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Australia Healthcare News (52)

Plain Packaging Lands Australia in a Lawsuit Vented by Philip Morris

Philip Morris, the global tobacco firm claims it is suing the Australian government for passing a new law calling for all cigarettes to be sold in plain packages. "We are left with no option," Phili… View »

220,000 NZers at risk of malnutrition.

New Zealand should adopt mandatory screening for malnutrition to ensure that the 220,000 people at risk are properly cared for, a visiting international expert in medical nutrition warned healthcare… View »

Autistic brains are heavier.

The brains of boys with autism are heavier and contain many more neurons than those without the disorder, US researchers say. The study, while small, suggests brain overgrowth may be occurring… View »

‘Rabbit fever’ strikes in Tasmania.

Health authorities in Tasmania have confirmed the first Australian cases of a rare disease known as "rabbit fever". Two people contracted tularaemia, also known as rabbit fever, after being bitten an… View »

Supply chain vulnerabilities cause out of stock conditions.

WHEN Simon Quilty was posted in Utopia, 400km northeast of Alice Springs, he had a brown snake problem. The rains had come, forcing the snakes from their shelters, with unfortunate consequences for r… View »

Audits report inadequate care for stroke patients.

Stroke is Australia's second biggest killer, yet patients are missing out on best-practice care. There are 700 cases of death or disability each year. The National Stroke Foundation says one in six A… View »

Lung cancer cases have soared among Australian women but fallen for men.

Rates of the disease surged 72 per cent for women while they fell by nearly a third for men between 1982 and 2007, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report said. Survival rates for both… View »

Benchmarks not met in spite of funding.

States are failing to keep up with patient demand for health care in the number of beds, elective surgery waitlists and emergency waiting times despite $5.3 billion in additional federal funding, the… View »

Medical testing in High Dependency Units.

Naracoorte Hospital leads the way when it comes to bedside medical testing. Technology in the High Dependency Unit enables cardiologists in Adelaide to receive patient information in real time - as i… View »

Aged members of Australian Nursing Federation disappointed and frustrated.

The nation's second-biggest union has warned that the Gillard government faces a backlash from its frustrated membership unless Labor delivers substantial aged-care funding in next May's federal budg… View »