Researchers at Monash University, together with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals and medication safety experts, have developed the first national consensus list of medicines with a high risk of harm in Australian residential aged care. Published in the Australasian Journal on Ageing, the study identified 15 high-risk medications or medication classes that require specialised … Continued
The rising cost of Gold health insurance policies highlights the deeper challenges Australia’s health system is facing as the population ages and the cost of delivering care continues to soar. CEO of Private Healthcare Australia, Dr Rachel David, said the higher increases for some Gold policies reflect the reality that these products cover the … Continued
Rural NSW patients will have easier access to general practice care following strong growth in the number of GPs training in the Commonwealth-funded Australian GP Training (AGPT) Program with the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). However, Australia’s leading medical training college has warned more investment is still needed to improve rural health equity. In 2026, … Continued
Pressure on overstretched emergency departments and hospital services will continue to worsen unless the ACT Government delivers targeted, high-impact general practice investment in the 2026-27 ACT Budget, The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has said. Releasing its 2026-27 ACT Prebudget Submission, RACGP ACT Chair, Dr Rebekah Hoffman, said the Territory’s small geographic size allows … Continued
GPs, specialists and other healthcare professionals are signing an open letter calling for the Albanese Government to accelerate the shift to clean energy. They warn that dependence on global oil is driving up living costs and harming public health—particularly as conflict in the Middle East disrupts fuel markets. Dr Kate Wylie, a GP and … Continued
A team led by La Trobe University has drawn inspiration from nature to develop a breakthrough sensor that can rapidly track tiny molecular changes in blood, paving the way to real-time, personalised medicine. The discovery overcomes one of the biggest barriers in blood testing: that blood quickly clogs most sensors, making accurate instant readings almost … Continued
The agreement covers up to five assets, including SB36, a biosimilar candidate referencing Entyvio (vedolizumab), for collaboration of development and commercialization in global markets excluding China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, and Republic of Korea Samsung Bioepis continues to pave the way for access to life-changing medicines by advancing a biosimilar pipeline across immunology and oncology … Continued
Palliative Care Australia this week brought leaders from aged care, palliative care, health, advocacy, research and policy together in Melbourne for its inaugural Palliative Care in Aged Care Forum. The two-day forum, delivered in partnership with Aventedge, focused on a critical challenge for Australia’s care system: ensuring older people can access high-quality, compassionate palliative and end-of-life … Continued
Highlights The Agency to provide all staff and agents and their families with complimentary access to Reeboot AI for a one-month period Initiative available to more than 850 people across the organisation, including 480 agents nationally Reeboot: is a clinically designed, AI-powered mental health platform built specifically for workplace environments provides confidential mental health support … Continued
As Australia’s native food industry booms, experts say Indigenous people must have a seat at the table Aboriginal leaders and advocates have joined together today to call out commercial companies exploiting native food knowledge without adequate community engagement. They are urging government action to ensure Indigenous people can better lead and control the access … Continued
