Industry News
NAC releases new First Aid for Asthma Chart
The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) has released a significant new chart that provides guidance for the use of preventer and reliever combinations in an emergency. [ + ]
GAMA launches campaign to minimise winter HAIs
GAMA Healthcare, supported by the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC), has launched a ‘Be a Winter Champion’ campaign. [ + ]
Is there an optimal blood pressure drug for every person?
The number of people with hypertension has doubled, and around a third of adults aged 30–79 have the condition — 1.28 billion people worldwide. [ + ]
2023 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards — finalists announced
Nine finalists have been announced ahead of the 2023 HESTA Australian Nursing and Midwifery Awards in May 2023. [ + ]
OSA may directly cause cognitive decline
Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) often show cognitive deficits, but these have traditionally been attributed to comorbidities such as systemic hypertension, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and type 2 diabetes. [ + ]
Therapy for babies with autism signs cuts long-term costs
New research evaluating the potential cost savings of a therapy for babies displaying early autism signs has predicted a three-dollar return to Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for every dollar invested in therapy. [ + ]
Fasting diet could help cut Type 2 diabetes risk
Local researchers have compared a time-restricted, intermittent fasting diet and a reduced calorie diet to see which one was more beneficial for people who were prone to developing type 2 diabetes. [ + ]
AI platform aims to reduce study recruitment time
The TrialWire Patient Recruitment Platform has launched an AI-based pre-recruitment solution that aims to cut study recruitment time by 50%. [ + ]
Potential anxiety risk in children with asthma
A significantly increased risk of anxiety was found in children diagnosed with asthma, according to a University of Queensland study. [ + ]
WEHI, MSD's antimalarial drug candidate enters Phase 1 trial
A new antimalarial drug candidate, discovered by WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD, has entered Phase 1 clinical testing in healthy participants. [ + ]
Medicare non-compliance costs taxpayers up to $3bn, government review finds
Dr Philip's Review also found that the overwhelming majority of health practitioners are well meaning and protective of Medicare, and they provide a high level of care to their patients. [ + ]
Infertility, a medical poverty trap affecting 1 in 6 people: WHO
Around 17.5% of the adult population, roughly 1 in 6 people worldwide, experience infertility, showing the urgent need to increase access to affordable, high-quality fertility care. [ + ]
New private hospital opens in Melbourne's west
A new 75-bed private hospital has opened in the Health Wellbeing and Education precinct of Sunshine Private Hospital. [ + ]
Alfred Health rolls out new solutions to support patient flow
Alfred Health has rolled out Alcidion's Miya Precision modules to create a command centre to support the oversight and management of patient flow and care pathways. [ + ]
Partnership to review impact of Vic digital health initiatives
Alfred Health has partnered with DHCRC and Monash University to review the effectiveness of two digital health initiatives implemented at three hospitals in Victoria. [ + ]
