• Mixing up the medicine

    Open Forum     |      June 11, 2026

    New research suggests Australians are skipping doses, taking expired medication and going without groceries to afford medicines prescribed by their doctors because they aren’t covered by Labor’s landmark Cheaper Medicines policy.

  • Handle with care

    Open Forum     |      June 10, 2026

    Flinders University experts are warning that artificial intelligence must be carefully evaluated and governed before it is adopted widely in healthcare, saying rapid advances do not automatically translate into safe use for patients.

  • AI in the ER

    Ewen Harrison     |      May 12, 2026

    AI systems could help doctors think through a wide range of possible diagnoses when missing a serious condition is the main concern.

  • AI joins the fight against superbugs

    Open Forum     |      July 13, 2025

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

  • Now you’re talking

    Lachlan Gilbert     |      June 24, 2025

    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

    Open Forum     |      June 11, 2025

    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

    Open Forum     |      May 27, 2025

    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

    Grant Blashki     |      May 26, 2025

    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

    Open Forum     |      October 23, 2024

    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

    Open Forum     |      June 27, 2024

    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

    Open Forum     |      March 30, 2024

    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

    Michelle Lazarus     |      December 28, 2023

    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?