HALYARD: Kimberly-Clark health care is now halyard health
19 December, 2014 by ahhbBox Hill Hospital Redevelopment
19 December, 2014 by ahhbThe Box Hill Hospital redevelopment provides new operating theatres, wards and specialist clinical facilities.
Antimicrobial Copper: Europe’s biggest antimicrobial copper project so far
19 December, 2014 by ahhbHerman Miller: Herman Miller Healthcare - The importance of a well designed patient chair
19 December, 2014 by ahhbASID: Australasia’s premier infectious diseases conference goes trans-tasman in 2015
19 December, 2014 by ahhbArchitecture Students Design Neonatal Centre in PNG
18 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithUniversity of Melbourne architecture students have designed and built a neonatal centre in Papua New Guinea (PNG) that addresses the unique challenges of the region.
Global Life Expectancy Increased, But Not For Sub-Saharan Africa
18 December, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawAn analysis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2013 has found that global life expectancy increased by 5.8 years in men and 6.6 years in women between 1990 and 2013.
Cancer Report Highlights need to Address Disparities in Treatment Outcomes
18 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithCancer Council Australia CEO Professor Ian Olver says the new cancer report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Cancer in Australia 2014, highlights the urgent need to address disparities in treatment outcomes.
Laparascopic Surgery Is Comparable To Open Surgery
18 December, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawA study published in BJU International has found that long-term survival rates following laparoscopic surgery for bladder cancer are comparable to those of open surgery.
Pharmacists In WA Can Now Give Vaccinations
17 December, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the Western Australian Government's decision to allow pharmacists to administer influenza vaccine without prescription in accordance with the pharmacist vaccination code.
Dementia Forum Report Released
16 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithVictoria's Assistant Minister for Social Service The Hon Mitch Fifield has released the first report from the Ministerial Dementia Forum Dementia Care - Core Business for Aged Care.
National Health Performance Authority Updates
16 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) has published several updates, including the interactive maps on MyHealthy Communities to include boundaries for Primary Health Networks (PHN).
Birth Rate Rises in Australia
16 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithDengue Vaccine Could Be On its Way Out
16 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe discovery of a new class of antibodies that can make the dengue virus non-infections could lead to the development of better vaccines.
Brain Stimulation Could Help with Anxiety
16 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithA paper published today in the international journal Biological Psychiatry finds that brain stimulation could help retrain unhelpful cognitive habits associated with anxiety and depression.
