New South Wales will enable pharmacists to initiate prescriptions for the contraceptive pill from 1 June. The policy is backed by the Minns Labor Government and around 60 NSW pharmacists are expected...
A Swedish population study followed more than 2,200 dementia-free older adults for a mean of 9.3 years and found that anaemia at baseline is tied to higher levels of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers and...
More than one million Australians have downloaded the 1800MEDICARE app, marking a milestone for the national digital health program. The Australian Digital Health Agency says the uptake shows strong d...
Australian researchers from Flinders University argue that AI tools are not yet ready for wide deployment in healthcare. In a Science commentary, they respond to a US study that tested a large languag...
Bowel Cancer Australia is developing age-specific guidelines for early onset colorectal cancer in collaboration with the Australian Living Evidence Collaboration ALEC. The National Health and Medical...
A UK Biobank analysis tracked 34,092 people free of ASCVD at baseline over a median 13.6 years to test whether lipoprotein(a) levels predict cardiovascular events under different inflammation levels....
RACP’s leadership crisis intensified after an urgent general meeting aimed at deciding President Jennifer Martin's fate. The meeting appeared to back her removal, but the board now questions the legal...
A multinational team led by Mays M. Jarrah from the University of Sharjah examined how prediction tools for multiple myeloma are used today and what remains to be built for routine care. The study, pu...
Doctors for the Environment Australia marks its 25th anniversary in 2026, reflecting a 25-year drive that links health outcomes to climate action. Founded in 2001 by a cohort of clinicians including t...
The Australian government has updated the Support at Home program to remove out-of-pocket costs for personal care such as showering, dressing and continence care. The change, effective from November 2...
The Mater Queensland eConsult service, funded by the Queensland Government, has operated statewide since October 2025. It connects GPs with rapid specialist input across 16 subspecialties through the...
A population study led by Melbourne rheumatologist Professor Rachelle Buchbinder and Finnish colleagues finds that nearly every adult over 40 shows rotator cuff abnormalities on high resolution MRI. I...
Pharmacists were reported to have treated urinary tract infections in around four in five responses over the past six months. The finding comes from the 2026 University of Technology Sydney community...
Health informatics leader Alex Kemp argues adoption of digital health tools is rising as systems roll out and more clinicians log in. But the pace of real practice change is slower, with evidence show...
Peri, a Dublin based start up, has released a wearable built specifically for perimenopause. The device sits under the chest and is designed for continuous wear through exercise, sleep and showering....
Researchers in Australia report that mirtazapine, a common antidepressant, reduces methamphetamine use in a 12 week trial. The Tina Trial, led by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, randomi...
The Australian Medical Association has filed a submission with the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing in response to the second consultation on Medicare funded cardiac imaging items. The AMA...
The NDIS functional capacity assessment market has grown without a standard template, minimum quality standards or clear consequences for poor work. The author argues this gap lets low-quality reports...
Snow Medical Research Foundation has unveiled a $24 million investment through its Snow Fellowships, backing three NSW biomedical researchers: Dr Deborah Burnett from UNSW, Associate Professor Sudarsh...
MedLuma, created by Medcast, launches as an Australian AI evidence layer that uses local Australian data and governance. It will be embedded in Best Practice, the patient management system used by abo...
