The new Deakin Private Hospital in Canberra hopes to begin a new era in mental health treatment with an innovative model of care. [ + ]

Caitlin Clayer from Ti Tree Health Clinic in the Northern Territory is a remote area nurse providing compassionate and culturally safe care to First Nations communities. [ + ]

The Tumut Hospital redevelopment has delivered a fully integrated, modern health service to meet the current and future needs of Tumut, Gundagai, Batlow and Adelong communities in New South Wales. [ + ]

Earlier in the year I shared my views on the future of pharmacy noting pharmacist-led prescribing as one of the key areas of pharmacist specialisation that would help address the increasingly complex nature of health care. [ + ]

The federal government has appointed an independent panel to conduct an Inquiry into Australia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help better prepare and protect our country for the future. [ + ]

Queensland Health and Cairns and Hinterland Hospital Health Services' $86.4 million redevelopment of the Atherton Hospital is complete, with the aging hospital infrastructure now replaced with modern facilities. [ + ]

Coming up to the UN's International Equal Pay Day on 18 September, Australian women working in the healthcare sector still earn on average around $18,000 less than men each year. Employers must put action behind the rhetoric on equal pay and close this huge gap. [ + ]

The level of interest and adoption of generative AI within the Australian healthcare sector is increasing at a rapid rate. [ + ]

Australia is seeing a wave of technological innovation that promises to increase productivity in health care amid staffing shortages and rising rates of burnout among health professionals. [ + ]

A single dose of psilocybin, administered alongside psychological support, was safe and well tolerated in a group of 10 adult women with anorexia. [ + ]

Aspartame is an artificial sweetener widely used in various food and beverage products since the 1980s, including diet drinks, chewing gum, gelatin, ice cream, dairy products, breakfast cereal, toothpaste and medications. [ + ]

The construction of Redlands Satellite Hospital has been completed with work now underway to equip and prepare the facility ahead of an official opening later in the year. [ + ]

Australian governments should look to Canada as the template for how best to implement a successful digital health strategy, says Brad Porter, CEO, Orion Health. [ + ]

Most health professionals know that iron overload can, after many years, lead to multiple organ failures, if not diagnosed and treated. Yet the messaging around over-consuming iron is often missed. [ + ]

More than 2500 delegates are attending MedInfo 2023, the World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, a major biennial conference, in Sydney this week. Generative AI is a hot topic at the conference. [ + ]