Valeant's armour turns to plastic
The pharma group may be humbled and vulnerable, but it is not dead.
SA premier slams Canberra's health premium increase "gross hypocrisy"
State premiers have labelled as "gross hypocrisy" the federal government's approval of a 5.6 per cent increase in private health insurance premiums compared to an offer of just 2.5 per cent increased funding for the states to fund public hospitals.
Health spending blowout? Nothing to see here, say providers
Healthcare professionals are famously resistant to the notion that they should be doing more to help the government slow the rate of increase in spending.
Ramsay Health Care pulls out of China JV
Private hospital giant Ramsay Health Care has pulled out of a joint venture play with Chinese company Jinxin in the city of Chengdu.
Smart prostate cancer treatment saves intimate functions
A smarter form of radiation treatment for prostate cancer will be given to an Australian patient for the first time on Wednesday this week
HealthKit raises $1.6 million for expansion plans
HealthKit, a digital platform for medical practitioners and patients, has closed a $1.6 million funding round, as it prepares to expand offs...
Faulding taps Chinese vitamin boom
The Faulding brand is averaging revenue growth of about 25 per cent as it cashes in on Chinese demand for infant formula, vitamins and super...
Morgans books investors for Volpara Health float
New Zealand-based Volpara Health Technologies will meet fund managers this week ahead of a run at the ASX-boards.
Medical schools choose wrong students to be doctors
Students who are all-rounders at school, good at both the sciences and the humanities, make better doctors.
Sonic well-blooded offshore
While many companies fail overseas Sonic Healthcare has quietly built up a giant global pathology business. But the risk of health funding c...
