24 January, Big Pond Australian scientists are one step closer to improving the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, which is infamous for spreading quickly and being difficult to detect.
23 January, Invest Smart A severe shortage of cancer and anaesthetic drugs is looming in Australia following a similar drought in the US, health experts warn.
20 January, The Chronicle AFTER nine years buried in textbooks, medical graduates Benson Thomas and Uyen Pham finally have their very own stethoscopes. As part of fresh band of 30 medical interns, the battling duo will spend the next year roaming the halls of Toowoomba Hospital.
18 January, The Southland Times International research that drew on New Zealand's ground-breaking meningococcal B vaccine campaign is being hailed as a possible breakthrough in the fight against the deadly disease.
17 January, Townsville Bulletin IF you thought your first day on the job was nerve-racking, spare a thought for these recruits who now have North Queenslanders' lives in their hands. James Cook University medical graduates Harris Eyre, 23, and Joseph England, 23, were among the 64 doctors reporting for their first day at work at
16 January, ABC News The Australian Medical Association says the management of Hunter region hospitals must protect young doctors who are starting work today from fatigue and burn-out.
16 January, The Age - National RESEARCHERS have found that a growing number of people are reporting caffeine toxicity from energy drinks in Australia, especially teenagers. According to a study published in The Medical Journal of Australia, nearly 300 calls were made to the New South Wales poisons centre regarding adverse reacti
13 January, The Age - National BETTER incentives for doctors and their families and the realignment of remote area boundaries are central to the Australian Medical Association's plan to reduce the scarcity of doctors in the bush.
12 January, West Australian (Reuters) - Everybody knows hospital rooms are noisy, but now a study has confirmed it -- with the added finding that noise levels may sometimes spike to nearly that of a chainsaw.
12 January, The Daily Telegraph IT is often said that breast is best - now a study says bottle-fed babies are the best behaved.
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