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Australia's ageing population is driving up hospitalisation rates
Date of Posting: 23-05-2019
Australians are ageing and coming down with more vaccine-preventable diseases meaning the public health system is under increased pressure, a report says. Australia's ageing population is driving up hospitalisation rates while health practitio Read More...
A baby is one of six people to contract measles
Date of Posting: 22-05-2019
A child and five adults have been diagnosed with measles in Victoria after coming into contact with a visitor from Vietnam, state health authorities say. A baby is one of six people to contract measles after coming in contact with an infected over Read More...
NSW teenager finding opportunities in aged care
Date of Posting: 22-05-2019
16 year old Terrigal High student Charlotte Morrow is one of many TAFE NSW students across New South Wales undertaking school-based traineeships that will assist in filling skills shortages across the health sector. She is loving her Certificate I Read More...
More Australians than ever before are going into palliative care
Date of Posting: 22-05-2019
As sick Australians are facing the end of their life, an increasing number are turning to palliative care, a report has found. More Australians than ever before are going into palliative care, seeking comfort in their final days.[subscribe] A r Read More...
Victorians can access Australia-first virtual reality CPR training
Date of Posting: 21-05-2019
Technology is being used to help save lives with virtual reality lessons cutting down the time it takes to train Victorians in CPR. St John Ambulance, in partnership with Start VR, on Tuesday launched the Australia-first virtual reality service wh Read More...
The flu has killed 26 Victorians, including three children
Date of Posting: 21-05-2019
A three-year-old child is the youngest of 26 people whose deaths have been attributed to Victoria's early-starting flu season this year. The youngster, along with two others aged six and 11, were reported to the health department several weeks Read More...
Groundbreaking genetic discovery shows why Lupus develops
Date of Posting: 21-05-2019
In a world first, researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have shown previously ignored rare genetic mutations are a major cause of lupus. The discovery is set to change our understanding of the causes of disease and potentially Read More...
Protecting the bones of children with cerebral palsy
Date of Posting: 21-05-2019
A new research project led by Dr Julie Choisne at the University of Auckland aims to prevent bone deformation in children with cerebral palsy, and the hip, knee and ankle abnormalities that can result from the condition. Dr Choisne, of the Aucklan Read More...
Schizophrenia treatment shifts focus
Date of Posting: 21-05-2019
Promising results with a psychotherapy program for people with psychosis is leading researchers to look for ways to adapt it for other conditions such as eating disorders. In new research published in Schizophrenia Bulletin,** the metacognitive tr Read More...
Speech pathology should be routinely offered in aged care facilities, says therapist
Date of Posting: 20-05-2019
While many consider speech pathology to be a child-centric allied health service, the elderly may also benefit greatly from the service, despite accessibility being limited, particularly those living in aged care facilities. “Speech Patholog Read More...
Nurses are being blamed for aged care plight, survey shows
Date of Posting: 20-05-2019
While increased publicity surrounding the plight of the aged care industry is raising awareness of the issue, a recent survey shows nurses are being blamed at a societal level, adding to their already high levels of stresses. The survey, conducted Read More...
Australia's expanding waistlines are weighing down on life expectancy rates
Date of Posting: 20-05-2019
Australians are still getting older, but the rate of increase is slower and obesity is partly to blame, new research has found. The slowdown in life expectancy growth has been going on since 2003, according to the research published Monday in the Read More...
An urgent summit with medical staff is needed to address the increasing level of violence
Date of Posting: 16-05-2019
Unions are calling on the WA government to hold a summit with frontline medical staff to help improve safety at hospitals following another major assault. An urgent summit with medical staff is needed to address the increasing level of violence in Read More...
Allied health software enables accurate recording of Sex, Gender Identity, and Pronouns
Last Updated: 16-05-2019
In December 2018, Australian-based allied health practice management system Cliniko released a software update that enabled the recording of not just sex, but gender identity and pronouns, as well. Cliniko is the first (and remains the only) allie Read More...
Becoming a nurse while raising a family
Last Updated: 16-05-2019
After raising her five young daughters and one son through their early years, Coonamble resident Sarah O’Neil, decided she wanted to pursue her passion and a career as a nurse. Ms O’Neil was aware of the 4% employment demand for traine Read More...
Bipolar Disorder: A complicated disease with significant ramifications
Last Updated: 16-05-2019
If you or someone you know has recently been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, chances are you have a lot of questions. Even if you have been aware of your diagnosis for some time, there are some things that you may not know or understand about the Read More...
Disability employment - from willing to hiring
Date of Posting: 16-05-2019
Op-ed by Dr Dinesh Palipana, Senior House Officer in the Emergency Department at Gold Coast University Hospital I work as a doctor in the busiest emergency department in Australia, at the Gold Coast University Hospital. I work 10 and a half hour s Read More...
Menopause 'not the cause of midlife weight gain' in women
Date of Posting: 16-05-2019
Fat-mass continues to increase in middle-age women but menopause isn’t to blame, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). Mr Ananthan Ambikairajah, a PhD Scholar from ANU, says post-menopausal women do have hi Read More...
Bringing death and dying to the dinner table
Date of Posting: 16-05-2019
With Australia’s death rate set to double in the next 25 years, more than 50% of us die in acute-care settings, often alone and hidden from society. Dying is normal but the difficult task of addressing end-of-life care is generally left to h Read More...
Are you simply 'putting up' with the symptoms of anxiety?
Date of Posting: 16-05-2019
Anxiety is a normal part of life, but anxiety that is severe, constant and interferes with normal life may have reached the stage of being a disorder. One in three of us will have an anxiety disorder at some point in our lives, with one in seven a Read More...
Thousands of Australians may have high blood pressure but not know it
Date of Posting: 16-05-2019
Thousands of Australians may be living with undiagnosed, untreated or uncontrolled high blood pressure, according to a new report. The results of a new study have identified the condition of "masked hypertension" - when high blood pressu Read More...
Queensland's death toll from the flu stands at 25, with the peak yet to hit
Date of Posting: 15-05-2019
Doctors are warning of a horror flu season this winter as the death toll in Queensland rises to 25. Health authorities have again urged people to get a flu vaccination with the state on track to surpass the 43 deaths recorded in 2018.[subscribe] Read More...
Pelvic workout could help men's performance in the bedroom
Date of Posting: 15-05-2019
Men who suffer from sexual dysfunction have been told a targeted pelvic workout could help their performance in the bedroom. Men struggling with their performance in the bedroom have been told a targeted pelvic work-out could lift more than their Read More...
South Australia horror flu season continues
Date of Posting: 14-05-2019
Health authorities say South Australia's flu season is unprecedented with more than 12,300 cases so far this year. South Australia is in the grips of an "unprecedented" flu season with 17 deaths and more than 12,300 confirmed case Read More...
WA app bringing healthcare to the home
Date of Posting: 13-05-2019
A Perth company wants to change the way people book physiotherapists, occupational therapists and support workers with an Uber-inspired healthcare app. Known as Bruno™ Health, a beta version of the app was launched in January promising to sl Read More...
Voices of experience reinforce need for dementia training
Date of Posting: 13-05-2019
The focus on dementia and aged care in Sydney this week at the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has reinforced Dementia Australia’s call for mandatory dementia-specific training for the aged care workforce, and for increases i Read More...
A new report shows more children are being diagnosed with myopia
Date of Posting: 13-05-2019
Australians have been warned about the dangers of myopia - or short sightedness - following a new report into its rising rates. Children are being diagnosed with myopia - or short sightedness - at rapidly increasing rates with almost half of Austr Read More...
A blood test that can detect breast cancer is expected to begin clinical trials within three years
Date of Posting: 13-05-2019
Clinical trials for a blood test designed to detect breast cancer are expected to begin within the next three years. A blood test that can detect breast cancer is expected to begin clinical trials within three years.[subscribe] The test, develo Read More...
Unpacking the links: Chronic stress, fertility and the 'hunger hormone'
Date of Posting: 10-05-2019
Researchers have uncovered a new link between chronic stress and reproductive problems, in a pre-clinical study that shines the spotlight on a hunger-triggering hormone. The study suggests high levels of the hormone ghrelin, which stimulates appet Read More...
RANZCP calls for urgent action on crisis mental health care for all
Date of Posting: 10-05-2019
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) along with other peak bodies, health professionals, people with lived experience of mental illness and carers calls on governments to urgently improve the quality of crisis mental Read More...
Stroke survey to assist survivors
Date of Posting: 10-05-2019
A James Cook University researcher is looking at better ways to help people recover from a stroke, and wants stroke survivors to assist with the study. JCU’s Nerida Firth is a pharmacist and PhD student investigating the use of medicat Read More...
Confidence key to implementing PIPT for low back pain
Last Updated: 09-05-2019
A recent study investigating the attitudes of physiotherapists in relation to psychologically informed physical therapy (PIPT) to treat low back pain (LBP) reveals that confidence may be key in delivering better patient outcomes. In Australia, low Read More...
A review of services at Adelaide's mental health facility revealed some staff's bad behaviour
Last Updated: 09-05-2019
SA Health says a review of services at a mental health facility in Adelaide has revealed some bad behaviour among staff. A review of neurological rehabilitation services at Adelaide's Glenside mental health facility has uncovered coercive beha Read More...
Australia's health system has found bacteria resistance fuels risk to patients
Date of Posting: 09-05-2019
E. coli, golden staph and the bacteria causing gonorrhoea are growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics, a report into Australia's health system has found. The bacteria causing gonorrhoea and meningitis are among the numerous dangerous org Read More...
Mental health workers will start working in Victorian public schools
Date of Posting: 08-05-2019
Victorian public school students will begin receiving access to on-campus mental health professionals from mid-July. The rollout of the state government's $51.2 million election promise to put 190 psychologists, social workers and mental healt Read More...
An App for the quick diagnosis of brain injury, even mild brain injury
Date of Posting: 08-05-2019
It should be possible, in the not-too-distant future, to use an App on your phone to diagnose whether a knock to the head could have long-term health consequences. This is the aim of a collaborative project lead by Dr Vickie Shim at the Auckland B Read More...
Adolescent self-harmers misjudge bodily sensations
Date of Posting: 08-05-2019
Adolescents who self-harm experience heightened sensations across their skin and misjudge bodily cues such as hunger and headaches, University of Queensland-led research has found. UQ Centre for Clinical Research PhD candidate Emily Hielscher said Read More...
Australia is headed for a bad flu season after a surge in cases in summer and autumn
Date of Posting: 07-05-2019
Experts say Australia has experienced an intense early flu season and are urging people to get vaccinated ahead of the winter peak. Experts predict about 4000 people will die from complications due to influenza this year as the number of infection Read More...
Health professionals wary of medicinal cannabis misuse and adverse effects
Date of Posting: 07-05-2019
QUT pharmacy PhD researcher Kyle Gardiner led the analysis of the studies with principal supervisor Professor Lisa Nissen, Head of QUT’s Faculty of Health School of Clinical Sciences. Mr Gardiner said with cannabis moving rapidly from a crim Read More...
Leukaemia patients call for funding for life-saving treatments
Date of Posting: 07-05-2019
A newly-launched group advocating for New Zealanders with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) has joined the ‘Right to Live’ fight for access to life-saving medicines for aggressive cancers. Around 2000 New Zealanders live with CLL, an in Read More...
