WA Country Health Service has expanded its Virtual Pharmacy Service to support cardiology patients in the Kimberley region. The service was tested last year in the Pilbara and now covers more areas. I...
The Australian government has delayed the implementation of new laws for assigning Medicare benefits to healthcare providers from January 2026 to July 2026. The change aims to modernise how patients g...
Researchers analysed five years of health data from over 130,000 adults with insomnia. They found that people who used melatonin supplements for at least a year had a 90% higher chance of developing h...
The University of South Australia is leading a national pilot to improve medication safety in aged care. The project introduces the PHARMA-Care National Quality Framework, designed to help aged care p...
A new study from UCSF, the University of Adelaide, and the University of Toronto suggests that drinking coffee may help reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence. The study involved 200 adults with p...
Synchron, a Melbourne-based brain-computer interface (BCI) company, raised USD 200 million in its latest funding round. The Australian National Reconstruction Fund contributed AUD 54 million, which wi...
CareZen has introduced virtual health pods in Queensland as part of a pilot project. These pods are made in Australia and designed with input from clinicians and consumers. They provide a private spac...
The Australian government has scheduled the launch of the new Aged Care Act and bulk-billing practice incentives for 1 November, coinciding with a parliamentary sitting fortnight. The aged care system...
The Pharmacy Board of Australia is pushing for a new model that allows pharmacists to prescribe medicines independently. The RACGP and AMA oppose this, saying the consultation process was unfair and l...
The Australian government has introduced new incentives for bulk billing GPs. These incentives offer higher payments for bulk-billed consultations, especially in rural and regional areas. The changes...
Cohealth plans to close GP and counselling services in Collingwood, Fitzroy, and Kensington by December, with the Collingwood clinic closing permanently in 2026. The organisation cites funding pressur...
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have criticised a proposal to expand pharmacist prescribing. The Pharmacy Board of Australia sugg...
Australia has made progress in digital health, especially in primary care with tools like My Health Record and ePrescriptions. However, hospitals still rely heavily on paper scripts and manual process...
The Australian Senate has passed legislation to establish an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC). The AMA has long called for a dedicated agency to improve national health responses. The new C...
South Australia has welcomed 74 new GPs at a ceremony in Adelaide. Among them, 17 are Rural Generalists with extra training in areas like anaesthesia and obstetrics. The event marks the end of years o...
A new research project in Australia is using AI and retinal imaging to detect systemic diseases early. Led by the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre, Monash University, and Optain Health, the...
Australia’s aged care sector is undergoing a big change. The focus is often on workforce, funding, and governance, but connectivity is just as important. Many aged care facilities still have outdated...
The Australian government is pushing for universal bulk billing for GPs starting November 1. The government claims this will make healthcare free for patients. However, many GPs are sceptical about ho...
Australia has approved its first blood test for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Roche’s pTau 181 plasma test is now available outside research labs, mainly through the Florey Institute. It helps rule out...
The Australian government has launched a new bulk-billing incentive program for general practitioners. The government claims that GPs could earn up to $415,000 a year through these incentives, based o...
