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  • Personalising breast cancer treatment for better results Future breast cancer treatments are evolving towards targeted therapies individualised for each patient’s condition. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/personalising-breast-cancer-treatment-for-better-results
  • Ask Dr Google: Where should you go for health advice? Prescribed medication is an exact science so it’s important not to mix it with anything that affects how it works. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/treatments-and-procedures/ask-dr-google-health-advice-websites
  • The future of medicine: the flu and antibiotics Infection expert Dr Frank Bowden turns his microscope to the risk of a modern-day influenza pandemic and the fading effectiveness of antibiotics. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/the-future-of-medicine
  • Gene editing – the future of health? From faster, cheaper research to potential cures for cancer, new gene-editing techniques are dramatically changing what’s possible. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/gene-editing-the-future-of-health
  • How nanotechnology is revolutionising medicine To the naked eye, the little square of silicon looks smaller than a standard postage stamp and only slightly more interesting. The modest Nanopatch, designed in Australia, doesn’t look like something that might revolutionise our fight against infectious diseases. But it’s what you can’t see that matters in the field of nanotechnology. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/how-nanotechnology-is-revolutionising-medicine
  • How doctor–patient relationships are changing How online doctor services and telehealth advances are changing our relationship with our GPs in Australia. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/how-doctor-patient-relationships-are-changing
  • Are we too clean? How online doctor services and telehealth advances are changing our relationship with our GPs in Australia. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/are-we-too-clean
  • Is your body older than your actual age? From faster, cheaper research to potential cures for cancer, new gene-editing techniques are dramatically changing what’s possible. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/is-your-body-older-than-your-actual-age
  • The future of virtual reality in medicine It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: bionic eyes, lifelike ‘pregnant’ mannequins, technology where specialists can practise delicate microrobotic cell injections without any real cells involved... https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/VR-in-medicine
  • The tiny capsule changing our understanding of gut health Irritable bowel syndrome affects 1 in 5 Australians. A new technological pill may help provide the answers to its cause and guide treatment. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/common-conditions/gut-health-capsule