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Jail time for anyone breaking Queensland's rules to stop COVID-19
Last Updated: 15-07-2020
Anyone caught breaking Queensland's rules to stop the spread of COVID-19 could face up to six months in jail. Anyone breaking Queensland's tough rules to limit the spread of COVID-19 risks being jailed for up to six months.[subscribe] T Read More...
Rising coronavirus cases among Victorian health workers could threaten our pandemic response
Last Updated: 14-07-2020
Over the past week, we’ve seen a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections among health-care workers in Victoria. This includes a doctor at Melbourne’s St Vincent’s Hospital, one staff member at Brunswick Private Ho Read More...
Students play an integral role in healthcare delivery
Date of Posting: 14-07-2020
Reports from around the world show that the shortage of health professionals in public healthcare systems will be worsened by the increased demand for health services caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic continues to move towards the e Read More...
South Australians returning from overseas will cover quarantine bill
Date of Posting: 13-07-2020
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall says Australians returning to Adelaide from overseas will be forced to pay quarantine costs from Saturday. Australians returning to Adelaide from overseas during the COVID-19 pandemic will be asked to cover Read More...
Young people in Melbourne will have more access to mental health services
Last Updated: 13-07-2020
Young people in Melbourne's north and western suburbs will have first access to a new mental health online platform as demand for services surges amid COVID-19. Young people in Melbourne's most COVID-affected areas will have more access to Read More...
Mental health service demand surges
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
Australians are increasingly picking up the phone to call leading crisis support services during the coronavirus pandemic compared to this time last year. Two leading Australian crisis support services have been smashed with calls for help during Read More...
How to create proactive hygiene routines in your healthcare facility
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
Hygiene and infection control have always been a priority in healthcare facilities. COVID-19 has reinforced how rapid and deadly virus outbreaks can be, placing an even greater emphasis on an already vital component of managing healthcare facilities. Read More...
COVID-19: Senior Australians urged to stay vigilant
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
Senior Australians have been urged to stay vigilant as the fight to contain the spread of COVID-19 continues. While the easing of restrictions across most States and Territories means those aged over 65 can start re-engaging in community, senior V Read More...
Stress and finances worse off during pandemic
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
Almost one in two Australians, 47 per cent, say they are more stressed because of the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data from The Australian National University (ANU). The findings also show three in 10 Australians say their finances have wors Read More...
Understanding dental fear (and how to overcome it)
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
Many people don't like going to the dentist, and it isn't hard to see why! Our mouths are among the most sensitive parts of the body, and many of us have painful memories of going to the dentist (those wretched wisdom teeth have some explaini Read More...
Thank you to our hardworking nurses and general practice staff
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is encouraging Australians to thank general practice staff including nurses, receptionists and administrative employees for their incredible work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The p Read More...
South Australia to deploy mobile virus testing vans
Date of Posting: 10-07-2020
South Australia will deploy mobile testing vans to increase the checks for cases of COVID-19, following the hard closure of the border with Victoria. Mobile testing stations will be deployed across Adelaide next week as South Australia ramps up ef Read More...
Australian abortion providers fear telehealth changes
Last Updated: 10-07-2020
Australian abortion providers warn a return to pre-pandemic restrictions could prevent women using telehealth services to access medical terminations. An Australian abortion provider fears telehealth measures introduced during the coronavirus pand Read More...
Last Updated: 09-07-2020
Oceania University of Medicine Names New Dean for Australia: Dr. Hugh Bartholomeusz, Retired Air Force Air Vice-Marshal and Noted Plastic Surgeon [subscribe] Oceania University of Medicine has appointed Air Vice-Marshal (Retd) Frederick Anthony &l Read More...
Victoria's new lockdown sparks mental health concerns
Last Updated: 08-07-2020
Experts are warning that Victoria's new six-week lockdown will put renewed strain on mental health with a limited ability of care systems to respond. Victoria's return to coronavirus lockdown has mental health experts worried that another Read More...
Melbourne braces for stage three lockdown
Last Updated: 08-07-2020
Metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will go into stage three lockdowns at 11.59pm on Wednesday, with a return to much of the same strict restrictions. MELBOURNE'S SECOND LOCKDOWN[subscribe] * The six-week lockdown starts at 11.59pm on Read More...
Psychiatrists deeply concerned by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicides
Date of Posting: 07-07-2020
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Victorian Branch has expressed deep concern for the findings outlined in the recent report on suicides of Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by the Coroners Co Read More...
We looked at the health star rating of 20,000 foods and this is what we found
Date of Posting: 07-07-2020
As you read this, health officials are busy finalising the government’s review of the health star rating system on packaged foods. One of the issues the review is looking at is whether the system, which has been voluntary in Aus Read More...
People who use drugs face unique challenges under hard lockdown. The government's support is vital
Last Updated: 07-07-2020
The “hard lockdown” of nine public housing towers in Melbourne has no doubt brought an array of challenges for the thousands of residents. For people who regularly use drugs, this period could increase the risk of drug-rel Read More...
Inhaler could be used to treat COVID-19
Last Updated: 06-07-2020
Queensland researchers have joined forces with a team in the United Kingdom to test a common medication they hope could be used to treat COVID-19. They are designed to keep asthma attacks in check but a group of Australian researchers believe inha Read More...
Physiotherapy essential to post-COVID mental health care
Date of Posting: 06-07-2020
Providing multidisciplinary care to Australians living with complex mental health conditions is critical to achieving optimal outcomes, particularly in the aftermath of COVID-19, according to the Australian Physiotherapy Association. APA National Read More...
Pandemic headache keeps physio busy
Last Updated: 03-07-2020
Roger O'Toole, Director and Senior Clinician at the Melbourne Headache Centre, said his clinic experienced the busiest month in over a year due to an influx of pandemic headaches and people seeking advice on how to treat the condition. A Watso Read More...
The psychological trauma of nurses started long before coronavirus
Date of Posting: 03-07-2020
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have been given unprecedented media attention for their daily, selfless sacrifices. Make no mistake: COVID-19 patients recover largely because of the nursing services they receive. Yet, hidden within the la Read More...
Separating mothers with COVID-19 from their newborns does more harm than good
Last Updated: 03-07-2020
In several countries pregnant women confirmed or suspected to have COVID-19 are being required to have caesarean sections or be separated from their newborn babies to restrict COVID-19 transmission. Such measures may help health servi Read More...
Australian biotech firm has found a potential treatment to stop coronavirus
Last Updated: 03-07-2020
A Melbourne-based biotech firm has found a potential treatment to stop coronavirus infecting healthy people and help sick patients fight it off faster. A potential COVID-19 treatment which could stop healthy people being infected and speed-up sick Read More...
COVAX-19 vaccine to enter human trials
Last Updated: 03-07-2020
A vaccine candidate for COVID-19 is about to enter human trials in Adelaide, with 40 volunteers aged between 18 and 65 to be given two doses three weeks apart. The first potential coronavirus vaccine developed in the southern hemisphere is set to Read More...
Queenslanders will continue to live a somewhat restricted life until there is a vaccine for COVID-19
Last Updated: 02-07-2020
Social distancing will remain in Queensland until there is a COVID-19 vaccine, the premier says, as the state prepares to reopen to all but Victorians. Queenslanders will continue to live some form of a restricted life until there is a vaccine for Read More...
Australia's COVIDSafe app dubbed safest in the world
Last Updated: 02-07-2020
After analysing more than 30 international Android contact tracing apps, a team of South Australian cybersecurity experts say Australia's is one the safest. Australia's COVIDSafe app has been dubbed one of the safest of its kind in the wor Read More...
State-by-state coronavirus restrictions to be eased
Last Updated: 30-06-2020
From July 1, NSW will scrap its one-person per four square metres rule while other states are set to relax further restrictions later in the month. NSW[subscribe] From July 1: * Children's and adult community sport to resume * A 50-pers Read More...
Artificial intelligence to help boost youth mental health
Last Updated: 30-06-2020
Researchers are embracing artificial intelligence to help young Australians with their mental health by using computer models to plot the best treatment. Data scientists and mathematicians are teaming up with psychologists to improve young Austral Read More...
Understanding 'big emotions': early-intervention program helps reduce toddler tantrums
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
A play-based therapy aimed at helping parents manage children’s behaviour has seen long-lasting results in a live trial. Parents of young toddlers with challenging behaviours have found support through a new early-intervention program aimed Read More...
RACGP offers new training for GPs on deadly rare hereditary disease
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has today launched a new education campaign for GPs to boost early detection of spinal muscular atrophy and other paediatric neuromuscular disorders, and promote genetic carrier screening. Read More...
South Australia is moving to online border access system
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
South Australia is moving to an online system for access to the state as its level of coronavirus restrictions is reduced to its lowest level since March. South Australia is moving to a pre-approval process for all people entering the state as par Read More...
Removing sex and gender bias to improve care, starting with COVID-19
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
The novel coronavirus is the latest example of a disease that affects men and women differently – although more women are being infected with COVID-19, in many countries in the world, more men are dying as a result of the disease. Two new re Read More...
Why one person's sweet scent is another's foul odour
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
A UNSW researcher explains how our perceptions of smell differ and why products like perfume or deodorant don’t always make us smell nicer. We all perceive smells differently and that’s why one person’s pleasant perfume can be an Read More...
Technology enabling nurses to fight COVID-19
Last Updated: 29-06-2020
Article written by Tim Morris Across the globe today, nurses are at the forefront of the arduous journey to combat and contain COVID-19, undertaking long, grueling shifts in their armor and masks. Pictures trending on social media reveal the resul Read More...
Australians 'do the right thing' when following COVID-19 advice
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
A survey of 1420 Australians conducted at the height of the pandemic shows the majority changed their behaviour to be socially responsible, even when the threat seemed low. Australians showed a high level of compliance during the peak of the COVID Read More...
Being 'mind-blind' may make remembering, dreaming and imagining harder, study finds
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
Aphantasia – being blind in the mind’s eye – may be linked to more cognitive functions than previously thought, new research from UNSW Sydney shows. Picture the sun setting over the ocean.[subscribe] It’s large above the Read More...
Swab test or longer quarantine for returned travellers
Last Updated: 29-06-2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the nasal swab test for coronavirus might be uncomfortable for returned travellers, but the alternative is longer quarantine. Returned travellers in quarantine have a clear choice: get tested for coronavirus and Read More...
RACGP helping victims of family and domestic violence
Date of Posting: 29-06-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is helping GP’s provide care and support for victims of family and domestic abuse and violence. The RACGP has released a COVID-19 and family violence support fact sheet, which inc Read More...
