Neurology
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Python parasite found in woman's brain in world first AAP - 29-08-2023
Doctors have pulled a live and wriggling eight-centimetre parasite from an Australian woman's brain after she caught it from a carpet python in an apparent world first.
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The physio's role in spotting and treating concussion Nicole Madigan - 14-08-2023
Physiotherapists are playing an increasingly important role in the education, detection and management of concussion, as well as developing policy and practice guidelines.
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Physiotherapy for brain conditions Nicole Madigan - 14-06-2023
Once considered a treatment for the body, physiotherapy is now being considered brain therapy, as an increasing number of health professionals understand the importance of
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Physiotherapy for brain conditions Nicole Madigan - 14-06-2023
Once considered a treatment for the body, physiotherapy is now being considered brain therapy, as an increasing number of health professionals understand the importance of
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Dr Charlie Teo faces disciplinary health care hearing AAP - 13-02-2023
High-profile Sydney brain surgeon Charlie Teo is facing a five-day disciplinary hearing before the Health Care Complaints Commission, after allegations of operating without
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How ultrasound could treat Alzheimer's AAP - 14-12-2022
Ultrasound treatments could be the key to restoring memory function for people with Alzheimer's disease, researchers say. A decade of research at the University
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Australians urged to check blood pressure AAP - 01-05-2022
More than one in five Australians are living with uncontrolled high blood pressure and many don't even realise it. But with hypertension often leading to
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Stroke study probes gender disparity AAP - 25-04-2022
Stroke is Australia's third most common cause of death, with 55,000 people likely to suffer one each year. While the risk between the ages of 45 and 85
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Web program improves life after stroke AAP - 20-04-2022
Stroke survivors who participated in an online, interactive program suggesting healthy lifestyle options are showing improved health outcomes. Researchers found
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Knocks leave NRL star with dementia AAP - 27-03-2022
A few knocks to the head is considered par for the course if you're a professional rugby league player. Former Newcastle Knights winger James McManus figures
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Seventh NSW case of Japanese encephalitis AAP - 17-03-2022
A woman has become the seventh person to be diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in NSW. The woman in her 40s is from the Berrigan area in the Riverina region,
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More Japanese encephalitis detected in Vic AAP - 16-03-2022
Japanese encephalitis has been detected at four more Victorian piggeries. Agriculture Victoria on Tuesday confirmed the mosquito-borne virus had been detected
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Sixth case of Japanese encephalitis in NSW AAP - 15-03-2022
A sixth person has been diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in NSW. The confirmed case is a man in his 60s from the Balranald area in the Riverina region,
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More Japanese encephalitis in NSW, Vic AAP - 13-03-2022
A man in his 60s has contracted Japanese encephalitis in NSW, while Victorian authorities are reporting two suspected cases. NSW Health says the man was treated
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Encephalitis confirmed in NSW man's death AAP - 10-03-2022
A NSW man who died last month had Japanese Encephalitis, the mosquito-spread virus recently detected in the state for the first time. NSW Health announced on
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Discrim ups LGBTIQ dementia challenges AAP - 25-02-2022
Those in the LGBTIQ+ community who are living with dementia may experience greater challenges because of the discrimination they faced in their early years.
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Environmental link strong in Alzheimer's AAP - 26-12-2021
Knowing about abnormally configured proteins called amyloid plaques that gather in the spaces between nerve cells and how they come to aggregate there, probably isn't
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Life after stroke: Chad's journey to independence HealthTimes - 07-07-2021
When Chad Bridgman was 11 years old, he was struck down by a mystery bug which caused him to suffer a stroke and paralysed him on one side of his body. It took
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A national MND training program is being launched AAP - 21-06-2021
A bespoke national training program for carers of people who live with Motor
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A new drug for concussion brain injury AAP - 07-06-2021
South Australian researchers say a new drug has been identified that can help stop athletes from developing dementia after repeated head injuries.
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