High school students and aged-care residents will link up to learn about online safety. University of the Sunshine Coast researchers and campus-based organisation iDcare, which supports victims of identity crime, launched the program in an effort to reduce online identity ...

A robot has been whizzing around Sydney, giving aged-care residents in northern NSW the chance to see the city’s sights from their own homes. Feros Care’s latest recruit, Wheel-I-Am, is an iPad on a miniature Segway base that allows for ...

Nurse, I have a problem. But first, let me take a selfie. The rise in use of medical selfies to relay health information to clinicians has grabbed the attention of medical photographer and Queensland University of Technology PhD researcher Kara Burns. Burns ...

New research published in the Journal of Physiotherapy has found that incorporating virtual reality into rehabilitation can have a significant effect on people who have had a stroke. The systematic review of data gathered from different trials revealed rehabilitation incorporating ...

Breakthroughs will be positive disruptions for healthcare, so the sector needs to pick up the pace of their development. By Ron Emerson When it comes to a vision for the future of healthcare, it’s clear that a change in the ...

Usability and utility have been described as the missing links in evaluation of healthcare information systems. Dr Ian McGrath, from RMIT University, presented the idea at the Worldwide Nursing Conference. McGrath said usability relates to how easy the system is to ...

Research shows governments must make it easier for patient organisations to provide effective consultation on new devices and systems. By Amie Larter and Dallas Bastian Shortfalls in the consultation between patient advocates and government on healthcare tech funding must be ...

A new eHealth platform is set to provide aged-care staff and residents with online medical updates and personalised information. Telstra Health has launched MyCareManager, developed in conjunction with community care specialists and Telstra Health subsidiary HealthConnex. The platform is expected to help carers ...