AHPRA has begun an end-to-end review of its notifications system to guard against misuse and to keep processes human-centric, according to CEO Justin Untersteiner during a March keynote. The effort si...
AHPRA chief executive Justin Untersteiner told the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia National Conference in Melbourne that the regulator expects uncertainty in the coming years. The organisatio...
The MAHA peptides wave is spreading into Australia as online interest in peptides grows. The Therapeutic Goods Administration says it has requested the removal of more than 13,700 online advertisement...
MARS Bioimaging has secured FDA 510(k) clearance for its portable photon-counting CT scanner designed for upper extremity imaging. The clearance paves a path to scale clinical use in the United States...
A Queensland study from the Australian Centre for Health Law Research at Queensland University of Technology examined GP participation in voluntary assisted dying in Queensland. Twelve Queensland-base...
Australian researchers led by Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) have produced the E3-ome atlas, the first unified, expert-curated reference for the enzyme family E...
Researchers at RMIT University have produced a hydrogel wound patch that embeds carbon dots to both monitor the wound and deliver therapy. The patch combines sensing of pH changes with antioxidant nan...
On 20 March 2026 Australia formed the National Clinical Governance Committee for Digital Health to guide officials on balancing access to new technologies with clinical safety. The Australian Digital...
Two key Australian health groups pushed back on how to modernise GP to non-GP referrals in a government consultation. The Australian Medical Association argues against extending the default validity b...
A scoping review led by WHO/Europe and Public Health Wales examined 154 articles published between 2015 and 2024 to understand how digital health equity is being addressed. It identified persistent in...
Fax machines remain common in Australian general practice, with a plan to phase them out and replace them with improved devices. The NHS in the UK and Australian general practice are described as the...
RACGP specialist Dr Tim Jones is urging urgent online marketing controls for unregistered peptide products after warnings that social media drives illegal backyard sales. He cites an 18-year-old who r...
The health practitioner regulator AHPRA released a five-year plan to 2031, setting out a clear path for reform across the National Scheme. It centres on three strategic themes: effective harm preventi...
Paragraph 1: In Australia, the Medical Software Industry Association submitted to the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing's consultation on modernising referral pathways. The MSIA represents B...
The federal government has begun rolling out a set of incentives for GP registrars this semester. Registrars starting community-based training can access a salary incentive of up to 30,000, paid in in...
Rising living costs have sharpened the focus on private health care costs in Australia. Insurers and some government voices have pointed to non GP specialists as a primary driver of higher out of pock...
The regulator AHPRA responded publicly after media coverage linked to a high‑profile gynaecologist, Simon Gordon. The coverage argued AHPRA failed to act on multiple patient complaints over several ye...
A decade long analysis of AHPRA health impairment notifications published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows non-specialist doctors, including GPs, are more likely to be the subject of health i...
AHPRA is rethinking how it handles notifications and regulator intervention after reports about a high profile gynaecologist, Dr Simon Gordon, and allegations surrounding endometriosis surgery. Gordon...
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has ruled in favour of Nektaria Nicky Tzimas, a nurse who has worked in non-surgical cosmetic medicine since 2008. The board overseeing nursing r...
