27 Jul 2023
AMA webinar on MyMedicare
Are you unsure about MyMedicare and what it will mean for you and your patients? The AMA is hosting a MyMedicare information webinar on August 10 at 7pm AEST to answer your questions.
27 Jul 2023
Daily aspirin increases brain bleeds: Study
Prescribing healthy patients low-dose aspirin does not prevent stroke but does increase risk of intracerebral bleeding, new research finds.
27 Jul 2023
Precision oncology launches across Australia
More than 23,000 people with incurable cancers are set to benefit from an initiative to fund genetic testing and identify targeted treatments.
26 Jul 2023
Global diabetes cases to reach 1.3 billion by 2050: Study
There are countries where as many as one in five people could be living with diabetes if current trends continue.
26 Jul 2023
Future asthma risk flagged for babies with food allergy
Even if the allergy is outgrown, poorer lung function outcomes are more likely by six years of age, a world-first study finds.
26 Jul 2023
Depression doubles dementia risk: Study
The association between the two conditions persisted regardless of whether depression was diagnosed in early, middle, or late life.
26 Jul 2023
$1.1 million for a breakthrough lung disease scanner
The Australian Government is investing $1.1 million in a revolutionary lung disease scanner. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
26 Jul 2023
New Directions to Safeguard Older People's Rights
The State Government has outlined its commitment to prevent, recognise, and respond to the abuse and mistreatment of older South Australians through the release of a new statewide policy agenda.
26 Jul 2023
mRNA therapies to stop heart disease
Associate Professor Xiaowei Wang wants to stop heart disease. To reach this goal, Xiaowei is developing mRNA therapies. She uses nanoparticles in nasal spray and with ultrasound to target these therapies to disease sites in the body.
26 Jul 2023
Shaping the future of the Medical Research Future Fund and Medical Research Endowment Account
Consultation to improve alignment and coordination between the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and the NHMRC Medical Research Endowment Account (MREA) closed on 14 July 2023.