A new class of anti-inflammatory medication developed in Australia is being prepared for regulatory approval. [ + ]

Construction will soon commence on Charles Darwin University's Centre for Better Health Futures. [ + ]

A consortium surveyed 1300 workers over an 18-month period to better understand whether SMART work design strategies could improve employee wellbeing. [ + ]

South Australia is set to trial a digitalised colonoscopy database as a part of the 'Surveillance for Colorectal Cancer Prevention' (SCOPE) project. [ + ]

The specialist breast surgeon will join FECRI's breast cancer research group as a Collaborating Clinician in metropolitan Melbourne. [ + ]

Researchers have developed a disease-specific measure designed to capture and assess the wide-ranging issues that affect patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer. [ + ]

Supermarket shoppers in the UK were recently given the opportunity to be tested for a common heart rhythm disorder by holding the handlebar of a modified trolley for at least 60 seconds. [ + ]

The Australasian Institute of Digital Health is in the process of putting together the final touches for MedInfo 2023, with less than a week to go until the major digital health learning event begins on 8 July. [ + ]

A prototype of a 'soft smart hand exoskeleton' or 'robo-glove' gives feedback to wearers who need to relearn tasks that require manual dexterity and coordination. [ + ]

The tool identifies sperm, then leaves the embryologist to decide whether it is really present and if it is viable enough for Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. [ + ]

A $13.7 million project to unlock digital health data on debilitating diseases could reduce hospitalisations, tackle complications and cut health costs. [ + ]

The RANZCP has emphasised the importance of a "safety first" approach to protect some of the most vulnerable people in the community. [ + ]

Patient navigation is strongly linked to increased and successful rates of screening, earlier medical diagnosis and cancer outcomes worldwide, according to a new study. [ + ]

Criticising the populist 'war on drugs' approach as "pointless", the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has called for action to stem the number of drug-induced deaths in Australia. [ + ]

A recent study has identified Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory and Tasmania as asthma 'hot spots', recording the highest numbers of people with difficult-to-treat asthma in Australia. [ + ]