Ambitious new guidelines planned for fast-tracked hip surgeries
Medical experts believe fast-tracked surgery will help save lives after hip Ambitious new guidelines are on the way to bring Australia into line with international Urgent Surgery: Vital for Elderly Patients’ Recovery In an aging population,…
Queensland researchers make major endometrial cancer breakthrough
Endometrial cancer is the fourth most common cancer in Australian Its prevalence is increasing and the age of those being diagnosed is getting Now, two Queensland researchers have made a major breakthrough that could help shape…
New walking app set to make a difference for Parkinson’s disease sufferers
The changes in the brain that lead to Parkinson’s disease can mean every step requires a lot of But a new walking app, designed by Sydney scientists and patients, is making a difference both here and
Revolutionary invention turns images into sounds for blind people
It’s the Australian invention that’s set to revolutionise how people who are blind view the The non-invasive Aria research glasses use artificial intelligence to turn images into Aria Research Glasses: Australian Invention Revolutionizes Perception for the…
Queensland’s first GP superclinic opens at Browns Plains
Queensland’s first GP superclinic, offering urgent, free treatment, has opened its It’s among almost a dozen sites rolling out across the state, hoping to ease the enormous pressure on our emergency Queensland’s First GP Superclinic Opens…
South Australian study finds less scary way of administering children’s injections
Around a quarter of children are so petrified of needles, parents need to hold them down, but a world first study, conducted in Adelaide, has found there is a far less scary way of treating kids with hard-to-reach…
Australians battling rare cancers to be able to save tens of thousands with new drug
Australians battling rare cancers will be able to save tens of thousands of dollars every year thanks to a new drug listed on the Yondelis is giving hope to patients with soft tissue sarcomas, a cancer of…
Nurses still off work due to COVID-19 vaccination mandates
Years on from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Queensland Health is right now deciding whether frontline workers will still need to be vaccinated, with three thousand nurses still off work due to the Ongoing Vaccine Mandate…
Meningococcal vaccine set to be free in Queensland
The meningococcal vaccine will be free for infants and teenagers across Queensland, with a new rollout announced State-wide rollout aims to protect the health and well-being of Queensland’s youngest population In a significant move to safeguard the…
World first robot that could transform lung cancer treatment
President of the NSW AMA, Dr Michael Bonning, discusses researchers in the UK who have developed a tiny tentacle robot that could transform lung cancer Pioneering Robotic Technology Set to Revolutionize Lung Cancer Treatment A groundbreaking innovation…