A new AI based tool, the BRAIx risk score, uses breast scan images to estimate a woman's risk of developing breast cancer over the next four years. The Lancet Digital Health published the study detail...
MediMap, a medication management provider, has outlined a phased plan to restore its digital platform in New Zealand after an incident where some resident records were reportedly modified. The restora...
Australia’s My Mirror released its 2025 Mental Health Review, using de-identified data from thousands of online psychology sessions. The findings show online therapy can lower distress levels, with so...
The Australian Digital Health Agency has renamed and upgraded its developer portal to the Digital Health Implementer Hub. The change aims to speed up compliance with national digital health systems an...
A study published in Cognitive Processing examined whether conspiracy beliefs align with autistic traits. It enrolled 412 adults from the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe and used four sta...
The piece argues that the real limit on product led platforms is the underlying architecture. Roadmaps push ahead, but the core platform often lags. In health tech, platforms must handle data moving a...
New Zealand completed a nationwide rollout of AI scribes in emergency departments. The system is live across all EDs and now covers about 1250 doctors and frontline staff, 250 more than initially anno...
Best Practice is the dominant GP software platform in Australia. Founders Lorraine and Frank Pyefinch own 51% and Sonic owns 49%. They say they are not in sale talks, but interest is strong. Best Prac...
A prominent Australian dermatologist and CEO of Xestro argues that the Therapeutic Goods Administration should shape a practical path for AI in healthcare via a Clinician-in-the-Loop exemption. Regula...
AI is moving into everyday management in digital health. It allocates work, tracks compliance and tunes workflows. In Australia this shift raises psychosocial risk concerns. The Safe Work Australia mo...
A new app called Patient Consult Summary is being rolled out nationally. It helps clinicians turn complex clinical advice into clear, patient friendly written summaries during video calls. PCS works i...
Dr Paul Eleftheriou from Nous Group is moving to Medibank as chief medical officer (customer). He will finish at Nous on 13 March and start at Medibank on 31 March, taking over from Dr Christopher Rob...
Across Australia, a national snapshot finds ongoing gaps in antibiotic use and rising resistance. In hospitals, just under half of antibiotic use around surgical procedures is inappropriate, with issu...
Sparked is Australia’s push to speed up FHIR based health information exchange. It brings together a diverse mix of health system players and has moved the standards from theory to practical output. T...
A team from the Regeneron Genetics Center published new findings in Nature Communications linking rare CHRNB3 gene variants to lower cigarette consumption. The CHRNB3 gene encodes the beta3 subunit of...
The ARC Hub for HealthTech was launched at the University of Galway with a funding package of €34.3 million. The hub aims to speed up the commercialisation of patient‑focused research and to advance c...
ERS Genomics has launched the Early Access Express License for CRISPR Cas9 IP, aimed at speedily supporting early stage innovators at pre seed and pre revenue stages. The programme grants non exclusiv...
Australia launched the Medical Technology Devices and Diagnostics Industry Capability Report at WHX Dubai 2026. Austrade and the Medical Technology Association of Australia led the release. The ICR gi...
