Gender bias in medicine and medical research is still putting women's health at risk

Date of Posting: 09-03-2021

International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements and raises awareness of the continuing mission towards gender equality. So it’s a good time to be reminded we still need to correct decades — centuries even &md Read More...

To stretch or not to stretch before exercise: What you need to know about warm-ups

Date of Posting: 09-03-2021

Over the past 20 years, static muscle stretching has gotten a bad rap. Once considered an essential part of any sport or exercise warm-up, static stretching has now been removed from the picture almost entirely.   This move followed ext Read More...

Antidepressants 'ineffective' for low back pain treatment

Date of Posting: 09-03-2021

A new systematic review led by UNSW Sydney has found that treating low back pain with antidepressant medicines provides no important benefits and has the potential to cause harm. Low back pain affects millions of Australians each year and is respo Read More...

Outrunning dementia with physical activity

Date of Posting: 09-03-2021

Regular exercise can improve brain function and may protect against dementia in middle-aged and older adults, with women benefitting almost twice as much as men, according to University of Queensland research. The study used longitudinal data to i Read More...

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Date of Posting: 09-03-2021

LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * Australia has enjoyed another day without a locally acquired COVID-19 case as doctors prepare to administer millions of vaccinations.[subscribe] * General practitioners will be part of the rollout from March 22, Read More...

NSW celebrating COVID-free half century

Date of Posting: 09-03-2021

As NSW approaches the first anniversary of its tough COVID-19 lockdown, the state has welcomed a milestone half-century in the fight against the virus that unleashed a global pandemic. NSW Health on Monday declared the community had gone 50 consec Read More...

COVID waste challenge for Cleanup Australia Day

Last Updated: 08-03-2021

Volunteers at Clean Up Australia Day events will be dealing with a new kind of rubbish this year - waste generated by the COVID pandemic. "There is so much more plastic waste and pandemic related waste - gloves, masks, hand sanitisers," Read More...

Victoria reaches 10 virus-free days

Last Updated: 08-03-2021

Victoria has had 10 days without any new local coronavirus cases, with the state about to roll out its first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines. But there is one new overseas case and the number of active cases remains at five.[subscribe] The state Read More...

Qld nurse recovers from COVID-19 jab shock

Date of Posting: 05-03-2021

A Queensland nurse with a history of severe allegeric reaction has recovered from an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine as authorities race to track down eight people who may be infected with the virus. The nurse had an anaphylactic reaction Read More...

Victoria goes a week without COVID case

Date of Posting: 05-03-2021

Victoria has gone a week without recording a locally acquired coronavirus case. The Health Department on Friday confirmed the state's week-long run of "doughnut days".[subscribe] Some 19,846 people were tested in the 24 hours to F Read More...

SA to get first AstraZeneca virus vaccines

Last Updated: 04-03-2021

South Australians will be the first in the nation to get the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine option. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed the batches that arrived from overseas recently have been tested and given the tick of approval.[subsc Read More...

COVID-19 speeds up shunning of cash in Aus

Date of Posting: 04-03-2021

Australia will be almost completely cashless within three years, with the COVID-19 pandemic speeding up the decline of coins and notes, new research says. Just 2.1 per cent of point-of-sale transactions in Australia will be cash in 2024, down from Read More...

Study reveals first weeks crucial for stroke recovery

Date of Posting: 03-03-2021

According to a new study published in the Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair journal, people who suffer a stroke have a two-week window to achieve optimum recovery. The findings result from a study in London and Adelaide that followed the recov Read More...

SA planning AstraZeneca vaccine rollout

Date of Posting: 03-03-2021

South Australia will take delivery of 20,000 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, as work continues to roll out the vaccination program across the state. SA has already received about 8000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and expects Read More...

Vic to roll out local mental health hubs

Last Updated: 03-03-2021

Six mental health hubs across suburban Melbourne and regional Victoria will be operating by the end next year, the state government says. Victoria's royal commission into its mental health system recommended the creation of between 50 and 60 c Read More...

Building the pipeline of allied health workers calls for more support of student clinical training

Last Updated: 03-03-2021

Author: Professor Gregory Kolt Professor Kolt is an executive member of the Australian Council of Deans of Health Sciences (ACDHS), and is the Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Western Sydney University. The ACDHS is a peak national body re Read More...

New blood biomarker could diagnose Alzheimer's disease before symptoms appear

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

A unique brain protein measured in the blood could be used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms develop, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research. Published in Nature journal Translational Psychiatry, the stu Read More...

First virus vaccine jabs boost confidence

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

The start of the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been a shot in the arm for confidence after an unsettled start to the year. The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index rose one per cent, ending three weeks of consecutive declines.[s Read More...

NSW restrictions ease, 40 days virus-free

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

House parties are back on in NSW and rules about dancing and singing in public have eased as the state hits 40 coronavirus-free days. 
Zero new local COVID-19 cases were recorded in NSW in the 24 hours to 8pm on Thursday, with four cases unc Read More...

Twitter tackles vaccine misinformation

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

Twitter says it will apply warnings to tweets containing misleading information about COVID-19 vaccines and implement a strike system of enforcement that could see users permanently banned for repeat violations. The social media network started pr Read More...

Experts doubt October vaccination target

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

Medical experts believe the federal government's coronavirus vaccination target will be hard to achieve unless jab rates are dramatically ramped up. The Morrison government has set October as the goal for everyone who wants to receive a vaccin Read More...

Slow rollout for Victoria COVID vaccines

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

Victoria's COVID-19 vaccinations are rolling out slowly, with less than a third of the supplied doses being administered. According to federal figures, only 30 per cent of Victoria's doses were injected in the first week of the vaccination Read More...

QLD to reopen to Melbourne amid vax drive

Last Updated: 02-03-2021

Queensland will reopen to Melbourne residents, as the state waits for the federal government to explain a vaccine bungle involving two aged care residents in Brisbane. 
The state has imposed mandatory hotel quarantine on visitors from the Victo Read More...

New tool for assisting people with a disability choose the support they need

Date of Posting: 01-03-2021

Victoria takes another step forward in assisting people with disability find the allied health services they need, while also providing resources to upskill allied health professionals with the launch of My Allied Health Space. Funded by the Victo Read More...

Disadvantage and adversity behind Queensland's high sudden infant death rate

Date of Posting: 01-03-2021

Queensland’s first large-scale study of all sudden infant deaths to date has identified key factors contributing to the state’s persistently high annual death rate of babies. PhD student Rebecca Shipstone conducted an extensive investi Read More...

Asthma may heighten flu risk and cause dangerous mutations

Date of Posting: 01-03-2021

A subtype of asthma in adults may cause higher susceptibility to influenza and could result in dangerous flu mutations. University of Queensland-led animal studies have found that paucigranulocytic asthma (PGA) – a non-allergic form of the c Read More...

Challenge to regular anorexia nervosa therapies

Date of Posting: 01-03-2021

Experts are calling for more work to find better targeted treatments for anorexia nervosa, a global problem underpinning the highest mortality of any psychological condition. A new paper in The Lancet Psychiatry shows a lack of strong evidence to Read More...

Cancer undiagnosed in Vic amid pandemic

Last Updated: 01-03-2021

Thousands of Victorians have missed cancer diagnoses amid the coronavirus pandemic, with experts concerned the state will see a future "cancer spike". Data published by the Cancer Council Victoria in the Medical Journal of Australia on Mond Read More...

QLD to have euthanasia system by May 2021

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Queenslanders living with chronic pain or terminal illness will be legally able to die at a time of their choosing from May 2021 after the state completed a review of legalising euthanasia. 
Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman tabled the Queensla Read More...

Restrictions to ease in NSW: the full list

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS TO EASE IN NSW FROM FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26: 
 *50 visitors allowed in the home, up from 30[subscribe] *30 people allowed to dance at weddings at any one time
 *50 people in gym classes, up from 30 *30 people involv Read More...

SA looks to lead on vaccine take-up rate

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

South Australia is aiming to have the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in the country as the rollout continues for frontline workers and those most vulnerable. 
SA began to administer the Pfizer vaccine on Monday with 150 people receiving the Read More...

SA premier defends his early vaccine shot

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has defended his decision to be among the first in SA to get the COVID-19 vaccine, describing it as a show of confidence in its safety. 
Mr Marshall was administered the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, along w Read More...

Auckland returns to COVID-normal life

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Eight days after the discovery of a Valentine's Day outbreak in Auckland, COVID-19 restrictions have been removed from New Zealand's biggest city. 
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that Auckland would join the rest of t Read More...

First COVID-19 jab administered in Vic

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Victorians have begun receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as the state records a third consecutive day without a new case. 
The first Victorian to roll up her sleeve and receive the Pfizer vaccine on Monday morning was Rhonda Stuart, the head of Read More...

NSW premier 'prefers' frontliners get jab

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Premier Gladys Berejiklian's "strong preference" is only people vaccinated against COVID-19 work in Sydney's hotel quarantine system, but hasn't decided whether to enforce it with a public health order. 
"I have overw Read More...

Three new local COVID-19 cases in Victoria

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

A family of three have tested positive for COVID-19, more than a week after two of them stayed at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport. 
Health Minister Martin Foley on Friday confirmed one of the parents and child stayed at the quarantine hote Read More...

Vic mental health system report due March

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

The findings of a royal commission into Victoria's "broken" mental health system are expected to be handed down on March 2. 
The report was due to be made public on February 4, but was delayed over a COVID-19 case in hotel quar Read More...

Facebook to revive health, emergency pages

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Facebook will restore pages of some state and territory health authorities, emergency services and the Bureau of Meteorology after they were caught up in the platform's Australian news ban. 
Queensland, SA and ACT Health and the WA Fire and Read More...

Mexico exceeds two million virus cases

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Mexico has topped two million confirmed coronavirus cases and 175,000 deaths related to COVID-19, though officials concede that the country's extremely low rate of testing means the real figures are much higher. 
The country's health de Read More...

Vaccine rollout scheduled for Tasmania

Last Updated: 26-02-2021

Tasmania's COVID-19 vaccination program will begin next week in Hobart, first targeting frontline health workers, quarantine and border staff. 
Appointments have been scheduled for the capital city first, with other parts of the state jo Read More...