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Victoria demands permits for NSW travellers
Last Updated: 18-12-2020
Victoria will ban anyone who visits Sydney "red zones" from entering the state and require other NSW travellers to apply for a permit. NSW travellers will need a permit to enter Victoria from midnight Friday, while anyone who has visited Read More...
Youth suicide: people are "falling through the cracks"
Last Updated: 18-12-2020
Young men remain overly represented in a new study highlighting “concerning” trends in youth suicide, as experts call for system-wide improvements so that people at risk can better access timely care when they need it. An analysis of N Read More...
Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here's how to recognise and treat it
Last Updated: 17-12-2020
Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition called tokophobia: a severe and unreasoning dread of childbirth, which is sometimes accompanied by a disgust of pregnancy. At its most ext Read More...
Most women who give birth in Australia are monitored with CTG. But it might not be the best approach
Last Updated: 17-12-2020
Pregnant women rightly expect that when they’re in labour, medical staff will observe them and their baby closely, and can deal with any potential problems quickly. The majority of women who give birth in Australia are monitored Read More...
South Australia will drop COVID-19 border checks
Last Updated: 17-12-2020
South Australia has dropped its COVID-19 border checks on roads coming into the state and at Adelaide Airport, easing pressure on the state's police resources. South Australia will scrap its COVID-19 border checkpoints, effective immediately, Read More...
Older Australians and people with chronic illnesses will receive COVID-19 vaccine first
Date of Posting: 17-12-2020
Australians at highest risk of coronavirus will be the first to receive vaccinations next year, while children will be last in line to receive their jabs. Older Australians and people with chronic illnesses will be among the first to receive coron Read More...
COVID-free Australians can enjoy a normal Christmas
Last Updated: 16-12-2020
Australians are set to enjoy a Christmas far more normal than most other places around the world with COVID-19 case numbers remaining low. A report on Victoria's hotel quarantine failings is set to provide valuable lessons as Australia heads i Read More...
Queensland adults are overweight and still getting sunburnt
Last Updated: 16-12-2020
Queensland Health's annual report says less than one-in-three adults and two-in-three children had a normal body mass index in 2019/20. Those are the findings of the state Department of Health's annual report for 2019/20, which was tabled Read More...
COVID-19 will have a long-term impact on rural communities
Last Updated: 15-12-2020
Although vaccinations against COVID-19 have begun in the UK, the effects of the pandemic on the economy and society will continue to be felt for a long time. Rural communities, in particular, will be hit hard. The closure of local hub Read More...
A mental disorder, not a personal failure: why now is the time for Australia to rethink addiction
Date of Posting: 15-12-2020
The year 2020 has challenged us all. The bushfires and then the pandemic forced us to reflect on what’s important, how we respond to crises as a community, and the ways we connect and support each other. We’re still grappl Read More...
Proof Chronic Fatigue Syndrome not psychsomatic
Date of Posting: 15-12-2020
University of Otago researchers have “unequivocally proved” – contrary to the long-held belief of some health practitioners – that Myalgic Encephalamyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is not psychosomatic. For decades suffere Read More...
Family violence research helps in closing the gap
Date of Posting: 15-12-2020
A new report has found drivers that mitigate experiences of violence for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) partnered with 18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to Read More...
Christmas concerts and carols allowed in NSW aged care
Date of Posting: 14-12-2020
Carols and Christmas concerts will be allowed in NSW aged care homes and residents can have as many visitors as they like as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. Aged care residents in NSW will be able to host as many Christmas visitors as they want a Read More...
Travellers from NZ to Brisbane have gone into quarantine
Last Updated: 14-12-2020
Queensland has reopened its border to New Zealand but travellers on the first flight to Brisbane have gone into quarantine amid confusion from relatives. Expectations that a plane load of passengers from New Zealand would walk out of Brisbane airp Read More...
Future development of the University of Queensland and CSL vaccine has been abandoned
Date of Posting: 11-12-2020
Biotechnology giant CSL gave University of Queensland researchers a licence to push ahead with a now-abandoned COVID-19 vaccine to avoid a 12-month delay. The brains behind the Australian-made COVID-19 vaccine knew they were taking a gamble when t Read More...
Queensland opens its border to New Zealand
Last Updated: 11-12-2020
New Zealand residents will be able to enter Queensland without undergoing quarantine from Saturday as the state prepares to allow free flowing travel with. Queensland border will open to New Zealand and all of Australia in a further easing of coro Read More...
Victorians can get $200 travel vouchers
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
Victoria's regional tourism voucher plan is set to begin, as the state reaches its 41st consecutive day without a new locally-acquired coronavirus case. Victorians can apply for $200 travel vouchers, designed to boost tourism in bushfire and C Read More...
Sydney's Australia Day will be different because of the COVID-19 pandemic
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
Sydney's Australia Day celebrations will be streamed while frontline workers will be invited to attend the traditional concert at the Opera House forecourt. Sydney's Australia Day celebrations will be different next year because of the COV Read More...
Property Council wants the National Cabinet to implement a roadmap to revitalise CBDs
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
Occupancy in city offices remains well below pre-pandemic levels and the Property Council wants the National Cabinet to implement a roadmap to revitalise CBDs. Australians who have been working from home during the pandemic aren't rushing back Read More...
Last Updated: 10-12-2020
For nurse and Master of Public Health student Katelyn Wall, Australia’s response to COVID-19 was a perfect illustration of just what can be achieved when people come together for a societal good. With zero active cases and an Australian COVI Read More...
COVID-19 clips Christmas hugs and handshakes
Date of Posting: 09-12-2020
Coronavirus has claimed Christmas hugs and handshakes, with Australians urged to maintain strict social distancing this festive season. Australians are being urged not to embrace friends and extended family while gathering around Christmas tables Read More...
Elective surgery in NSW has a waitlist at 95,000
Last Updated: 09-12-2020
More than 95,000 people are waiting for elective surgery - 10,000 more than at the same time last year. More than 95,000 people are waiting for elective surgery in NSW as public hospitals try to catch up on a backlog following the suspension of no Read More...
Due to coronavirus, Australia extends cruise ban by another three months
Last Updated: 08-12-2020
Australians hoping to board a cruise ship over summer are out of luck, with the federal government extending a blanket ban for another three months. Australia is extending a ban on cruise ships by another three months, concerned the risk of corona Read More...
Calls for a new approach to mental healthcare for Indigenous
Last Updated: 08-12-2020
Rising rates of Indigenous suicide and self-harm have prompted calls for a new approach to mental healthcare where cultural and clinical care are balanced. New approaches to mental healthcare have been called for in a report showing rising rates o Read More...
Physio, chiro, osteo and myo: what's the difference and which one should I get?
Last Updated: 08-12-2020
Many of us might not be as fit as we were before the pandemic hit, and as community sport restarts and gyms reopen across the country amid eased coronavirus restrictions, some people might be at increased risk of injury. If you do pul Read More...
Dangers of a sedentary COVID-19 lockdown: Inactivity can take a toll on health in just two weeks
Date of Posting: 08-12-2020
As the world digs in for the second wave of COVID-19, flu season and winter, people also face a serious risk from reduced physical activity — especially older adults. Developing a plan to be physically active now will help you to stay s Read More...
New ACON Project to Provide Support For LGBTQ People with Disability
Date of Posting: 08-12-2020
Improving the health and wellbeing of Australian LGBTQ people with disability is the focus of a new project launched by ACON, NSW’s leading health organisation for people of diverse sexualities and genders. Launched on December 3, on Interna Read More...
Speech to Indigenous Allied Health Australia (IAHA) Conference: Fiona Petersen
Date of Posting: 08-12-2020
The Healing Foundation CEO Fiona Petersen Thank you to Indigenous Allied Health Australia for welcoming me today to mark the beginning of a strong relationship between IAHA and The Healing Foundation.[subscribe] I’m Fiona Petersen, a prou Read More...
Feeling sore after exercise? Here's what science suggests helps (and what doesn't)
Date of Posting: 08-12-2020
Have you been hitting the gym again with COVID restrictions easing? Or getting back into running, cycling, or playing team sports? As many of you might’ve experienced, the inevitable muscle soreness that comes after a break can Read More...
Australian scientists create AI seizure tracker
Last Updated: 07-12-2020
CSIRO scientists have developed a new device which uses artificial intelligence to track a patient's recovery from traumatic brain injury. Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence device that can monitor and help preven Read More...
Australian airports will have sniffer dogs to detect COVID-19
Last Updated: 07-12-2020
Sniffer-dogs capable of detecting COVID-19 from sweat samples could be operating in Australian airports from early next year. Sniffer-dogs being trained to operate in Australian airports may be capable of detecting COVID-19 before a positive readi Read More...
Reducing STI rates in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people
Last Updated: 07-12-2020
More focus on increasing the rates of sexual health testing, and less focus on behaviour change, is the key to addressing high numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Dr Sal Read More...
Affordable access to targeted therapies for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia "crucial"
Date of Posting: 07-12-2020
Patients and clinicians alike have welcomed the news that a targeted combination treatment is now available through the PBS as a first line therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL). The Federal Minister for Health, The Hon. Greg Hunt MP, re Read More...
Mask rules will soon be relaxed in Victoria
Last Updated: 04-12-2020
Victoria has recorded 35 days straight without any new coronavirus infections, paving the way for further restrictions to be eased come Sunday. Mask rules will soon be relaxed in Victoria after the state recorded 35 days straight without any new c Read More...
University of Melbourne to host genomics hub
Last Updated: 04-12-2020
Coronavirus research will be one of the projects at a genomics hub to be set up at the University of Melbourne. After learning the benefits of genomics during the second coronavirus wave, Melbourne will be home to a new research hub dedicated to i Read More...
New Zealand government says no new entries for Kiwis until March
Last Updated: 04-12-2020
There are no places within New Zealand's managed isolation regime for returning Kiwis until March, the government says. The New Zealand government is widening its criteria for emergency entry into the country beyond its locked-down borders, bu Read More...
Telehealth to be permanently funded
Last Updated: 04-12-2020
Last month, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that telehealth would be permanently funded – a move welcomed by the Australian Physiotherapy Association. According to the association, while COVID-19 restrictions forced many physioth Read More...
New Zealand will have the same COVID-19 vaccine as the UK
Last Updated: 03-12-2020
New Zealand has a deal with Pfizer to supply the same COVID-19 vaccines as the UK but won't be moving at the same breakneck speed as Great Britain. New Zealand's COVID-19 minister has cited "humanitarian" reasons for not followin Read More...
Australian business owners and consumers are thinking more about sustainability now
Last Updated: 03-12-2020
A third of Australian small business owners and consumers are thinking more about sustainability now than prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. A third of Australian small business owners and consumers have been prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic to take Read More...
Pfizer vaccine has just been approved: here's what the next few months will look like
Last Updated: 03-12-2020
The UK has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for widespread use. The government has ordered 40 million doses and the first batch of 800,000 doses is expected to be shipped from Belgium – where the vaccine i Read More...
