Digital security in the cloud for healthcare providers
29 April, 2017 by Andrew TuckerAndrew Tucker, CEO of ITonCloud, joins us to discuss patient record security and whether the answer is in the cloud.
Telehealth stands to help thousands with chronic knee pain
27 April, 2017Knee osteoarthritis is estimated to affect nearly a million Australians. Telehealth is leading the way in reducing drug reliance and surgery.
The humanity in health technology
21 April, 2017 by Dr Victoria AtkinsonWhen the system fails to deliver technological solutions, our clinicians will initiate solutions of their own. The result is often a fragmented mix of non-integrated niche systems that dangerously complicate the patient journey.
Virtual care at the cutting edge of digital health
14 April, 2017Nurse practitioner Matiu Bush is one of the new wave of clinicians looking beyond traditional models of care to virtual care and connected care models.
Technology and innovation in Australia's aged care
10 April, 2017 by Sean RooneyAustralia's aged-care workforce needs to meet the challenges of increased demand, consumer choice, a rapidly changing marketplace and the integration of new technologies.
Nanoscale sensor to detect disease
29 March, 2017A new nanoscale sensor has been developed that can help detect cytokines — molecules that play a critical role in cellular response to infection, inflammation, trauma and disease.
Surgical follow-up? There's an app for that
24 March, 2017Post-surgical app gets the thumbs up for convenience.
Surgery of the future
15 March, 2017Move through a virtual operating theatre to learn about technologies including new imaging tools, robotics, biomaterials and more.
Thought-controlled movement
28 February, 2017A device smaller than a paperclip could one day help paralysed people move their limbs with the power of thought.
Digital marshmallow test examines impulse control
21 February, 2017The new 'digital marshmallow test' looks at impulsive behaviour in adults that can lead to obesity, type 2 diabetes, substance abuse and suicide.
New patient monitoring technology targets readmissions
13 February, 2017A mobile patient monitoring system — which was last week selected as only one of 25 digital health and medical technologies in the world to be fast-tracked into the lucrative US market — is set to be released in Australia.
Locked-in patients communicate through brain-computer interface
02 February, 2017A computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionise the lives of those living with completely locked-in syndrome, according to a new paper published 31 January 2017 in PLOS Biology.
New 'smart needle' to make brain surgery safer
23 January, 2017A new high-tech medical device to make brain surgery safer has been developed by researchers at the University of Adelaide.
Keeping newborns SAFE
13 January, 2017Western Australia's Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is enabling mothers and newborns to experience the benefits of skin-to-skin care immediately after birth while keeping babies safe from suffocation.
Better broadband needed in the bush
12 January, 2017The AMA has warned that health services in rural, regional and remote Australia could fall even further behind city services, without urgent government action to ensure all Australians have access to affordable and reliable high-speed broadband.
