ASX Quarterly Health Wrap: Lumos lands US$317m deal as ReNerve and Vitrafy hit key milestones

Lumos is off to a strong start for FY26, inking a lucrative distribution deal for FebriDx during Q1. Pic: Getty Images Lumos inks US distribution deal valued up to US$317 million in Q1 FY26 for its point-of-care test FebriDx to distinguish between...

Racing legend Marcos Ambrose opens up on the fight for his life after 'terminal' cancer diagnosis

Australia's most decorated Australian motorsport champion Marcos Ambrose has revealed his secret two-year fight with what doctors first diagnosed as terminal bowel cancer. The former V8 Supercars and NASCAR driver, 48, said his ordeal began...

Euphoria Retreat – a wellness haven for travellers

Euphoria Retreat, nestled in the mythical Peloponnese, is a wellness haven for travellers seeking transformation beyond the turquoise postcard scenes of the Greek Islands. Greece has always pulled Australians with the force of myth. From the cafés...

Movers & Shakers: Australia’s first female national security chief

Mr Shearer goes to Japan, NZ boots visiting justice, cyber ambassador appointed, infrastructure leaders join NZ agencies. Senior Executive Service Band 2 Brian Schumacher has been promoted to first assistant secretary for digital transformation...

'Can spread easily': Fears deadly bird flu has reached Australian territory

Scientists have detected signs the deadly H5 bird flu strain may have reached one of Australia's sub-Antarctic islands, raising fears it could spread to Australia, with the agriculture minister saying the country is "as prepared as we can be" for...

Playgrounds launched at four schools to promote child health

The Tonga Health Promotion Foundation (Tonga Health) has officially handed over four new playgrounds to schools in Tongatapu to promote active living and fight non-communicable diseases. The playgrounds, funded by the Australian government, were...

Soul Origin launches first-ever drive-thru in Victoria, serving fresh and healthy food on-the-go

If you’re tired of limited on-the-go options and crave a healthier lunchtime snack, you’re in luck. Australia’s favourite fresh food brand, Soul Origin, has just launched their first-ever drive-thru, located in Epping, Victoria. Offering the same...

'Hell of a lot of stress': A-League mental health concerns revealed

A-League footballers are struggling with their mental health, substance abuse and job security, according to a report from Professional Footballers Australia (PFA). The report shows 66 per cent of female players and 43 per cent of male players...

‘It’s unconscionable to leave these patients behind’: GPs urgently call on the Victorian Government to save vital health services

Royal Australian College of GPs GPs are stepping up calls to save cohealth clinics, several of which are set to close their doors for good, leaving some of Melbourne’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged patients out in the cold. This afternoon,...

ASX quarterly health wrap

Lumos inks US distribution deal valued up to US$317 million in Q1 FY26 for its point-of-care test FebriDx to distinguish between bacterial and non-bacterial respiratory infections ReNerve's launches its EmpliQ human tissue product range in Q1 FY26...

Awqaf Abu Dhabi Explores Global Best Practices in Endowment Management During Australia Mission

Abu Dhabi, UAE; October, 2025: The Endowments and Minors’ Funds Authority (Awqaf Abu Dhabi) has successfully concluded a high-level mission to Australia, advancing its mandate to reshape endowment management through innovative, future-focused...

BCNU advocating for solutions to Surrey’s health-care staffing issues

A Surrey ICU nurse and representative for the BC Nurses’ Union lobbied mayor and council on Monday (Oct. 20) to help address the “severe nurse staffing shortage” in Surrey. Gurmeet Mann is a nurse in the ICU at Surrey Memorial Hospital who worked...

Elena was a fit and healthy 20-year-old — then she had a stroke

Shortly after her 20th birthday, Elena Lampropoulos was on her phone in her bedroom in south-west Sydney — and when she got up, she collapsed. She put it down to clumsiness, but when she looked at her right arm, it was lifeless. "I looked at my...

The Australians dying young at the edge of the system

(Unsplash/Kylie De Guia) More Australians are dying while facing homelessness – and they’re dying younger, often in their 30s to early 50s, according to new data. Source: SBS News. Some 14,000 people accessing specialist homelessness services –...

Over 3000 new HIV cases expected in 2025: Expert warns Fiji facing health crisis

Fiji is facing an alarming surge in HIV/AIDS cases, with health experts warning that the country’s fragile health system is unprepared to deal with what is rapidly becoming a national crisis. Dr Jalal Mohammed, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of...

New and vital research findings about global health financing

BY Ian Anderson Four important reports were published in July that shed new light on trends in international development assistance for health (DAH) — bilateral and multilateral aid financing specifically to the health sectors of developing...

“My fingers were not moving…eyes started to get watery”: Tilak reveals health scare during 2022 India A game after debut IPL

New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Indian batter Tilak Varma revealed his unseen, unheard health battle following his debut Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that he had to face hospitalisation because of it, and he used to pray to god to keep...

Andhra IT Minister eye tech, tourism, health partnerships in Australia tour

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh concluded his fifth day in Australia by advancing collaborations in technology, tourism, healthcare, and skill development, TDP said on Thursday. The IT Minister invited Bupa company to establish a Global...

Australia’s only shrew declared extinct: Christmas Island’s unique mammal lost forever

Australia has lost another native mammal, the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List on 10 October 2025. Once found throughout the rainforests...

Australia’s surprise unemployment spike suggests an economy not overheating but in need of stimulus | Greg Jericho

You didn’t vote for it, you weren’t even asked, but it was decided three years ago – mostly by those running the Reserve Bank – that Australia needed an extra 150,000 or so people to be unemployed. Back in 2022 Australia’s unemployment was 3.5%;...