Gates Foundation $36.9 million international grant to fight typhoid

Typhoid fever, a bacterial infection that causes high fever and other disabling symptoms, remains a serious global problem in the developing world: it kills almost a quarter of a million people annually and infects about 21 million.

The S-Monovette® is the revolution in blood collection.

The S-Monovette® is an innovative enclosed blood collection system that allows the user to draw blood from the patient using the syringe or vacuum method, uniting the advantages of both techniques in a single product.

UV light can aid hospitals' fight to wipe out drug-resistant superbugs

A new tool — a type of ultraviolet light called UVC — could aid hospitals in the ongoing battle to keep drug-resistant bacteria from lingering in patient rooms and causing new infections.

Evidence-based training helps meet IPC targets

Within the healthcare sector there is growing pressure to reduce the rates of Health Care Associated Infections (HCAI).

Trial confirms Ebola vaccine provides high protection against disease

An experimental Ebola vaccine was highly protective against the deadly virus in a major trial in Guinea, according to results published today in The Lancet.

Superior Microfibre Cleaning Technology Helps Make Hospitals Safer and Healthier

The numerous WHS risks associated with commercial-grade chemicals is instigating a shift by Healthcare Management and Administrators towards alternative cleaning methods that help make workplaces safer for staff.

Join us at the Inaugural Wounds Australia Conference

The inaugural Wounds Australia Conference will be held from 9-12 November 2016 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The 2016 theme, ‘State of Play’, will not only acknowledge the major achievements impacting clinical practice in wound management, but will explore the state of play in current wound management, research and clinical application. Delegates will see a strong focus on collaboration between disciplines, the translation of research into clinical practice and fantastic networking opportunities.

Standing wheelchairs are transforming lives

Standing wheelchairs and robotic mobility devices are changing the lives of people with paraplegia. Standing mobility devices are being engineered to assist all people with function mobility problems in the lower limbs to manoeuver in small and confined spaces and perform standard daily life routines independently. (1)

Ethics and research in emergency medicine

The risky business of nursing

Nurses are exposed to a wide range of biological-infectious, chemical, environmental-mechanical, physical and psychosocial hazards. They are particularly vulnerable to infection and injuries, including musculoskeletal injuries, latex allergies and needlestick injuries. Nursing and midwifery is also the profession with the highest exposure to workplace violence.

Don’t put yourself at risk

It's Digital Health Week

This week we are attending the Health Informatics Society of Australia's (HISA) annual conference in Brisbane, HIC2015.

Effectiveness and Safety of Complementary Medicines

Egg-Freezing Not the Answer for Young Women's Fertility Insurance

Women have been encouraged to freeze their eggs (or cryptopreservation) for a variety of reasons for some time now: as a pre-cursor to fertility-ending treatments, for assistance during long and drawn out fertility treatments, and even for social reasons centred around family planning.

Magnetic Resonance Study A Step Forward in Breast Cancer Detection

A new magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) technique has been developed that will potentially reduce the need for women at risk of breast cancer to undergo preventive mastectomies.