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Latest News Call for action to address low awareness of heart failure June 27, 2022
“Unfortunately, dangerously low levels of awareness about heart failure are leaving Australians vulnerable,” said hearts4heart CEO Tanya Hall, who lost her father to heart failure when he was just 59.
Latest News Teachers Health Group gives back $31 million from COVID savings June 27, 2022
Teachers Health Group has announced that approximately $31 million in COVID-19 claims savings will be distributed to members through one-off payments.
Latest News HCF urges Australians to 'take stock' this end of financial year June 27, 2022
HCF says Australians should review their private health insurance policies to make sure they are getting value for money as the end of the financial year approaches.
Latest News Medibank returning another $205 million to customers June 22, 2022
Medibank has announced it will return an additional $205 million in COVID-19 permanent net claims savings to customers.
Latest News Boost for robotic-assisted surgery in Australia with Medtronic and AMRA partnership June 22, 2022
Medtronic and the Melbourne-based Australian Medical Robotics Academy have partnered to provide surgeons with best-in-class training in robotic-assisted surgery.
Latest News Bupa announces new opportunities for rural nursing leaders June 22, 2022
Six registered nurses based in rural Australia have been awarded scholarships from the Australian College of Nursing and Bupa.
Latest News New Medicare listing expands access to heart valve technology June 20, 2022
Medicare-funded access to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) will be expanded from 1 July to include patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk.
Latest News Bupa looks to shine a light on winter’s unknown ailments June 19, 2022
Bupa Optical optometrist Karen Makin said people are less inclined to wear sunglasses during winter regardless of how sunny or glary it might be.
Latest News Monash scientists find ‘bad guy’ blood cells vital to gut health June 19, 2022
A Monash University collaboration has found that eosinophils, a type of white blood cell commonly associated with asthma and allergy, play an important role in maintaining a healthy gut.
Latest News Bupa announces new round of pandemic customer cashbacks June 16, 2022
Bupa has announced its customers will share in $155 million as part of its second round of cashbacks from COVID-19-related savings.
Latest News New treatments help drive improvements in childhood cancer survival June 16, 2022
The report found that new treatments have contributed to improvements in survival rates for some but not all childhood cancers.
Latest News Major software acquisition for leading Australian company ResMed June 16, 2022
Australian life sciences company ResMed has announced the US$1 billion acquisition of German software company MEDIFOX DAN.
Latest News Australian women at risk of cancer missing out on genetic testing June 9, 2022
New data has revealed the negative impact on Australian women at high risk of cancer due to the lack of access to potentially life-saving genetic testing.
Latest News AMA calls on Queensland to protect patients from unscrupulous advertising June 9, 2022
AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid has appeared before a Queensland parliamentary committee to argue for amendments to a Bill the association says in its current form will put the public at risk of unscrupulous advertising practices.
Latest News NZ health minister unloads on Australia over his nursing shortage June 9, 2022
New Zealand health minister Andrew Little has directed a bizarre spray at Australia over its global campaign to attract nurses and even claimed that health systems in New South Wales and Victoria virtually collapsed during the pandemic.
Latest News Short hearing reveals the government plans a rigorous defence June 7, 2022
There is a wonderful irony in lawyers for the Department of Health arguing for more time to consider a late submission in a legal hearing involving Specialised Therapeutics Australia.
Latest News Mark Butler confirms priorities in first interview as health minister June 7, 2022
Mark Butler has used his first interview as Australia's new health minister to emphasise the government's focus on aged care and strengthening Medicare.
Latest News Bupa announces new 'virtual and in-home' partnership with Mater Health June 6, 2022
Bupa and Mater Health have announced an expanded partnership that aims to provide patients with new virtual and in-home care services that will reduce the need to go to a hospital.
Latest News Federal anti-corruption body an opportunity to drive change in health June 2, 2022
Mark Butler confronts many challenges as Australia's new health minister but arguably none more than the decline of the agency that is responsible for supporting the implementation of his policy agenda.
Latest News Teachers Health early career scholarship recipient announced June 2, 2022
The Public Education Foundation has announced that Ruby Lyons-Reid of Tasmanian eSchool is this year’s recipient of the Public Education Foundation’s Teachers Health Early Career Scholarship.

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