Articles tagged health research (9)
Calling all GPs: $250,000 digital health grant
Medibank and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) have joined together to launch a $250,000 grant to fund research into digital health in primary care.
Supporting Australian health research
Today we have released the Health Research at Medibank 2022 report, highlighting our support of vital work across the Australian health research sector.
Eat your vegetables
A new report from the Fruit and Vegetable Consortium, partnered by Medibank, found that eating behaviours of Australians worsened during the pandemic and calls for a national behaviour change strategy to lift vegetable consumption.
Research key to our world-class health system
One positive outcome of the COVID pandemic is an exponential increase in recognition and appreciation for our nation’s researchers and scientists.
Health research at Medibank: Simple physical activity can have a ripple effect for osteoarthritis
New research from the University of Tasmania, sponsored by Medibank, found better health outcomes could be achieved for Australians with knee osteoarthritis through simple, cost-effective measures rather than invasive and sometimes debilitating surgery.
Swinburne and Medibank extend first-of-its-kind partnership
Swinburne and Medibank have renewed their three-year partnership to continue providing an integrated health services offering to the Swinburne community.
Connection, community and care: addressing loneliness could prevent other health issues
Medibank is working on a long-term approach to help address one of Australia’s growing but least understood health concerns – loneliness. A new report, sponsored by our Better Health Foundation, calls for a national plan of action to address the challenge.
Health Research at Medibank: Recording patient COVID-19 screenings – every patient, every time
COVID-19 again highlighted the importance of healthcare workers in Australia, and pre-surgery patient screenings helped to protect them. We supported a new College of Anaesthetists study to improve confidence in the screening process for hospital workers.
Health Research at Medibank: Linking GPs to the latest treatment info for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of chronic pain, disability & lost productivity in Australia. Although there is no cure, there are effective non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis. So why aren’t more people getting the treatment they need?