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Public prostate cancer patients told treatment provided by public hospitals no longer available
1 October 2025 - Men with aggressive prostate cancer who were being treated with a groundbreaking drug have been told ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Sep 2025
Australia’s progress in genomic medicine too slow, says international health chief
27 September 2025 - An international genomics chief says Australia is slipping behind the rest of the world in genomic medicine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2025
Bupa takes first steps into world of genomics
24 September 2025 - Genomics is touted as an important feature of the medicine of tomorrow. Now, one health fund is ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Aug 2025
‘National disgrace’: why Australia is still waiting for proton therapy
15 August 2025 - Teddy Marchmont had to go to Florida, and find $360,000, for the best treatment for his brain ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Jul 2025
MSAC publishes agenda for November 2025 MSAC meeting
30 July 2025 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Mar 2025
We stand to lose billions in blockbuster drug patent challenge
27 February 2025 - One of the reasons rare earths brought Presidents Trump and Zelinsky together is the looming boom ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Feb 2025
Value for private health insurance
26 February 2025 - The Australian Government has ensured Australians get value for money from their private health insurance. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Feb 2025
We could be paying too much for knee and hip replacements
18 February 2025 - As more baby boomers have their joints replaced and the population struggles with obesity, we need to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Feb 2025
Bupa and Healthscope end battle over hospital payments, meaning no gap fees for stays
31 January 2025 - Millions of Bupa customers will avoid incurring gap fees for stays at Healthscope hospitals after the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jan 2025
Peter’s prostate cancer diagnosis came as a shock. Now, he wants to protect his kids.
14 January 2025 - Peter had no symptoms when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now, he’d like to see an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Dec 2024
Labor leaves genetics loophole for life insurers
21 December 2024 - One of the last barriers to widespread genetic testing — discrimination against obtaining life insurance — ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Dec 2024
MSAC publishes agenda for April 2025 MSAC meeting
27 November 2024 - - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Nov 2024
Insurer greed to inflict more financial pain on patients
22 November 2024 - Following Bupa and the Australian Health Services Alliance (AHSA)’s refusal to acknowledge the viability crisis impacting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2024
Establishing Genomics Australia
15 November 2024 - The Albanese Government is establishing a new national body to provide leadership, coordination and expertise so ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Nov 2024
Different models, same results: considerations when choosing between approaches to model cost effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy versus standard of care
7 September 2024 - Chimeric antigen-receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T) is characterised by early phase data at the time of registration, high ...