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People living with dementia a priority for aged and health care COVID-19 coronavirus responses
Date of Posting: 19-03-2020
The needs and capacity of people living with dementia must be a priority in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. Hospitals, GP clinics, community health centres, community care and aged care homes are all currently responding to the COVI Read More...
Do not hoard - farmers assure people there is more than enough food
Date of Posting: 18-03-2020
Australian farmers have joined a growing chorus urging people to stop panic-hoarding as they promised shoppers there's enough food to outlast the coronavirus. Australian farmers have assured people there is more than enough food as shoppers co Read More...
According to medicos, coronavirus could remain on surfaces for days
Date of Posting: 18-03-2020
Health experts have warned Australians to be alert to the possibility COVID-19 could remain on surfaces for days, as work continues on a vaccine. Coronavirus could potentially linger on surfaces for days, health experts say, adding more urgency to Read More...
Goverment needs to support funds vital for vulnerable youth
Date of Posting: 18-03-2020
A NSW youth homelessness peak body is urging the state government to provide adequate COVID-19 relief funding to support a sector already stretched. Cramped emergency housing, a lack of supplies and staff shortfalls could severely limit the abilit Read More...
COVID-19: Medical experts urge planning not panic
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
As Australia prepares itself for the impact of COVID-19, medical experts are urging people to plan for a scenario where they become suddenly unwell, by clarifying their preferred medical treatment and the person they wish to make their decisions.&nbs Read More...
Disability provider training program to help create jobs, better services and community prosperity
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
Thousands of small to medium disability service providers across Australia are set to benefit from the launch of a free interactive learning program designed to help them maximise the growing number of opportunities generated by the National Disabili Read More...
Be wary of what you see on social media
Last Updated: 17-03-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has today warned Australians to be mindful of false or misleading medical “advice” and updates on social media concerning coronavirus (COVID-19). Model and businesswoman Mir Read More...
Crisis communication during Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
Over 5,000 deaths worldwide; nearly 150,000 confirmed cases across 145 countries and territories; numerous sporting events and festival cancellations; major disruption to businesses and a possible recession looming. Now officially a pandemic, Coronav Read More...
COVID-19 prevention guidelines issued to Aged Care providers
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
Residential aged care providers will be encouraged to limit visits from today under national guidelines aimed at the prevention and control of coronavirus. Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck said the advice from the Communicable Disease Network of Read More...
SA has mental health resources to mitigate COVID-19 panic
Last Updated: 17-03-2020
A message by Professor Michael Kyrios - Vice President & Executive Dean, College of Education, Psychology & Social Work, and Director, Órama Institute of Mental Health, Wellbeing & Neuroscience, Flinders University. As Australia Read More...
HotDoc screens over 600k patients in the first week of COVID-19 solution and releases TeleHealth
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
HotDoc, Australia’s largest patient Engagement Platform announced today that changes to its software have screened over 600,000 patients for COVID-19. HotDoc also announced it has updated its patient booking software, allowing isolated patients Read More...
New advice to help stop early heart attacks for Indigenous Australians
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
To combat high risk of heart attack and strokes, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should have had their heart checked by a GP by age 18 at the latest, according to new national recommendations. As part of a regular health check with a Read More...
The Red Cross urges continued blood donations
Date of Posting: 17-03-2020
The Red Cross is calling for blood donors amid the coronavirus outbreak, saying "there is no evidence" the virus is transmittable by blood transfusion. Australians are being urged to continue donating blood amid the coronavirus emergency Read More...
Australia's major events cancelled and postponed due to coronavirus pandemic
Date of Posting: 16-03-2020
A number of major sporting and other events have either been cancelled or closed to spectators because of the coronavirus outbreak in Australia. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK[subscribe] All people arriving in Australia from m Read More...
Australia states move towards coronavirus emergency
Date of Posting: 16-03-2020
State and territory governments are expected to follow Victorian and the ACT in deciding to declare states of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Victoria has declared a state of emergency and the ACT is next in line with more state Read More...
Woolworths to hold elderly-only shopping hour
Date of Posting: 16-03-2020
Woolworths will hold a dedicated shopping hour for the elderly and people with disabilities who've missed out on food and other goods due to panic buying. Woolworths will open its doors exclusively to the elderly and people with disabilities f Read More...
Fears Coronavirus could lead to human rights abuses
Date of Posting: 13-03-2020
UNSW’s Professor Anthony Zwi says Australia needs to think seriously about how the nation responds now that the Coronavirus pandemic has been officially declared. Under the Biosecurity Act (2015), individuals who pose an infectious diseases Read More...
Better systems needed to care for kids with mental health problems
Last Updated: 13-03-2020
A complete shake-up of the Australian health system is needed to better care for children and young people with mental health issues like anxiety, depression and self-harm, new research has found. Three new studies, led by the Murdoch Children&rsquo Read More...
Cyclone baby study to capture experiences of pregnant women during disasters
Date of Posting: 13-03-2020
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) are studying how natural disasters affect pregnant women, to help better understand this vulnerable group and the potential impact of future disasters. The study, being conducted by PhD sch Read More...
People living with dementia urged to plan early to maintain choice and control
Date of Posting: 13-03-2020
People in the earlier stages of dementia are being urged by experts to make a plan for their future medical treatment so they can continue to have a choice in the care that they receive. Dementia Australia, the peak body for people living with dem Read More...
How volunteering abroad positively impacts your life (and career)
Last Updated: 12-03-2020
Volunteering is not new to Australians. In fact, around 34% of our population spends time volunteering every year, collectively clocking around 700 million hours helping others. Based on over 3 decades of working in the international volunteering Read More...
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Last Updated: 12-03-2020
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Australian government rolls out $2.4b virus response
Date of Posting: 11-03-2020
The Morrison government has announced a $2.4 billion coronavirus response package including pop-clinics and bulk-billing of phone consultations with GPs. Free phone consultations with GPs and pop-up clinics to help hospitals handle demand will for Read More...
State president says preparations for a pandemic were progressing too slowly
Date of Posting: 11-03-2020
The Australian Medical Association (WA) says banning mass gatherings and closing all schools to stop the spread of coronavirus should soon be considered. Serious consideration should be given soon to banning mass gatherings and closing all schools Read More...
Federal Health Minister says half of Australia's virus patients are well again
Date of Posting: 10-03-2020
Australia has seen 100 confirmed cases of coronavirus and more than half have recovered as the government assures people they can only catch it once. With more than half Australia's 100 coronavirus patients already recovered, federal Health Mi Read More...
A formal drive-through coronavirus testing station has been set up at an Adelaide hospital
Date of Posting: 10-03-2020
In an Australian first, a formal drive-through coronavirus testing station has been set up at an Adelaide hospital, a move aimed to ease pressure on GPs. Australia's first drive-through coronavirus testing station has been set up at an Adelaid Read More...
Women in mental health wards need better protection from sexual assault
Last Updated: 10-03-2020
Mental health inpatient units should be safe and healing places. But we’ve found women staying in these units are being threatened, harassed and sexually and physically assaulted by men. These are mostly men also staying on the ward, b Read More...
An expert has predicted an effective vaccine may be at least a year away
Date of Posting: 10-03-2020
A vaccine to combat the coronavirus is at least one year away as states across Australia ramp up their response to surging case numbers. Three students from two Sydney high schools are among Australia's latest coronavirus cases, with NSW prepa Read More...
Ensuring the continuity of health services to rural and remote communities around Australia
Last Updated: 06-03-2020
Bradley Pickering, Nurse Unit Manager at Otway Health, explains how this life-saving Australian Government-funded program ensures the continuity of health services to the community in Apollo Bay, Victoria, by providing their multi-purpose health serv Read More...
What is a rare disease? It's not as simple as it sounds
Last Updated: 06-03-2020
If you have a rare disease, you may be the only person in Australia with that condition. You may not know, however, that being diagnosed with a rare disease means you are part of a community of up to two million Australians with one of these Read More...
New drug combination could support better cancer treatments
Date of Posting: 06-03-2020
Researchers have identified a promising new drug combination that could significantly help the immune system target cancer cells and kill them. The study published in Cell, describes a treatment that works by combining an intravenous dosage of a w Read More...
The number of NSW virus cases more than double in week
Date of Posting: 06-03-2020
A Year 11 student is the latest confirmed case of COVID-19 in NSW, as the number of cases hits 25. The number of NSW coronavirus cases has more than doubled in a week after a Sydney high school was shut down after a Year 11 student tested positive Read More...
Australian government reassures the public that it has things well in hand
Date of Posting: 06-03-2020
As new cases are confirmed across Australia, the government has sent a message to remain calm while it extends the travel ban to include South Korea. The federal government has moved to reassure the public that it has things well in hand, with 53 Read More...
Northern Territory's health authorities warns of remote coronavirus risk
Date of Posting: 06-03-2020
A Darwin man, 52, has COVID-19, becoming the first confirmed case in the Northern Territory, as authorities try to prevent outbreaks in indigenous communities. Health authorities say they are concerned about the coronavirus spreading to remote ind Read More...
Women deflated by #Fitspo images
Date of Posting: 05-03-2020
Researchers have found that the #Fitspiration philosophy is flawed, making many women feel worse about themselves and their bodies rather than inspiring them to exercise. Despite the positive intentions and popularity of social media images depict Read More...
Monash researchers discover fainting disorder drug
Date of Posting: 05-03-2020
Monash University researchers have revealed a novel therapy that corrects the mechanism in the body that's gone wrong in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), the condition affecting the former lead singer of The Wiggles. Cen Read More...
Why do men (and most other male animals) die younger? It's all in the Y chromosome
Date of Posting: 05-03-2020
According to popular theory, men live shorter lives than women because they take bigger risks, have more dangerous jobs, drink and smoke more, and are poor at seeking advice from doctors. But research by scientists at UNSW Sydney suggests the real Read More...
Australia death toll from coronavirus is 2
Date of Posting: 05-03-2020
Some 10,000 people across the country have been tested for COVID-19 with more than 40 confirmed cases, of whom 21 have now been cleared. Australians have been told it's not sensible to bulk-buy toilet paper as the number of coronavirus cases r Read More...
Scott Morrison is urging Australians not to panic as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread
Date of Posting: 04-03-2020
The government has flagged bold new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus after Australia recorded its first two cases of person-to-person transmission. Some 10,000 people across the country have been tested and there are 38 confirmed cases.[ Read More...
Australia is considering travel bans for South Korea and Italy because of coronavirus outbreaks
Date of Posting: 04-03-2020
The government has flagged bold new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus after Australia recorded its first two cases of person-to-person transmission. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday asked for a reassessment of travel and border co Read More...
