A Bacchus Marsh Hospital midwife has been banned from practising. She is one of 38 practitioners at the hospital who have been, or are being, investigated. [ + ]

With the exception of Australia, Austria and New Zealand, over 30 countries in a sepsis study had higher rates of sepsis mortality in men than in women. [ + ]

Health sector leader Janet Anderson has been appointed to lead the new and independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission. [ + ]

Tunstall took out the runner-up position at the prestigious international awards. [ + ]

A partnership has been formed between Queensland and Berlin, with the signing of a new health accord. [ + ]

The Australian Parliament's Health, Aged Care and Sport Committee has presented its 'Report on the Inquiry into Biotoxin-related Illnesses in Australia'. [ + ]

Access to quality health services is essential in rural and remote communities, but this is dependent on being able to attract a highly trained workforce. [ + ]

There's new evidence that the herpes virus can cause Alzheimer's, and that antiviral drugs can drastically reduce the risk of senile dementia. [ + ]

The approach removes the need for donor matching and the use of immunosuppressant drugs to prevent rejection, and could make stem cell treatment accessible to more patients. [ + ]

To date, the processes for the clinical assessment and diagnosis of autism have varied considerably across Australia. The new guideline will change that. [ + ]

The title 'paramedic' will be protected under law, and only appropriately registered professionals will be able to use the title. [ + ]

Thousands of Australians die annually from largely preventable blood clots; a new standard seeks to reduce this risk for patients. [ + ]

Canadian scientists have created an artificial intelligence algorithm that can accurately predict Alzheimer's within the next five years. [ + ]

Estrogen and other sex hormones may be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women. [ + ]

New Australian research finds that almost one-third of unplanned pregnancies end in abortion. [ + ]