Australian Health Journal

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Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Dementia New Content People in healthcare

Using human skin hair follicles to treat Alzheimer’s disease

By Australian Health Journal — 3 days ago

Professor Michael Valenzuela is a science opinion leader, innovator and creative thinker with a career-long commitment to the prevention and treatment of dementia.

Following that he completed graduate medicine and medical training at the Prince of Wales Hospital. In 2012, he established the Regenerative Neuroscience Group at the University of Sydney, and in 2017 became the university’s first Professor of Regenerative Medicine.

Professor Valenzuela’s group discovered a new cell type with potential for regenerative medicine, a rare neural precursor cell found deep within the human hair follicle. He is the main inventor on several related patents and is the Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Skin2Neuron – a biotech company developing the first neurorestorative cell therapy for Alzheimer’s disease based on this work.

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Bowel and Intestine Cancer Endoscopes Gastroenterology Liver Disease New Content New South Wales People in healthcare

Concerning increases in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and colorectal cancer

By Australian Health Journal — 6 days ago

Dr Kieran Longley is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist committed to providing comprehensive, patient-centred care across a broad spectrum of digestive and liver conditions. He completed his medical degree at the University of Tasmania before undertaking physician training at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney. Furthering his academic and clinical expertise, he obtained a Master of Science in Internal Medicine from the University of Edinburgh.

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General Practice Health Policy Leadership New Content People in healthcare Western Australia

Fulfilling clinical, academic & research goals in General Practice

By Australian Health Journal — 2 weeks ago

Dr Ramya Raman is a Specialist General Practitioner, medical educator, and health policy leader. Raised in Orange in Central West NSW, where she lived for over 15 years, she brings a deep, lived understanding of rural and community healthcare to her work.

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Diversity, inclusion and equity New Content Orthopaedic Surgeon People in healthcare Workforce growth

Supporting women in arthroplasty, surgery & orthopaedic oncology

By Australian Health Journal — 2 weeks ago

Associate Professor Claudia Di Bella is an academic orthopaedic surgeon based in Melbourne, specialising in orthopaedic oncology and complex joint reconstruction. Originally trained at the world-renowned Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli) in Bologna, Italy, she moved to Australia in 2010 and was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in 2013.

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Clinical Trials Funding and Operating Models Government Medical Research New Content Op-Ed Translation, Market Access, Reimbursement

Op-Ed: CGT and proposed RDTI changes creating uncertainty in life sciences

By Australian Health Journal — 2 weeks ago

Proposed Budget changes to the Research and Development Tax Incentive (RDTI) will disproportionally impact Australia’s biotech, medtech and health tech sector forcing more home-grown companies to consider moving overseas.

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Clinical Guidelines / Management Eye Health New Content Paediatric

HEALTH CARE BRIEF: Myopia progression in children

By Australian Health Journal — 2 weeks ago

Myopia progression in children – Incidence rates, prevalence, risks, symptoms and treatment options

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Accreditation New Content Standards Training and Career

New reimagined identity LifeSciences Australia repositions for sector

By Australian Health Journal — 3 weeks ago

In June 2026, ARCS Australia formally became LifeSciences Australia — a name chosen to reflect the role the organisation plays across Australia’s life sciences sector.

Over more than 40 years, ARCS has grown well beyond its origins as a training and education body for regulatory and clinical specialists. Today, the organisation supports professionals across the entire life sciences sector — from early research through regulation, development and commercialisation — through an expanding range of programs and initiatives.

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Heart Lived Experience New Content Women's Health

LIVED EXPERIENCE: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

By Australian Health Journal — 3 weeks ago

Jen O’Neill is a Social Work Program Manager and mother of two from the Central Coast, NSW.

At 36, she experienced her first spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) heart attack and has since survived two further SCADs before age 43.

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Clinical Guidelines / Management General Practice New Content Pelvic floor Women's Health

HEALTH CARE BRIEF: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

By Australian Health Journal — 4 weeks ago

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction – Lived experience, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options

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Digital Health Funding and Operating Models Government New Content Op-Ed Regulatory and Reimbursement

Funding roadblocks creating digital health inequity

By Australian Health Journal — 1 month ago

Helen Souris, CEO and Executive Director of Cardihab and Chair of the Digital Health Advisory Group at the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA), highlights the significant gap in cardiac rehabilitation access across Australia. Despite the proven benefits of cardiac rehabilitation in improving survival, quality of life, and reducing hospital admissions, around 80% of eligible patients do not receive this care, with access rates even lower in regional and rural communities.

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