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Vaccine rollout: Doctors call for 'calm'
Last Updated: 19-03-2021
Australia's doctors say the federal government shouldn't give unrealistic expectations around the COVID-19 vaccine rollout after GPs were inundated with calls from patients. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has urged f Read More...
Hospitality vouchers imminent rollout in NSW
Last Updated: 19-03-2021
The NSW government's hospitality voucher scheme will be rolled out to all residents by month's end. The Dine and Discover scheme gives adult residents four $25 vouchers to spend - two for local hospitality venues and two for cultural venue Read More...
Experts implore: Beware of the snore
Last Updated: 19-03-2021
Almost half of Aussie adults snore and it's not only men. But regardless of who's making the nocturnal rumblings, experts warn it's important not to ignore one of the telltale signs of sleep apnoea.[subscribe] Friday is World Sleep Read More...
COVID-19 Restrictions eased in NSW pubs and clubs
Date of Posting: 18-03-2021
Standing up while drinking in NSW bars and clubs is allowed for the first time in a year, with the relaxation of restrictions on weddings and funerals next on the list. From Wednesday, people in NSW will be permitted to stand and drink at a bar, a Read More...
More Australians using psychedelic drugs to self-treat mental health
Date of Posting: 17-03-2021
The Global Drug Survey has revealed that more Australians are turning to psychedelic drugs to self-treat mental illness and emotional distress. Of the 110,000 respondents worldwide, 6,500 people reported underground self-treatment, with LSD, MDMA Read More...
No community transmission of virus in Queensland amid vaccine drive
Last Updated: 17-03-2021
There are still no reports of coronavirus spreading in Brisbane six days after a doctor became infected. The woman tested positive on Friday after working at Princess Alexandra Hospital and visiting four venues in the city's south on Thursday. Read More...
NSW records new COVID-19 case linked to Sydney hotel
Last Updated: 17-03-2021
A new case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in a person who stayed in the same Sydney quarantine hotel where a security guard was infected last week. Premier Gladys Berejiklian says the returned traveller was quarantining on the 11th floor of Sydney Read More...
Evidence shows mental illness isn't a reason to doubt women survivors
Last Updated: 16-03-2021
This article discusses sexual assault, gendered violence and mental distress. Over the past week, some media commentary on the rape allegations against federal Attorney-General Christian Porter have used the alleged victim’s his Read More...
AstraZeneca delay won't impact rollout in Northern Territory
Last Updated: 16-03-2021
Health Minister Natasha Fyles has reassured the Northern Territory the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is on track despite AstraZeneca delivery delays. The Gunner government failed to place an order for about 1500 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which Read More...
New South Wales recorded no further COVID cases
Last Updated: 16-03-2021
Genomic testing has identified that a Sydney security guard who's tested positive to COVID-19 has the same highly contagious UK strain of the virus as a returned traveller who stayed at a hotel where he worked. While no further cases of commun Read More...
South Australia to quiz travellers over new virus cases
Last Updated: 16-03-2021
Recent travellers to South Australia from NSW and Queensland will be messaged to check on any exposure to new COVID-19 cases in those states. Text messages will be sent out asking people to complete a short survey to check if they have been to any Read More...
Australia dismissed concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine
Date of Posting: 15-03-2021
The suspension of AstraZeneca jabs across three more European countries has raised fresh questions about Australia's reliance on the coronavirus vaccine. Australian authorities have dismissed concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine as more Euro Read More...
Victoria on alert after NSW COVID-19 case
Last Updated: 15-03-2021
Victorian authorities are contacting anyone who has arrived in the state from NSW following a COVID-19 scare. A security guard who worked at two quarantine hotels in inner Sydney tested positive for the virus on Saturday, despite having received h Read More...
Unmasked: An exhibition celebrating nurses
Date of Posting: 12-03-2021
Unmasked, an exhibition highlighting the experience of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic, is on display at Her Place Women's Museum in East Melbourne from the 4th of March to the 1st of April. Initially scheduled to coincide with Internation Read More...
Baby mice have a skill that humans want - and this microchip might help us learn it
Date of Posting: 12-03-2021
Baby mice might be small, but they’re tough, too. For their first seven days of life, they have the special ability to regenerate damaged heart tissue.[subscribe] Humans, on the other hand, aren’t so lucky: any heart injuries we suf Read More...
New vaccine needed for serious childhood pneumonia
Date of Posting: 12-03-2021
A rise in vaccine-resistant bacteria shows the need for a new vaccine to fight childhood empyema after a spike in hospitalisations, a new UNSW study reveals. A UNSW Sydney-led medical research team has called for a new vaccine, improved strategies Read More...
Time for national action on loneliness, the unnoticed epidemic
Date of Posting: 12-03-2021
A report on loneliness, an issue which clouds the lives of many Australians and exposes them to increased risk of depression and other illness, has called for a national plan of action to address the often unrecognised condition. Fifteen per cent Read More...
Two weeks without local virus case in Victoria
Last Updated: 12-03-2021
Victoria has gone two weeks without recording a locally transmitted case of coronavirus. The Health Department on Friday reported there were no local or overseas acquired COVID-19 cases following 18,827 tests.[subscribe] There are just two acti Read More...
Tiny health sensors to be produced in QLD
Date of Posting: 12-03-2021
An advanced technology facility is set to be established in Brisbane to produce microwearable sensors that can monitor diseases and other health conditions. The facility is a first-of-its-kind, and part of a $30 million partnership funded by the A Read More...
NSW trial slashes ED opioids for back pain
Date of Posting: 11-03-2021
The stresses of NSW emergency departments are prompting medical professionals to prescribe addictive opioids for acute back pain when other treatments are more suitable, a new study has shown. The University of Sydney-led trial involved almost 450 Read More...
New hope to tackle asthma, anaphylaxis
Date of Posting: 11-03-2021
Australian researchers have made an "incredible" discovery that could be the key to naturally treating allergic conditions such as asthma and preventing autoimmune diseases and life-threatening anaphylaxis. "Allergies and autoimmune Read More...
Fauci praises Australia's COVID-19 efforts
Date of Posting: 10-03-2021
America's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has again praised Australia's efforts in containing the coronavirus and its emerging variants. Dr Fauci, who was joined by Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly in an online discussion on We Read More...
Spike in gastro cases in Vic childcare
Date of Posting: 10-03-2021
Victorian parents have been urged to keep their sick kids at home due to a spike in contagious gastroenteritis cases at childcare centres. There have been 246 gastro outbreaks at childcare centres this year, which according to the Health Departmen Read More...
Better support needed to address "tsunami of grief" due to COVID-19
Date of Posting: 09-03-2021
Australian researchers have highlighted the acute impact of grief due to COVID-19, and have called for more timely assessment and support to ensure those who need help can access it. Published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, the stu Read More...
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...
