Primary health care in focus

The issue of 40,000 unnecessary admissions by elderly Australians to emergency departments will be discussed at the Primary Health Care Research Conference in Adelaide this week.

Looking to extend care at the pointy end

Extending on-site medical testing could lead to major health benefits for Australia’s rural and remote residents and also create substantial savings for the country’s health system.

Cracking the sea cucumber code

The export value of Australian Holothurians (better known as humble sea cucumbers) is rising after Flinders researchers start to unravel their nutritional and medicinal value.

Professors at the top of their game

Flinders biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds and Professor Jeffrey Fuller, Associate Dean of Research in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, have been acclaimed as leaders in their fields.