In what has been described as a first for the Asia-Pacific region, Chermside Day Hospital in Brisbane has launched the latest endoscopy equipment that utilises Artificial Intelligence for diagnosis.

Bupa has announced that almost one-third of its customers taking part in a healthy weight trial it is supporting have reported a drop in their starting weight of five per cent or more.

Private health insurer nib says it will be making its operations carbon neutral by the end of financial year 2022.

Communications agency Red Havas has launched Red Havas Health in response to what it says is increasing demand from clients.

The federal government has announced its 'initial response' to the findings of the Aged Care Royal Commission but Labor accused the prime minister of treating it like a political problem.

New data released by the Heart Foundation show Australians who left school early, Tasmanians, South Australians and those living in regional and remote areas are more than twice as likely as other Australians to have a high risk of heart attack or stroke in the next five years.

The federal government-funded Australian Breast Device Registry, led by Monash University, says almost 50,000 women have had their breast devices registered.

Health minister Greg Hunt has announced the federal government will invest $100 million in the development of new technologies to improve diagnosis and treatment of stroke, epilepsy and lung disease, including COVID-19.

Wavelink, a mobility and clinical communications provider for the healthcare sector, says it has launched a new business unit - Connected Health.

The COVID-19 pandemic had a "material effect" on the performance of the private health insurance sector in 2020, says the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.

Medibank has announced its result for the six months to the end of December 2020 highlighting policyholder growth of 49,000 across its portfolio of brands.

Medibank CEO Craig Drummond will retire from the company at the end of June having led it for five years.

Bupa has announced that more than 2.2 million of its customers will receive a $200 increase to their mental health Extras limits until the end of 2021 as additional support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.