Digital Health

Australian medical colleges are sitting on more than a billion dollars in assets, according to a review of 16 AMC accredited colleges. The author notes one college increased cash reserves by about $3...

Metluma released its 2026 Australian Menopause Experience Report, drawing on 1,468 women who completed UMA40 assessments. The findings show that almost half of women seeking help for menopause symptom...

Australia's federal government announced proposed capital gains tax reforms in the Budget. It would replace the 50 per cent CGT discount with an inflation-based discount and introduce a minimum 30 per...

Tāmaki Health has migrated its HR, recruitment and staff learning to Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM, aiming to speed up hiring and improve workforce visibility. The move follows a decision to replace a slow,...

Mecwacare has begun a LenexaCARE pilot at its Trescowthick Centre in Prahran, testing a fabric-based mattress sensor to turn standard beds into real-time monitors. The system provides continuous press...

The first-in-human trial of STX-1150 has started at the Victorian Heart Hospital and Victorian Heart Institute. The Phase 1 study will test safety, tolerability and early biological effects in adults...

A BMJ in-depth review finds calcium and vitamin D supplements are unlikely to help older Australians reduce fractures or falls. The analysis pooled data from 69 randomised trials comparing calcium or...

Australia faces a tougher pull for overseas nurses, according to the 2025 Nurse Migration Report from TruMerit. The study lists a global nursing shortage of 5.8 million and notes 78 per cent of the wo...

Eucalyptus, a telehealth provider, was acquired by Hims & Hers for $1.6 billion in February 2026. This deal stands as the largest digital health M&A globally for the quarter, underscoring a wave of co...

The piece argues that AI in healthcare cannot replace clinicians because the role is too complex to automate. It notes that people assume AI can handle straightforward tasks, but real-world care invol...

A crowded paediatric clinic day in Melbourne put Dr York Xiong Leong on the clock as he moved through a back-to-back schedule. In total, 18 patients were seen, with non-attendees mixing into the queue...

AI transcription in the consulting room is reshaping how clinicians capture and use notes in Australian practice. The piece argues that AI scribes can turn spoken notes into structured data with patie...

Australia’s budget targets how GP practices are owned and taxed. Four structural changes will steer practice ownership: discretionary trusts will face a 30% minimum tax from 1 July 2028; the 50% capit...

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has extended the Other Medical Practitioners Extension Program (OMPEP) to preserve higher GP Medicare rebates for non-vocationally registered doctors in...

The Australian Federal Budget includes a digital health package that funds improvements to My Health Record and easier access to data and services. The Australasian Institute of Digital Health welcome...

HealthLink Pro went live last week with two paid plans for general practices. The essential tier is $12 per year, while the professional tier is $480 per year. This follows a prior 2024–25 plan that f...

Paragraph 1: Australian researchers from Macquarie University conducted an online survey of 1,044 Australians, asking seven conspiracy theories, six of which already circulated and one invented by the...

Cohealth has secured a 12‑month funding reprieve for its GP services after the federal government allocated $1.5 million to keep the clinics operating. The support covers services in Fitzroy, Collingw...

An extra 387.4 million dollars will be allocated to CSIRO over the next four years, supplementing the 278 million previously announced through 2025 and CSIROs near 1 billion dollars in annual funding....