Funding unapproved copies would fundamentally change our system - it can't be allowed to happen

Health Minister Mark Butler is now considering funding a copy of a therapy, which the TGA has not and probably cannot lawfully consider, let alone approve.

AusBiotech is seeking mentors to guide and support up-and-coming startups as they navigate the commercialisation pipeline.

The industry must eschew its longstanding habit of treating policy engagement like a game of 'half-court tennis' in which it assumes the government shares its objectives in reform processes. You are not hitting the ball to yourself.

Many might forget that Medicines Australia secured a significant reform of comparator pricing in its 2017 agreement with the government.

Health Minister Mark Butler said, “The interim Australian Centre for Disease Control is leading this work – and is very focused on ensuring we are as prepared as possible for any potential case of H5N1 avian influenza.”

Democrat candidate Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a plan to dramatically expand the reforms implemented under the Inflation Reduction Act.

The TGA and South African Health Products Regulatory Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that aims to strengthen collaboration between the two health product regulators.

Dementia Australia says the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights the urgent reality of dementia, revealing it is set to become the nation’s leading cause of death.

Eli Lilly general manager Tori Brown said, “The report highlights a once in a generation opportunity to act on Alzheimer’s disease. It is good for patients, good for families and carers, good for health and aged care systems, and good for the economy."

“It’s important to acknowledge the size of the issue and enormity of the challenge. Approximately 880,000 Australians are now living with a severe and complex mental illness,” said Dirk Otto, the general manager of Boehringer Ingelheim Australia

New Zealand's Pharmac has announced that from 1 November, it will expand access to Merck's ERBITUX (cetuximab) for bowel cancer, bendamustine for blood cancer, and pemetrexed.

A recent heart screening program delivered by Shane Warne Legacy in partnership with Novartis, SiSu Health, and Wesfarmers has highlighted the critical role of accessible heart screening programs in improving health outcomes for those living in rural and regional areas of Australia.

The Australian researchers and industry leaders were recognised for discovering a GSK-commercialised drug that started its development at Melbourne-based company Cytopia.

Telix has announced that the TGA has approved the use of Illuccix to select patients for PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy.

Healthy Bones Australia is teaming up with an Olympian, doctors, politicians, and patients today to launch findings from a national burden of disease report.

Anyone wanting to understand how the proposed streamlined process for cost-minimised therapies could walk need only look to New Zealand.

The inaugural 'Wesfarmers Health: Australia's Health Index' reveals that the country's health debt remains significant following the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the leadup to World Arthritis Day, 11 health and allied peak bodies have aligned in a broad-based push to reduce critical delays in diagnosing the painful childhood illness Juvenile Arthritis, signing a consensus statement to be released at a National Stakeholder Forum in Parliament House today.

Is it a case of 'The Emperor's New Clothes'? Does the 19th-century folktale about the foolishness of failing to speak up for the truth and what is right provide a valuable lesson?