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Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service Receives Further Funding
President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand聽College聽of Radiologists (RANZCR) A/Prof Chris Milross has welcomed聽the Commonwealth Government commitment to further funding for the Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service. [ + ]
New Free Diabetic Eye Disease Publication Available to Increase Patient Awareness
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia has produced a free information book on diabetic eye disease for health professionals to provide to patients with, or at risk or, diabetes. [ + ]
GPRA Concerned Medicare Changes will Reduce Appeal of a GP Career
General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) has 聽publicly called for the Medicare rebate implementation to be cancelled for fear it will reduce the appeal of general practice as a career of choice. [ + ]
Medical Bodies Respond to Medicare Rebate Changes
Changes to the Medicare rebate, which come into effect on January 19, could see Australia face a crisis similar to that gripping the聽British聽health system, according to AMA vice president Dr聽Stephen Parnis. [ + ]
More Research Needed on Men's Telephone Counselling Services
Aussie men have long had a reputation for not engaging in relationship advice, but research is showing there is a disconnect between men's telephone counselling聽services and the expectations of what men want. [ + ]
Teixobactin a Promising Breakthrough But Still A Long Way Off
The discovery of teixobactin is a significant medical development but it could be years before it is available on the market. [ + ]
Indegenous People's Medical Scholarship Now Available
The 2015 AMA Indigenous People's Medical Scholarship, an integral part of the Closing the Gap campaign, is offering successful applicants $10,000 each year for the duration of their course [ + ]
Cancer Survivors Face Unmet Physical and Mental Needs
Many cancer survivors face physical and mental challenges resulting from their disease and its treatments decades after being cured. [ + ]
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Reduced with Statin Therapy
A study comparing the effects of statin therapy between men and women has shown that the risk of cardiovascular disease in women is reduced when statin therapy is used. [ + ]
Possible Prevention of Chemotherapy Side Effects
With up to 80 per cent of patients treated with聽chemotherapy experiencing side effects, research at the University of Adelaide is offering promising relief. [ + ]
National Alcohol Policy Scorecard Results Announced
The National Alliance of Action on Alcohol (NAAA) has announced the New South Wales Government as the 'most improved' jurisdiction on the National Alcohol Policy Scorecard. [ + ]
New Fellowship Scheme to Support Dementia Research
A new fellowship scheme to support dementia research is seeking Australia's leading up-and-coming researchers to apply. [ + ]
Professor Graeme Clark Wins Prestigious US Bioengineering award
Professor Graeme Clark AC from the University of Melbourne is the first Australian to receive the US Russ Prize for an outstanding achievement in bioengineering innovation that is in widespread use to improve health and well-being: the cochlear implant. 聽 The US National Academy of Engineering and Ohio University announced the winners of the biennial prize of US $500,000 today and recognised Professor Clark鈥檚 pioneering role in the development of the multi-channel cochlear implant for people with severe-to-profound deafness.聽 聽 Professors Clark, Ingeborg and Irwin Hochmair from Austria and Michael Merzenich and Blake Wilson from the US are the pioneers in developing the multi-channel cochlear implant for giving speech understanding to severely-profoundly deaf adults and children.聽 聽 Professor Clark, Honorary Professor, Electrical Engineering in the Melbourne School of Engineering who is a lead researcher at the University of Melbourne鈥檚 Centre for Neural Engineering, worked with a multi-disciplinary team at the University of Melbourne after he commenced cochlear implant research at the University of Sydney in 1967.聽 聽 In the late 1970s, Professors Clark and Hochmair created prostheses that deployed multiple electrodes and routed particular sounds to different parts of the cochlear. These devices improved the ability of deaf people to understand speech. 聽 Professor Clark also helped to create Cochlear Limited, the company that has dominated world markets for the last 30 years with over 250,000 patients implanted with the Australian device.聽 聽 鈥淚 am honoured to have been given this award by the US National Academy of Engineering as it represents work that was developed through true multi-disciplinary teams in engineering and medicine to solve a major health issue.鈥� Professor Clark said. 聽 Professor Iven Mareels, Dean of the Melbourne School of Engineering said Professor Clark has made a significant difference to the lives of the severely and profoundly deaf.聽 鈥淗is work has inspired a whole generation of engineers to work in the development of new technologies to improve health,鈥� he said. [ + ]
GPRA Announces its New Patron, Professor Michael Kidd
Professor Kidd said it鈥檚 an honour to follow Professor John Murtagh in this role, and praised Professor Murtagh鈥檚 substantial contribution to Australian general practice, and to GPRA. [ + ]
