Lack of funds hits digital health options for arthritis sufferers
Written by Sam Varghese
The Australian Physiotherapy Association says a lack of funds is preventing arthritis sufferers in the country — whose treatment costs $23.9 billion every year —… 
Researchers at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation's Australian Synchrotron have developed a new application of an advanced imaging technique to improve the detection… 
South Australia’s successful medical tech pipeline program is going national, with the establishment of a sister organisation in Victoria planned for next year. 
Researchers at Western Australia's Edith Cowan University have discovered a way to modify an iron-based alloy in such a way as to produce a new… Adelaide Uni scientists develop program to spot breast cancer
Written by Sam Varghese
A fully-automated program to analyse medical images with the aim of detecting breast tumours is being developed by researchers from the University of Adelaide's Australian… 
Dr Alan Finkel will continue as Australia's Chief Scientist for a further two years, until the end of 2020, the Federal Government announced on Wednesday. 
A bio-optics diagnostic device that can reveal blood clot formation and help identify people who risk suffering a stroke or a heart attack has been… New partnership looks to accelerate therapeutic tech improvements
Written by Peter Dinham
The first placements of PhDs, including women graduates, with business and industry have commenced under a partnership between the Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute’s APR.Intern program… 
The CSIRO has succeeded in bringing about a significant reduction in the population of a species of mosquito that spreads diseases like dengue and Zika… 
The University of Waterloo is developing a way to monitor their blood sugar without drawing blood. 
