Executive

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a "malign" impact across the business of private health insurer nib (ASX:NHF), said the company announcing its half-year result.

Call for action and a national plan to address the impact of loneliness following the release of a report developed by the Consumers Health Forum with the support of the Medibank Better Health Foundation.

A joint statement from the AMA, APHA, CHF and MTAA says any reform of the Prostheses List must focus on the needs of patients, "including the preservation of access to the most clinically appropriate care."