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Perth's quarantine hotels are deemed "high-risk" for ventilation issues
Last Updated: 23-04-2021
Three of Perth's quarantine hotels are deemed "high-risk" for ventilation issues but only one will be closed after becoming the source of a COVID-19 outbreak. A COVID-19 outbreak in a Perth quarantine hotel has spread to Melbourne as Read More...
Queensland advises parents as RSV virus spikes
Last Updated: 22-04-2021
An increase in cases of a highly infectious virus in children under 10 has prompted Queensland Health to issue advice for parents. A four-fold increase in cases of a highly infectious virus has prompted a warning to families with young children by Read More...
Victoria will study long COVID effects
Last Updated: 22-04-2021
The Victorian government is contributing $2.3 million to a study looking at "long COVID" effects and potential links between the disease and unborn babies. Research into the long-term effects of coronavirus and potential links between th Read More...
Australian women to benefit from national standard to reduce perineal trauma at birth
Date of Posting: 22-04-2021
In a momentous leap forward for women’s health in Australia, a new national standard of care released today will reduce the risk of women experiencing a serious tear of the perineum at childbirth. Until recently, perineal tears were a taboo Read More...
When it's your turn to be vaccinated, get vaccinated
Date of Posting: 22-04-2021
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging patients to get their COVID-19 vaccinations once they are eligible. It comes following the recalibration of the vaccine rollout – with health authorities recommending pe Read More...
NZ government pledged radical changes to its health system
Last Updated: 21-04-2021
The New Zealand government has pledged once-in-a-generation reforms to its health system. The New Zealand government has pledged radical changes to its health system, centralising control in a bid to improve care.[subscribe] Jacinda Ardern' Read More...
Health Minister Hunt defended disability care residents waiting for jabs
Last Updated: 21-04-2021
Health officials have promised to ramp up coronavirus jabs in disability care after revealing only a fraction have been administered in the high-priority group. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the delayed coronavirus vaccine rollout Read More...
Australian researchers found a way how to mend a broken heart
Last Updated: 20-04-2021
Australian researchers say they're the first in the world to find a way to prevent and reverse damage caused by broken-heart syndrome. Australian researchers say they've figured out a conundrum that's been a mystery since the dawn of t Read More...
Pregnant women will be screened to cut premature births in South Australia
Last Updated: 20-04-2021
A new screening program is being introduced in South Australia in a bid to reduce the number of premature births. Pregnant women in South Australia will be screened for omega-3 levels in a bid to reduce the number of premature births.[subscribe] Read More...
Calls to consider e-cigarettes a first line therapy for smoking cessation
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research. Lead author Dr Gary Chan from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Us Read More...
Is dry needling therapy dangerous?
Last Updated: 19-04-2021
Is dry needling therapy dangerous? This is an important question given the rising popularity of Dry Needling training for Manual Therapists and the demand by patients for this relatively new and invasive technique, aimed at treating pain arising from Read More...
Home care provides a career opportunity like no other
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
The need for home care in Australia is growing faster than ever before, as more seniors choose to age in their own homes. To meet this demand, the government’s most recent budget provided $1.6 million to fund 23,000 additional home care pack Read More...
Prime Minister Morrison wary on foreign travel beyond NZ bubble
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison hopes to set a pathway for future international travel when the national cabinet meets, but he is in no rush to open borders. Two-way travel between Australia and New Zealand begins from Sunday night and one of the ta Read More...
Victorians aged over 70 can walk in for vaccine
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
People aged over 70 will be able to get vaccinated at Victorian vaccine hubs without an appointment from Wednesday as the state ramps up its rollout. Victorians aged over 70 will be able to show up to a vaccine centre and get jabbed without an app Read More...
NT people have been warned of mosquito rare disease
Last Updated: 16-04-2021
Northern Territory health officials have warned people to protect themselves from insect bites after two rare mosquito-borne viruses were detected. Northern Territorians have been urged to protect themselves from mosquito bites after two rare and Read More...
Australian scientist behind a potential treatment for coronavirus
Last Updated: 16-04-2021
Former Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer says a new drug holds great promise for the treatment of coronavirus patients. The world should know in about a year if it has a new drug to help ward off coronavirus deaths.[subscribe] Former Read More...
Cocaine-induced deaths double in Australia
Date of Posting: 15-04-2021
More than five people a day lost their lives to drugs in Australia in 2019, new research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows. The number of drug-induced deaths involving cocaine has more than doubled since 2016 (86 compared to Read More...
Eating wild mushrooms not worth the risk
Date of Posting: 15-04-2021
With recent rain creating ideal conditions for mushrooms to pop up in the wild, health authorities are advising against the foraging trend, warning that eating wild fungi can be fatal. "We strongly advise against foraging for mushrooms and en Read More...
New emergency nursing care model to be rolled out nationally
Date of Posting: 14-04-2021
A new model of care to support emergency nurses has proven successful in the Illawarra and will now be rolled out across 30 hospitals nationally. Wollongong Hospital ED nurse and internationally renowned trauma nursing researcher, Professor Kate C Read More...
WA woman stable after vaccine blood clot
Date of Posting: 14-04-2021
A West Australian woman who suffered a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is recovering well after a period in intensive care. The woman in her 40s presented at the emergency department of a regional WA hospital about Read More...
COVID death toll carries stark age warning
Date of Posting: 14-04-2021
Australia has recorded its 910th coronavirus death with all bar five involving people aged 50 and over. The head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration says the age profile of the dead demonstrates how vital it is for older Australians to get vac Read More...
Web-delivered exercise and tailored text messages improve knee arthritis therapy
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
A new online program enhanced by text messages to help people with knee osteoarthritis exercise has been found to improve knee pain, physical function and quality of life, new research reveals. The University of Melbourne-led study developed and t Read More...
Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
An international research team led by Monash University has uncovered a new technique that could speed up recovery from bone replacements by altering the shape and nucleus of individual stem cells. The research collaboration involving Monash Unive Read More...
The clear message on promoting body positivity
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Psychology PhD scholar Joanne Rathbone h Read More...
Parents speak out after surgery delay
Last Updated: 13-04-2021
A young girl's appendix ruptured as she waited for hours in a crowded hospital emergency department in Adelaide, prompting an official investigation and an apology from the South Australian premier. Annabelle and David Oates took their seven-y Read More...
No targets, just 'getting on with it' PM says
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
Scott Morrison has taken to Facebook to reassure Australians the government's COVID-19 vaccination program is safe and rolling out in a timeframe comparable to other countries. The prime minister launched the video message as the government fa Read More...
Chemical found in Vitamin E possible cancer drug
Date of Posting: 12-04-2021
An Australian biotech company has developed a new way of dispensing a chemical found in Vitamin E, which could treat pancreatic cancer and fatty liver disease. An Australian biotech entrepreneur has developed a new way of dispensing powerful chemi Read More...
No calendar target for vaccine rollout
Date of Posting: 12-04-2021
There is no longer any timeframe for the rollout of Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program. More than 1.1 million doses have been administered, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to set a target for the remainder.[subscribe] &q Read More...
Full overseas travel years away as per Deloitte Access Economics
Date of Posting: 12-04-2021
A new report has warned that international travel for Australians is likely to remain restrictive until 2024. Deloitte Access Economics' quarterly business outlook - printed prior to the Morrison government's vaccination program being thro Read More...
AstraZeneca jab advice changes in Australia
Last Updated: 09-04-2021
The Australian government has updated advice on the rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after confirming a link between the jab and rare blood clots. NEW ASTRAZENECA RECOMMENDATIONS[subscribe] * The use of the Pfizer vaccine is preferre Read More...
New report proves physiotherapy offers both health and economic benefits to Australians
Date of Posting: 09-04-2021
Olympian Jessica Trengove has launched a ground-breaking new report, that provides irrefutable evidence of both the cost effectiveness and enhanced quality of life, delivered by physiotherapy interventions. The Value of Physiotherapy, released by Read More...
Integrating a patient's perspective into their cancer care: the final frontier
Date of Posting: 09-04-2021
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may be the key to finally putting patients at the core of personalised cancer care delivery, say Australian experts. Published in an MJA article, the authors wrote that patient-reported outcomes, which include pati Read More...
AstraZeneca Jabs for under-50s cancelled by WA
Date of Posting: 09-04-2021
The West Australian government has banned residents under the age of 50 from getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The decision comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison late on Thursday received recommendations from the Australian Technical A Read More...
Death of QLD woman not caused by vaccine
Last Updated: 08-04-2021
An elderly woman with pre-existing medical conditions has died hours after receiving her COVID-19 vaccine in a Queensland aged care home. It is understood the 82-year-old received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Springwood Yurana Aged Care Fac Read More...
Victoria hotel quarantine 3.0 tested by travellers
Date of Posting: 08-04-2021
Victoria's much-maligned hotel quarantine program has resumed, with international flights to touch down in the state for the first time in almost two months. Some 106 returned travellers will arrive at Melbourne airport from 4.30am on Thursday Read More...
Blocking of 3.1M AztraZeneca shots for Australia denied by EU
Date of Posting: 07-04-2021
The European Union has denied blocking shipments of 3.1 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from going to Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blamed vaccine supply issues for the failure to meet his government's jab ta Read More...
CSIRO says that Aussies overindulge in junk food
Date of Posting: 07-04-2021
Nearly four in five Australians overindulge in junk food every day, according to research by the CSIRO. The national agency wants people to change their approach to eating "discretionary items" and has released a free online junk food an Read More...
New requirements to protect senior Australians
Date of Posting: 06-04-2021
New requirements starting today for aged care providers will better protect older Australians. Launched today, The Morrison Government has invested $67.2 million to implement the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which offers greater securit Read More...
A new way to prevent childhood obesity
Date of Posting: 06-04-2021
For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age. Researchers from The University of Queensland have developed and validated the i-PATHWAY model Read More...
Cracking the 'code' to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury
Date of Posting: 06-04-2021
Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according to University of Queensland researchers. Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from UQ&rs Read More...
