Natural Conception for HIV-Positive Parents
28 April, 2015 by Sharon SmithMore good news for HIV-positive people hoping to conceive: a combination treatment that allows for natural conception may soon be available in Australia. But what will it mean for addressing the stigma attached to those living with HIV? And what about those born to HIV-positive parents?
Pharmacy Dispensing Affects Painkillers and HIV Medications
28 April, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe Therapeutic Goods Administration will decide via Advisory Committee whether to move painkillers containing codeine such as Nurofen Plus, Mersyndol and Panadeine from their current Schedule 3 category to a Schedule 4 classification, thus requiring a doctor’s script.
Federal Court rules AMI exploited customers
23 April, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has welcomed today’s Federal Court decision that Advanced Medical Institute (AMI) had engaged in ‘unconscionable conduct’ in the provision of their men’s sexual dysfunction treatments.
Victoria and Queensland join Marijuana Trials
21 April, 2015 by Sharon SmithThe states will join with New South Wales in three separate trials to test for the benefits of medicinal marijuana with a total cost of $9 million to commence in mid-2016.
Medication Error Reporting Doesn't Indicate Patient Safety
23 March, 2015 by Sophie BlackshawHospitals' incident data may have significant shortcomings, especially as a basis for monitoring safety over time and between sites, a comparative study at two Australian hospitals has found.
PSA Excellence Awards Accepting Nominations Now
23 March, 2015 by Sophie BlackshawNominations for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia prestigious Awards for Excellence, recognised widely as the pharmacy profession’s most sought-after awards, are now open.
Rate of Admissions Increasing Faster in Private Hospitals Increasing Faster than
19 March, 2015 by Petrina Smith
PSA President Says Undermining of Pharmacists Ethics is Unfounded
17 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithThe Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has responded to attacks on pharmacists integrity, calling them unfounded and unwarranted.
RACS Creates Advisory Group To Deal With Bullying, Harassment
16 March, 2015 by Sophie BlackshawThe Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has moved quickly to create an expert advisory group to deal with concerns of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the health sector.
Money Allocated for Queensland's 'Waiting list for the Waiting list'
10 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithQueensland Health Minister Cameron Dick has announced $30 million will immediately be made available to Queensland Hospital and Health Services to start the process of addressing the ‘waiting list for the waiting list’.
Pedal Power for People with Multiple Sclerosis
10 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithUniversity of Sydney researchers have designed an exercise bike which allows people with multiple sclerosis to improve their symptoms and slow the disease progression.
Busselton Health Campus Celebrates Opening
04 March, 2015 by Sophie BlackshawBusselton in Western Australia has just celebrated the opening of the city's comprehensive new health campus.
Magnetic Resonance Study A Step Forward in Breast Cancer Detection
03 March, 2015 by Petrina SmithA 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.
