AI joins the fight against superbugs

For the first time, Australian scientists have used Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate a ready-to-use antibacterial protein.

Now you’re talking

A multilingual chatbot could lead to better triage assessments at hospitals in multicultural areas and better outcomes for linguistically diverse patients across Australia.

Procan can

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to show how they can analyse large amount of cancer samples, to match treatments to patients, with the aim of improving outcomes.

AI insights into genetic disease

AI powered protein models combined with genome sequencing technology could help scientists better diagnose and treat genetic diseases, according to new research from The Australian National University

Thank you, modern medicine

Modern medicine often gets a bad rap, with people preferring to complain about its cost or bureaucracy, or put their faith in unproven ‘alternative’ treatments, but we should all take a moment to appreciate the massive contribution it has made to improving – and extending – our lives.

Have a new kidney – thanks to AI

A new artificial intelligence tool developed by an international team renal doctors internationally will help predict and potentially improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients.

Fighting disease with AI

Fully automated diagnostic techniques, including liquid handling robots, are poised to improve the lives of millions of people living with inflammatory diseases around the world.

Australia could lead the world in surgical AI

Australia and New Zealand could become international leaders in the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) in surgery, but first there needs to be guidelines in place to safeguard patients, according to University of Adelaide experts.

AI at the bedside

Artificial Intelligence has already begun to transform healthcare, but can machine learning ever replace a doctor’s gut instincts about a real, live human patient?

First, do no harm

A prominent Monash academic argues that the medical system remains rife with overtreatment, overdiagnosis, and the medicalisation of normal conditions.

Quacks, cures and curiousities

Throughout human history, various methods have been used to determine the health of an individual and cure them of ills, and even the invention of modern evidence based medicine hasn’t affected the popularity of some ‘alternative’ treatments.

It’s time to modernise the National Medicines Policy

Australia’s 20-year-old National Medicines Policy has fallen behind a range of modern developments in healthcare and the time has come for a review.