Industry News
Lipid-lowering drugs could impair lung function: study
A study involving 340,000 UK Biobank participants has found that a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs could impair lung function in some patients. [ + ]
Call for awareness on metabolic syndrome that increases heart disease risk
The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute (VCCRI) is calling for improving awareness on conditions that can double the risk of cardiovascular disease. [ + ]
New international dietary guidelines released
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated dietary advice involving fat and carbohydrate intake. [ + ]
Improving healthcare workers' wellbeing through innovative design
A new initiative from RMIT aims to improve the comfort and workplace mental health of healthcare workers through 3D-knitted bespoke hospital scrubs. [ + ]
Nursing body responds to NASOG MS-2 Step Pill comments
ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward FACN said that comments claiming women would be at risk if nurse practitioners prescribed the abortion pill were insulting, patronising and out of touch with reality. [ + ]
Self-managed hospital-to-home interventions key to reducing frailty
A Flinders University led trial involving self-managed exercise and nutrition intervention has found encouraging results in helping to reduce frailty. [ + ]
AI to predict serious health conditions — at speed
A multidisciplinary team of researchers have developed software that can analyse scans at the rate of roughly 60,000 images in a single day. [ + ]
Scholarship opportunity for Pacific Islands nurses
The ACN Foundation is offering two international scholarships for nursing leaders from Pacific Island Nations to participate in ACN's Institute of Leadership Nurse Executive Program, with applications closing 25 July. [ + ]
Reducing caesarean birth risks: research
Researchers have investigated the effectiveness of a range of manoeuvres and devices currently used to reduce the risk of impacted foetal head in emergency caesarean births. [ + ]
Alcidion, Olinqua partner to reduce hospital wait times
The solution is designed to enable hospitals to identify operational inefficiencies, make data-driven decisions and drive improvement. [ + ]
Access to medical abortion pill expanded
The TGA has announced changes to restrictions around prescribing and dispensing of medical abortion pills. [ + ]
Medigrowth, Deakin Uni partner for medicinal cannabis centre
Medigrowth, a fully licensed Australian medicinal cannabis biotech, has announced plans to build a Centre of Excellence in Geelong in partnership with Deakin University. [ + ]
New drug targets the fundamental process of inflammation
A new class of anti-inflammatory medication developed in Australia is being prepared for regulatory approval. [ + ]
RSV vaccine trial to protect pre-term babies
Qld researchers are trialling a new vaccine that could deliver single dose protection and reduce hospitalisation rates of premature babies after discharge. [ + ]
Rural placement key to increasing regional health workforce
New research reveals that rural experience could be the key factor in increasing the number of health workers in Australia's rural and remote communities. [ + ]
