Michelle Stares has been appointed as CEO of The George Centre, the new paediatric and maternity private hospital in Sydney’s southwest. [ + ]

Western Australian Police have arrested and charged a 51-year-old Registered Nurse who allegedly pretended to administer COVID vaccine. [ + ]

The Children's Hospital at Westmead has trialled an Australian-first COVID-19 e-Gate integrated entry screening system developed by the University of Sydney and Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. [ + ]

Brisbane Waters Private Hospital has trialled a new approach to geriatric care based on a range of evidence-based medicine principles introduced by a local geriatrician, Dr Peter Lipski. [ + ]

Scientists from Australia, the US and Europe have identified key genes responsible for fibromuscular dysplasia — or FMD — a vascular disease that affects the arteries and can cause heart attack, kidney complications, stroke and aneurysm. [ + ]

Any decision to vaccinate all children under 12 years of age against COVID-19 must be done with due caution, considering in detail the risks and benefits, a recent review by international paediatric vaccine experts has warned. [ + ]

A DHCRC research project is set to apply health informatics solutions to decision-making in hospitals with an aim to deliver safer and more effective patient care. [ + ]

A new study has found that only 14% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people — defined as before the age of 25 years — across northern Australia have blood glucose levels within recommended targets. [ + ]

Aged-care providers throughout Australia will have the opportunity to volunteer to be involved in a nationwide aged-care quality indicators pilot trial, set to commence in January 2022. [ + ]

Interventional cardiologist Professor Martin Ng has led a research program to significantly improve the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) treatment. [ + ]

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years and older. [ + ]

Clinically significant cataract is associated with an increased risk of death from vascular causes, such as stroke and heart attack, according to a study led by Australian researchers. [ + ]

Hudson Institute of Medical Research Director and CEO Professor Elizabeth Hartland has been appointed to the Council of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). [ + ]

Monash University researchers and Opturion have developed a cloud-based rostering system to improve alertness, productivity and safety among shift workers. [ + ]

Cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) is responsible for approximately 300,000 deaths each year. [ + ]