A Victorian man has been convicted in the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and found guilty of six charges under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law. [ + ]

A professional development program has been launched to identify the digital health skills nurses and midwives need to further improve the quality, safety and efficiency of the care they deliver. [ + ]

From false eyes to pacemakers — millions of Australians with private health insurance will benefit from price cuts to thousands of medical technologies. [ + ]

Researchers from Monash University are developing a device to safely and effectively treat the most common cardiovascular disease: atherosclerosis, or narrowing of the arteries. [ + ]

Worldwide, approximately 6074 cases of the virus have been confirmed and 132 deaths have been reported. [ + ]

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital Cancer Care Services is testing a new catheter design in a pilot study involving 60 patients being treated for cancer. [ + ]

The university has been asked to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that could be available worldwide in as little as six months. [ + ]

If you're a healthcare professional, you've likely been asked this question — or some variation of it — countless times this bushfire season: is it worth wearing a mask or not? [ + ]

UNSW Sydney researchers are calling for a new whooping cough vaccine in the face of a rise of evolving strains that can evade vaccine-generated immunity. [ + ]

CSIRO and the University of California San Diego have engineered what is claimed to be the first breed of genetically modified mosquitoes resistant to spreading all four types of the dengue virus. [ + ]

The Positive Ageing Tool — also known as PAT — is an online resource for older Australians to assess their physical resilience and take steps to stay independent for longer. [ + ]

Australia's general practitioner (GP) workforce will be undersupplied to the tune of 9298 full-time GPs by 2030, according to a report by big four consultancy Deloitte. [ + ]

The Heart Foundation is urging those with conditions such as heart failure, and those aged 65 years and over, to be aware of the risks to their health and the need to protect themselves. [ + ]

Hospitals are expecting a spate of preventable injuries and illnesses over the festive season, with December being the busiest month of the year for emergency departments. [ + ]

Public and private hospitals have similar safety outcomes for pacemaker and defibrillator implant surgeries, according to a comparative study. [ + ]