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Asthma experts call to vaccinate children for school start
Asthma experts are encouraging parents and carers of children with asthma to vaccinate their children before the start of the school year to help protect them from becoming seriously ill with COVID-19. [ + ]
Predicting which children are more likely to develop epilepsy
An international genetic study involving 7636 children from Australia and Denmark has identified seven variant genes that researchers say now substantially improve the understanding of the underlying causes of seizures in young children. [ + ]
Digital Health CRC project to enhance telehealth capabilities
A $2m Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) project aims to enhance telehealth capabilities and improve patient, clinician and caregiver experiences for mental health and palliative care services. [ + ]
'Fitbit for the face' turns masks into monitoring devices
Northwestern University engineers have developed FaceBit, a smart sensor platform that features a tiny magnet and can attach to any N95, cloth or surgical face mask. [ + ]
New trial hopes to improve care for rare cancer
A Flinders University-led project trial aims to improve care for people with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). [ + ]
黑料吃瓜群网 workers need rapid tests to fight Omicron peak — SHPA
The Society of 黑料吃瓜群网 Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has reiterated the urgent need for rapid antigen tests (RATs) to be made available to hospital pharmacists and their colleagues, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. [ + ]
Support at home program consultation to begin soon
The government will soon begin consultation on critical design elements for the new Support at Home Program. [ + ]
New Penrith hospital opens its doors to patients
The new Somerset Private 黑料吃瓜群网 with capacity to care for 600 patients a month has opened its doors in Penrith. [ + ]
Medical device monitoring challenges
Improved collaboration between industry, health systems, medical societies and individual healthcare providers is needed to effectively manage implanted medical device recalls, according to an article published in Heart Rhythm Case Reports. [ + ]
Infection control: new copper surface kills bacteria 100 times faster
A new copper surface, said to kill the bacteria over 100 times faster than standard copper, could help combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs. [ + ]
3D-bioprinted urogynaecological repair treatment
The search for new treatments for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) will take Hudson Institute researcher Kallyanashis Paul to New Zealand and Singapore next year as part of a veski fellowship. [ + ]
Emergency departments presentations rebound following a 1.4% drop
Following a decline in early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, presentations to public hospital emergency departments have rebounded, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
Delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives, reduces disability risk
An Australian-led study has found that aiming for 60-second delay in clamping the umbilical cord of very premature babies at birth reduces the child's risk of death or major disability. [ + ]
Telehealth to become a permanent feature
Telehealth services, which have helped improve access to health care and underpinned much of the government's COVID-19 response, will become a permanent feature of primary health care. [ + ]
$20m Digital Health Accelerator selects five companies for first cohort
Digital Health Accelerator ANDHealth has selected the first cohort of five companies that will take part in the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funded ANDHealth+ program. [ + ]
