Telstra-backed haptic medical robots transmit doctors' touch from city to country
Professor Glenn Guest demonstrates the new remote ultrasound technology that can diagnose patients from up to 1000 kilometres away. Photo: Jesse Marlow Robots are on the verge of bridging the gap between the city-based doctors and regional patients.Robots with a sense of touch, known as haptically enabled, developed by Deakin University's Institute for Intelligent Systems Research (IISRI), with funding and technical support from Telstra, could bring ultrasoun..>> view originalRyder will lead Coast walk to fight infant death
This Sunday, Nine-year-old Childhood Heart Disease (CHD) survivor Ryder Worth will lead HeartKid Queensland's annual Two Feet and a Heartbeat charity walk. Ryder is the official 2016 Sunshine Coast ambassador for the event which will held at Buhk Family Park. Ryder was five days old when he was emergency air lifted to a Brisbane Hospital from Cairns, where he spent the first few months of his life undergoing numerous heart operations. He was born with a number of heart defects includi..>> view originalBedford Group awarded contract to pack, deliver medical equipment to new Royal Adelaide Hospital
Bedford Group awarded contract to pack, deliver medical equipment to new Royal Adelaide Hospital Posted May 20, 2016 16:29:09 About 60 jobs will be created for people with a disability through a new contract between services provider Bedford Group and SA Health.The work will involve packing and delivering sterile medical equipment for the new Royal Adelaide Hospital.Bedford Group chief executive officer Sally Powell said it was an exciting project for the organisation..>> view originalContaminated Children's Panadol recalled
Contaminated batches of Children's Panadol are being pulled from pharmacy shelves due to concerns the medicine could cause an allergic reaction. Three batches of flavoured Children's Panadol, suited for children ages 5-12 years, have been recalled due to traces of invisible minerals and fibres. The recalled batches could be less effective at treating illness and present a very low risk of allergic reaction. Parents are being urged not to use the contaminated bottles, and to return them to the..>> view originalThree more confirmed cases of measles in Tasmania
Three more confirmed cases of measles in Tasmania Updated May 20, 2016 18:50:04 Tasmanian health authorities have confirmed three more cases of measles, with those involved having been exposed to the illness in the emergency department at Launceston General Hospital.A passenger travelling from Bangkok to Launceston contracted the highly infectious disease last week. Australian Medical Association state president Tim Greenaway said since then three other adults had caug..>> view originalOshin Kiszko verdict: Parents of chemo-treated children share experiences
The 'best interests' of a child with an aggressive cancer are a fraught concept, show accounts from parents and doctors in Perth and beyond. The West Australian Family Court on Friday made a state-first ruling that Perth six-year-old Oshin Kiszko not be forced to undergo radiation therapy to treat his medulloblastoma brain tumour - as per his parents' wishes. Parents distraught over son's forced chemo The parents of Oshin Kiszko, a six-year-old Perth boy with brain cancer, voice th..>> view originalSmoke expected over Sydney again
Prostitutes & Non-Prescription Viagra Causing A Spike in STDs Among Elderly Black Men
“Non-prescription Viagra, commonly known as a male-enhancement drug for the elderly, has infiltrated the bedrooms of today's black men (young and old).” May 19, 16 by Cory Alexander Haywood Leave a comment. Share0 Share0 Tweet0 Share0 Share0. 0.>> view originalDo our genes 'remember' pain? Scientists suspect they might
Do our genes ‘remember’ pain? Photo: Getty You pulled a muscle in your back carrying groceries, took a shot to the shin in flag football or suffer from fibromyalgia. But it's months later, and the lower back still aches, the leg still throbs, the body remains tender to the slightest insult. Welcome to the club of chronic pain.Scientists have long thought that an overly sensitive nervous system is the culprit behind chronic pain. But how and why does it stay ..>> view originalSex Roulette Kills: HIV Rampant in Wild Game
Sex roulette parties are on the rise, where guests engage in huge orgies with the knowledge that one of the participants secretly has HIV. These risky group sex parties were invented by rich people in Serbia and are primarily attended by gay men and ...>> view original
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