Patients
Health & Medicine
Closing the NET on rare cancers
Patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) can access cutting-edge treatments and research technology thanks to a new partnership between doctors and scientists
Health & Medicine
Keeping rural Australians out of hospital
Accessing health care in rural Australia is challenging, but without it, patients can end up in hospital for preventable reasons
Health & Medicine
Using AI to predict hospital costs in real time
Hospitals only know how much a patient costs once they’ve gone home, making it difficult to plan spending efficiently, but predictive algorithms can estimate costs soon after diagnosis
Health & Medicine
Triaging the terminally ill
The concept of triage in emergency medicine has been around for centuries, but now researchers have developed a new tool to help triage those patients needing palliative care
Health & Medicine
Improving cancer care through good communication
A new study highlights effective ways to improve care for people living with cancer by working on the communication between physicians and their patients
Health & Medicine
Book extract
A trade in desperation: The rise of stem cell tourism
Book extract: As medicine and health care around the world undergo major changes, a new book “Stem Cell Tourism and the Political Economy of Hope” looks at the rise of people travelling in the hope of a cure