The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation Association published a position statement in Heart Lung Circulation. Telehealth is describ...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has urged major reforms to how medicinal cannabis is prescribed in Australia. In a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) consultation sub...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration is tightening access to vitamin B6 in Australia. From 1 June 2027, oral products with a daily dose between 50 mg and 200 mg will move to the Pharmacist Only Medici...
The CareZen virtual care pod began a rollout in Tenterfield, a rural town in New South Wales, giving residents access to bulk-billed psychology sessions delivered by HealthBright. The pod provides a p...
Australian researchers report a clear shift in parental attitudes to routine childhood vaccines. A 2025 survey by the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance surveyed about 2000 par...
Diabetes Australia will invest $2 million in AI driven diabetes research through the Diabetes Australia Research Trust. The funding backs 19 projects across basic science, clinical care, health system...
Access to health services now hinges on candidacy. Scarce beds and staff mean patients must prove they deserve care by meeting intake criteria and navigating bureaucracy. Online guidance and even soci...
Ireland hosts a vibrant medtech and digital health scene with more than 550 companies, over 84 000 jobs and exports above €100 billion each year. Yet there is a gap: domestic adoption within the Healt...
In January 2026 the AI health assistants ChatGPT Health and Claude for Healthcare launched. These tools are purpose built to guide health decisions and are becoming the main way many people start thei...
In New South Wales the health system is rolling out GP training to diagnose ADHD and initiate prescribing. Training starts in March and is funded by NSW Health. Nearly 600 GPs have already expressed i...
A new large-scale analysis published in The Lancet reviews adverse effects listed for statins. Researchers pooled data from 23 randomised trials looking at the most common statins to see which side ef...
In January 2026 Iran faced severe protests and a sustained crackdown that pushed medical neutrality to the limit. Across the country, hospitals became zones of danger as security services intensified...
A large real world study in the United States analysed longitudinal medical claims from 2017 to 2024 to compare adults with atopic dermatitis who started a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor with those star...
A Dutch study examined 1085 adults with suspected food allergy who visited the allergology clinic at University Medical Centre Utrecht between 2018 and 2023. Participants were split into probable food...
GPs in Australia are stepping up to counter medical misinformation online. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and other health voices are warning patients about misleading o...
Generative AI for health is moving from labs to real use. OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Health, a health focused version that can connect to medical records and wellness apps, upload diagnostic imaging...
AI scribes reached real scale in Australian clinics during 2025. Lyrebird, the notes first mover, saw about a quarter of Australian GPs using an AI scribe by mid 2025, turning a once visionary idea in...
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen warn social media chatter about low testosterone shapes patient views. Mass screening for low testosterone is not clinically warranted. Many healthy men h...
Zebra Technologies has announced a wave of APAC leadership appointments to speed the adoption of AI powered automation in health care and other sectors. Tom Christodoulou takes on the role of Sales Vi...
