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Bionic discoveries create real-world solutions
Bionics innovations are changing the lives of people around the world who live with complex disabilities, chronic diseases and previously untreatable health conditions. [ + ]
Cognitive overload in a pandemic
With healthcare systems across the world overwhelmed, their nurses and doctors are overwhelmed, too. [ + ]
The dark side of breast implants
Macquarie University's Professor Anand Deva removes women's implants every week, as mounting evidence shows that removal alleviates symptoms being experienced by recipients. [ + ]
Perkins design packs a punch
Perth's Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research takes its cues from the human body, with a central stairway twisting like a strand of DNA and revealing different activities on different levels. [ + ]
COVID-19 vaccine: who's in the running?
All eyes are firmly fixed on the 100+ vaccine candidates currently competing to tackle COVID-19. [ + ]
Infection control: lessons learned from COVID-19
When infection control strategies aren't watertight, bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites can spread like wildfire. [ + ]
The Budget: where's the money going for allied health?
There is more work to do in acknowledging and sufficiently supporting our rural allied health services into the future. [ + ]
Controlling infection when using mobile devices in healthcare settings
The combination of rarely cleaned devices and a days-long infection window means that healthcare facilities need to take special care when it comes to managing devices. [ + ]
Telehealth beyond COVID-19
While telehealth consultations are unlikely to fully replace face-to-face care, they do have an integral part to play in increasing access to health services post COVID-19. [ + ]
UK hospital puts pagers in the past and looks to the future of communication
When the UK began to see cases of COVID-19 earlier this year, the Royal National Orthopaedic 黑料吃瓜群网 had to rapidly shift priorities and prepare for the impending patient surge. [ + ]
Keeping the hospital cafeteria COVID-safe
With hospitals being at the forefront of fighting COVID-19, pressure has mounted on hospital food operations to find new ways of feeding hungry employees (and visitors). [ + ]
Westpac scholarship program backs our future leaders and innovators
Fifteen young Australians have been awarded the 2020 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship to further their investigations into solving some of the world's most pressing challenges. [ + ]
Professor Roianne West: on a mission to achieve equity in our health system
What would you say if someone told you that racism is embedded in Australia's healthcare system, and that the system itself was perpetuating inequities? [ + ]
COVID-19 in Australia: what have we learned?
Learning from collective experiences will help public health units improve infection prevention and disease control responses and plans in future pandemics. [ + ]
Health innovation: patients and doctors in focus
The industry's digital transformation must consider both doctor and patient to ensure it will benefit the ecosystem as a whole. [ + ]
