeritus Professor Andrew Gilbert, has been made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours awards in recognition of his significant service to pharmacy as an educator, researcher and administrator, and for his service to professional organisations. [ + ]

Falling in older age is not uncommon and unfortunately it can have devastating consequences, not just the immediate effects of an injury, but loss of confidence and the capacity to do less. For some it starts a downward trajectory that can lead to having to give up living at home and move into a care environment. Lindy Clemson, Professor in Ageing and Occupational Therapy at The University of Sydney, shares her groundbreaking work with Stepping On, a program which has had international reach [ + ]

The medical workforce is continuing to grow, with increased supply across all regions of Australia, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]

Despite changes implemented last year to modernise and clarify diagnostic boundaries for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there is still a 'grey zone' which could lead to both over and under diagnosis, according to a new overview of autism. [ + ]

In mid-October an interesting press release appeared from United General Practice Australia (UGPA), the peak body representing GPs. Titled UGPA Calls on Government to Address Clinical Utility of the PCEHR as an urgent Priority, the release highlighted the General Practitioners’ Concerns. Dr David More addresses its key points and shares his thoughts. [ + ]

One of the main tasks a professional association is asked to undertake by its members is to raise the profile of the profession it represents. The Australian Hospital and Healthcare Bulletin invited Cris Massis, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, to shares the APA’s strategy in this issue’s Allied Health Column. [ + ]

The  Mental  Health  and  Community  Pharmacy  Project, run by Griffith University, is seeking community pharmacy starff to participate in a study to improve the role of the local pharmacy in meeting the needs of people with mental illness. [ + ]

QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute scientists have launched one of the world’s biggest studies of vitamin D’s role in our health. [ + ]

[caption id="attachment_6318" align="alignright" width="200"] Clinical Research Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Dr James Scott . Photo supplied by University of Queensland[/caption] [ + ]

New research led by the University of Melbourne has helped debunk the common belief that a sixth sense, also known as extrasensory perception (ESP), exists. [ + ]

A national group of researchers has been awarded a grant of $2.5million to improve cancer services to Indigenous people throughout Australia. [ + ]

[caption id="attachment_6159" align="alignright" width="133"] Professor John SkerrittNational Manager of the Therapeutic Goods Administration[/caption] [ + ]

Australia is leading the world in gastrointestinal endoscopy training, certification and quality monitoring, ensuring enhanced access to quality, affordable services for all patients, explains David Hewett. [ + ]