Minimally adequate treatment is defined as at least one month of medication in addition to four visits to a doctor or eight sessions with a professional. [ + ]

The Victorian Health and Building Authority (VHBA) has unveiled designs for the new Melton Hospital. [ + ]

Heart conditions like atherosclerosis, heart attacks and heart failure are said to be the leading killers of people with diabetes, driving a growing global health crisis. [ + ]

Australia’s high blood pressure problem costs the country AU$1.2bn a year, with patients covering 40% of the bill in out-of-pocket charges, and the taxpayer footing the remaining 60%. [ + ]

The private hospital operator has 38 hospitals across Australia and cares for over 650,000 patients every year. [ + ]

The federal government has appointed nine members to the Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) for the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Review. [ + ]

The organisations are together calling on the government to enable nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives and allied health professionals to work to their full scope of practice. [ + ]

A program involving art, delivered to more than 540 parents and children, is found to have significantly reduced anxiety in children aged 9–12. [ + ]

Ramsay Health Care and Bupa Australia have jointly launched a new program to develop the next generation of nurses. [ + ]

While substantial progress has been made in sharing data from clinical trials, many medicines still fall short when it comes to making data publicly accessible, research suggests. [ + ]

The Preterm Birth Prevention campaign 'See, Stop, Scan' aims to promote engagement between healthcare providers and pregnant Top End women. [ + ]

The framework is designed to guide health professionals, researchers, health services and policy makers, as they incorporate genomics into patient care. [ + ]

Often seen as a safer alternative to opioids for the treatment of neuropathic pain, the use of gabapentinoids increased eightfold between 2012 and 2018. [ + ]

Nearly five years into the pandemic, COVID is feeling less central to our daily lives. [ + ]

New research has shown flaws in Australian systems responding to disease outbreaks and sparked calls for a change in priorities to be prepared for the next pandemic. [ + ]