Industry News
'Fitbit for the face' turns masks into monitoring devices
Northwestern University engineers have developed FaceBit, a smart sensor platform that features a tiny magnet and can attach to any N95, cloth or surgical face mask. [ + ]
New trial hopes to improve care for rare cancer
A Flinders University-led project trial aims to improve care for people with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). [ + ]
Hospital workers need rapid tests to fight Omicron peak — SHPA
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has reiterated the urgent need for rapid antigen tests (RATs) to be made available to hospital pharmacists and their colleagues, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. [ + ]
Support at home program consultation to begin soon
The government will soon begin consultation on critical design elements for the new Support at Home Program. [ + ]
New Penrith hospital opens its doors to patients
The new Somerset Private Hospital with capacity to care for 600 patients a month has opened its doors in Penrith. [ + ]
Medical device monitoring challenges
Improved collaboration between industry, health systems, medical societies and individual healthcare providers is needed to effectively manage implanted medical device recalls, according to an article published in Heart Rhythm Case Reports. [ + ]
3D-bioprinted urogynaecological repair treatment
The search for new treatments for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) will take Hudson Institute researcher Kallyanashis Paul to New Zealand and Singapore next year as part of a veski fellowship. [ + ]
Infection control: new copper surface kills bacteria 100 times faster
A new copper surface, said to kill the bacteria over 100 times faster than standard copper, could help combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs. [ + ]
Emergency departments presentations rebound following a 1.4% drop
Following a decline in early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, presentations to public hospital emergency departments have rebounded, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
Common sleep disorder combo could be deadly: study
People who suffer from both insomnia and obstructive sleep apnoea are more likely to suffer from heart problems and are almost 50% more likely to die than those without either condition, according to researchers from Flinders University. [ + ]
Delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives, reduces disability risk
An Australian-led study has found that aiming for 60-second delay in clamping the umbilical cord of very premature babies at birth reduces the child's risk of death or major disability. [ + ]
$20m Digital Health Accelerator selects five companies for first cohort
Digital Health Accelerator ANDHealth has selected the first cohort of five companies that will take part in the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded ANDHealth+ program. [ + ]
Telehealth to become a permanent feature
Telehealth services, which have helped improve access to health care and underpinned much of the government's COVID-19 response, will become a permanent feature of primary health care. [ + ]
A daily dose of yoghurt could help manage high blood pressure
A daily dose of yoghurt could be the next go-to food for people with high blood pressure, according to new research from the University of South Australia. [ + ]
Raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14, say health experts
A coalition of 30 health and medical organisations has called on all state and territory premiers, health ministers and attorneys-general to urgently raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 years of age. [ + ]
