Medical wards at The Prince Charles Hospital in Queensland have trialled a potential world-first electronic tool for assessing causes of delirium. Developed by geriatrician Dr Eamonn Eeles, the tool utilises a series of yes/no questions, smart design features and conventional algorithms to identify potential causes such as infection, organ dysfunction or drugs, aiming to improve the current underdiagnosis of delirium and decrease associated mortality risk.

Warning issued over ‘fast flux’ techniques used to obscure malicious signals on compromised networks
Law enforcement agencies have warned that organizations face a common network vulnerability that allows hackers to dodge detection and distribute malicious software indiscriminately. Referred to