24-Apr-16 Australia's third largest private healthcare group, Healthe Care, officially became a member of Luye Medicals Group Pte Ltd (Luye Medical Group) after the acquisition from Australia's Archer Capital Fund was completed. Through this acquisition, Luye Medical has leapfrogged into the ranks of the largest international private medical groups in the region. [image: Luye Medical Group]

11-Apr-16 There’s been a steep rise in global obesity rates over the past four decades. The number of obese people has risen from 105 mn in 1975, to 641 mn. Globally 1 in 5 adults will be obese by 2025 and in Australia it will be 1 in 3. Australia needs to urgently increase spending on the prevention of chronic diseases resulting from obesity, according to experts. [image: The Blue Room Bupa]

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30-Mar-16 Hundreds of Australians implanted with a defective hip device will be eligible for a share of AUD250 mn in compensation following the conditional settlement of a long-running class action. It is estimated 1,700 Australians will be eligible to share in the settlement. The action was started in 2010 after a worldwide recall of the DePuy device. [image: DePuy]

31-Mar-16 Private health sector operators in Australia, including insurers and pharmacists, are pushing for bigger roles in patient care after the federal government unveiled plans to shake up care for Australians with chronic disease such as diabetes and arthritis. [image: Tim Boyle / Getty Images]