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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...
Interactive tool helps physios with complex fine motor skills
Last Updated: 03-03-2020
A new device is helping student physios at the University of Melbourne to improve their complex fine motor skills, which are critical to assessing and treating patients suffering physical conditions, such as back pain and spinal cord injuries. Dev Read More...
Changes to mandatory notifications requirements in effect 1 March
Date of Posting: 03-03-2020
Amendments to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (National Law) requirements on mandatory notifications came into effect on 1 March 2020. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) and National Boards believe that it Read More...
4 myths about polycystic ovary syndrome - and why they're wrong
Last Updated: 03-03-2020
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common hormonal condition. When using the definition supported by the international guidelines, it affects just under one in six young Australian women. To meet the diagnostic criteria of PCOS, women nee Read More...
Worried about your child getting coronavirus? Here's what you need to know
Last Updated: 03-03-2020
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, has infected nearly 90,000 people and caused more than 3,000 deaths so far. Parents are understandably concerned. But it’s important to keep in mind that comparatively Read More...
This is how we're preparing for a jump in coronavirus cases
Last Updated: 03-03-2020
While countries around the globe have been taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, it has now been reported in 37 countries outside China. As of February 26, close to 3,000 cases and Read More...
The deadly opioid fentanyl is turning up in disguise on Sydney streets
Last Updated: 03-03-2020
On February 21 NSW Health issued a warning about methamphetamine and cocaine being contaminated with the dangerous opioid fentanyl. Several people who had taken these illicit stimulant drugs presented to Sydney hospitals with symptoms of opi Read More...
New positive cases and death are testing Australia's readiness to tackle the coronavirus
Date of Posting: 03-03-2020
The first person-to-person transmissions in Australia, new positive cases and a man's death are testing the country's readiness to tackle the coronavirus. Biosecurity control orders could soon be imposed to direct Australians suspect Read More...
The state's health minister revealed the first coronavirus transmissions in Australia
Date of Posting: 03-03-2020
Two of the three new coronavirus cases in Sydney were likely acquired locally within NSW, the state's health minister has revealed. The sister of a man recently returned from Iran and a health worker have been confirmed as the first cases of p Read More...
Attorney-general has warned that Aussies can be detained under biosecurity laws
Date of Posting: 03-03-2020
Under new biosecurity powers, health authorities can detain and question coronavirus-positive Australians, the attorney-general has warned. Australians who test positive for coronavirus could be legally detained and questioned over their travel an Read More...
Due to coronavirus outbreak, hospital operating theaters extend over weekends and during Easter
Date of Posting: 02-03-2020
Operating theatres in Queensland hospitals will remain open over weekends and during the Easter holiday break to help battle a major coronavirus outbreak. Queensland's hospital operating theatres will remain open over weekends and during Easte Read More...
Doctors say they are losing the battle of the bulge with obese patients
Date of Posting: 02-03-2020
Queensland doctors say overweight patients are not prepared to change their lifestyle to lead a more healthier life despite the health implications. Queensland doctors say we are losing the fight against obesity with a five per cent increase acros Read More...
The NSW government rejects 5 ice inquiry recommendations
Date of Posting: 28-02-2020
The report from NSW's special commission of inquiry into the drug ice has been been made public a month after it was handed to the government. The NSW government won't support the recommendations of an independent inquiry into ice which ca Read More...
Upcoming flu season could exacerbate the spread of coronavirus
Date of Posting: 28-02-2020
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard and chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant have warned the upcoming flu season could exacerbate the spread of coronavirus. The upcoming flu season could exacerbate the spread and effect of coronavirus in NSW, state he Read More...
Asian look doctors feel effect of virus paranoia
Date of Posting: 28-02-2020
An Asian doctor at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital was told by family to stay away from a child she was treating amid fear of the coronavirus outbreak. A doctor of Asian appearance at a Victorian hospital was told by parents to stay Read More...
A little-known insurance product for Aussie travellers
Last Updated: 28-02-2020
Some travel insurers offer a little known optional extra that could save Aussie travellers forced to cancel their trips because of the coronavirus outbreak. Aussies intending to travel overseas have been told to hunt down a little-known insurance Read More...
Clinical studies link chance of disease to gender
Date of Posting: 28-02-2020
The likelihood of men developing obesity and related metabolic diseases and women to suffer from autoimmune diseases has been linked to their immune systems. Differences in male and female immune systems may have a direct link to men's propens Read More...
Rare disease new action plan is being funded by federal government
Date of Posting: 26-02-2020
Improving early detection and treatment of rare diseases is the focus of a new plan being funded by the federal government. When Kane Blackman's son started experiencing severe symptoms of an unknown condition, he was told his child was delaye Read More...
I'm taking glucosamine for my arthritis. So what's behind the new advice to stop?
Last Updated: 26-02-2020
The Australian Rheumatology Association this week warned people not to take the supplement glucosamine for their osteoarthritis due to possible allergic side-effects. What’s the evidence behind this latest advice? And do you rea Read More...
How aged care is failing LGBTIplus people
Last Updated: 26-02-2020
Older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI+) people fear discrimination, exclusion and isolation in Australia’s aged care services, we found in our research. With an ageing cohort of LGBTI+ people needing to access, Read More...
