Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the world of medicine with a live local newsfeed from Australian Associated Press.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Almost 400 'waiting years' for surgery Almost 400 Queenslanders have been waiting for more than five years for elective surgery, Opposition Health spokesman Mark McArdle says.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Antibiotic resistant superbug detected A superbug bacterium resistant to antibiotics has been detected at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH), NSW Health says.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Medicare crackdown puts privacy at risk Doctors say a plan to crack down on supposed Medicare fraud will expose private information about their patients to government officials.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Health staff suspended for dumping baby Two health care workers have been suspended and an investigation launched after a newborn baby was left with a stranger at an airport on Christmas Eve.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Brain pacemaker 'helps' Parkinson's Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved more than those who took only medicine, according to tests.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Woman dies from bird flu in Beijing A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government has reported.
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- Jan 7, 2009
- Organ donor rates climbing: figures Organ donor rates have climbed to their highest level since transplant operations began in Australia 40 years ago, official figures show.
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- Jan 6, 2009
- Cholera kills 1,732 in Zimbabwe: WHO At least 1,732 people have died in Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic and the number of cases diagnosed rose to 34,306, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday.
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- Jan 6, 2009
- Fear drives growth in caesareans: expert Overblown fears about childbirth are a driver of Australia's rising rate of caesarean sections, says a midwifery expert.
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- Jan 6, 2009
- Sunlight can help children avoid myopia Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers say.
