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Spotlight on Joint Replacements
Health Alerts article
The National Joint Replacement Registry is being expanded to include data collection on ankle, shoulder, wrist and spinal disc replacements.
About one in four hip and knee replacements fail and there… Read more
Older Australians Should Start Bone Mineral Density Testing
Health Alerts article
The expansion of the current Medicare item for Bone Mineral Density testing to allow people aged 70 years and over to have their bone density tested without the need for other medical… Read more
Hip Replacement Technologies New But Not Improved
Health Alerts article
The Australian Orthopaedic Association’s national conference has today heard that new types of artificial hips have a higher failure rate than previous technology.
Surgeons have been asked to consider abandoning the… Read more
Health Funds to Offer Refunds for Preventative Medicine
Health Alerts article
After years of complaints that they don’t offer value for money, Australia’s private health insurance funds are preparing to deliver some big changes to their members.
From April next year… Read more
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