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Calling on MPs to pledge extra money to help the state's troubled youth
Last Updated: 16-08-2018
Victoria's biggest alcohol and drug service provider is calling on MPs to pledge extra money to help the state's troubled youth. Victorians as young as 12 who are at risk of becoming dependent on alcohol or drugs are the focus of a major n Read More...
Health authorities push to pursue salt reduction in food
Date of Posting: 15-08-2018
Health organisations are urging the Australian government to speed up efforts to reduce the amount of salt in the nation's processed foods. A bottle of tomato sauce from a specific brand may look exactly the same on a supermarket shelf in the Read More...
Cancer patients and oncologists are calling for more cancer drugs to be subsidised on the PBS
Date of Posting: 14-08-2018
Cancer patients and oncologists are calling for more cancer drugs to be subsidised on the PBS amid fears thousands of people are missing out on treatments because they can't afford them. The National Oncology Alliance has surveyed oncologists Read More...
Affordable treatment leads to fewer deaths from hepatitis C
Date of Posting: 14-08-2018
There has been a 20% decline in deaths from hepatitis C, new Kirby Institute data presented today at the Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference in Adelaide shows. The decline, based on New South Wales data from more than 100,000 people with a hep Read More...
Doctors encouraging middle-aged Aussie blokes to consider their prostate
Date of Posting: 14-08-2018
MJA Insight article highlights consequences of nation’s most common prostate condition, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – BPH Doctors are encouraging middle-aged Aussie blokes to have their prostate checked. Their call coincides with a ne Read More...
Blood-sucking hookworms treatment for autoimmune diseases
Date of Posting: 14-08-2018
Proteins extracted from hookworm saliva may soon treat common autoimmune diseases following an injection of funds into a Queensland biotech startup. Blood-sucking hookworms loom as the next big thing in the global medical battle against autoimmune Read More...
Australian women who've suffered complications from Essure are joining a class action
Date of Posting: 13-08-2018
The Essure birth control implant is at the centre of a class action by Australian women who suffered complications from the device. Australian women who've suffered severe complications from the contraceptive implant Essure are joining a class Read More...
Physios reminded to get on top of their professional development obligations
Date of Posting: 13-08-2018
Physiotherapists are being reminded to be audit ready in 2018 by meeting the continuing professional development (CPD) obligations set by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia (the Board). One of the functions of the Board is to support the physiot Read More...
Maternity services in remote parts of Queensland will be investigated
Date of Posting: 13-08-2018
A panel of experts will investigate obstetrics care in rural and remote parts of Queensland, where many mothers are giving birth without medical help. A special summit of experts will look into maternity services in remote parts of Queensland amid Read More...
Adolescent brain study most ambitious of its kind
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
University of the Sunshine Coast researchers are about to embark on the most ambitious long-term study of the adolescent brain, and they’re calling on 500 local youths to get involved. Youth Mental Health and Neurobiology Professor Daniel He Read More...
Record number of training positions for aspiring rural doctors
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
This year, more than 50 Rural Generalist Training positions are being offered across NSW through the NSW Rural Generalist Medical Training Program managed by the Health Education and Training Institute (HETI). Applications are now open to junior d Read More...
Nominations open for 2018 Continence Carer of the Year
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
The Continence Foundation of Australia, the national peak body for bladder, bowel and pelvic floor health, is proud to recognise the vital role of carers through the annual Carer of the Year award. Nominations are now open for the award, which is Read More...
Australian Patients Association wants chronic pain coordinators in every GP clinic
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
With one in three Australians over the age of 65 suffering from chronic pain, The Australian Patients Association is calling for coordinators trained in pain management to be a standard feature of primary care medical practices. The role would coo Read More...
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
As a passionate physiotherapist, Hillary Simon developed a special interest in treating ongoing and persistent pain. Research has shown that 1 in 5 Australians suffer with chronic pain, and Ms Simon was determined to help as many people as possibl Read More...
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Will the government's new 'Move It' exercise campaign move us or lose us?
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
Sandra Jones, Australian Catholic University We need to get off the couch, put down our phones and get 30 minutes of heart-rate-raising exercise per day. That’s the message of the government’s Move It AUS marketing campaign, whi Read More...
Female healthcare workers twice as likely to encounter partner violence
Date of Posting: 10-08-2018
Female healthcare workers are more than twice as likely to encounter physical or sexual violence from their partner than other women, according to a study published in BMC Women’s Health. The study surveyed over 470 female health professiona Read More...
Stroke Foundation is set to create a new kind of clinical guidelines
Last Updated: 10-08-2018
The federal government is giving $1.5 million to the Stroke Foundation and Cochrane Australia to create a new kind of clinical guidelines. When he woke up with a headache and couldn't get a couple of tablets out of a packet, Brendan Nicalsen k Read More...
An old pair of denim jeans could become new lube to protect your knee
Date of Posting: 09-08-2018
Denim jeans can be transformed into an artificial cartilage, new research from a Victorian university has found. Deakin University researchers in Victoria have unzipped a method to turn denim jeans into artificial cartilage to be used for joint re Read More...
Patients with minor ailments to see a GP instead of clogging up Qld emergency departments
Date of Posting: 08-08-2018
Doctors are begging patients with minor ailments to see a GP instead of clogging up Queensland emergency departments. Patients with acne, splinters and warts are clogging Queensland emergency departments as doctors plead for them to instead seek h Read More...
Some Victorians have had to wait up to four years for general dental treatment
Date of Posting: 07-08-2018
Some Victorians have endured pain and discomfort for up to four years, waiting for publicly-funded routine dental treatment. The Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch released its data, obtained under Freedom of Information, on Tuesday wh Read More...
NSW students will get free meningococcal jabs
Date of Posting: 06-08-2018
Thousands of NSW students are being targeted with a further run of meningococcal vaccines. NSW will vaccinate more students against meningococcal in a bid to immunise the community against a particularly virulent strain of the disease.[subscribe] Read More...
Junk food and sugary drinks will be banned at Queensland public hospitals
Date of Posting: 03-08-2018
Sugary drinks and unhealthy snacks will be banned at Queensland public hospitals by the end of the year as a part of a nationwide push against obesity. The Queensland government will move to ban the state's public hospitals from selling junk f Read More...
Acute coronary syndrome is costing economy billions
Date of Posting: 03-08-2018
Acute coronary syndrome has cost the Australian economy $6.8 billion in the past financial year, according to a new Health Foundation report. Walking from a local park to a cafe with his wife and young daughter, Paul Edwards did not expect to be b Read More...
New research has pointed to a cell replacement treatment for cystic fibrosis
Date of Posting: 02-08-2018
Cells that cause the debilitating and ultimately fatal cystic fibrosis could be successfully replaced with healthy ones, new research has found. University of Adelaide scientists have applied cell transplantation therapy, used in bone marrow trans Read More...
Australian scientists have developed a new drug that can put cancer cells to sleep permanently
Date of Posting: 02-08-2018
A new type of drug that puts cancer cells to "sleep" has been discovered by Australian scientists, raising hopes that it could one day be a powerful new weapon in fighting the deadly disease. The world-first discovery could potentially g Read More...
Health professionals have been given new guidelines to help prevent heart failure and stroke
Date of Posting: 02-08-2018
Health professionals have been given updated guidelines for treating the near half a million Australians aged over 18 with heart failure. The new guidelines released on Thursday by the Heart Foundation and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Read More...
Medicare submission calls for red tape reduction
Date of Posting: 01-08-2018
The Australian Physiotherapy Association has made several key recommendations to the MBS review to increase access and equity to services, and reduce unnecessary red tape in the healthcare system. “The aim of our recommendations are to incre Read More...
The NSW cosmetic surgery industry is under the spotlight
Date of Posting: 01-08-2018
The NSW Labor party wants new legislation to prevent people with only a bachelor of medicine from using the title of surgeon. A spike in botched cosmetic surgery complaints, including concerns about a rise of procedures performed in NSW hotel room Read More...
200 extra beds are needed to adequately care for older South Australians with dementia
Date of Posting: 01-08-2018
A report released by the SA government suggests an extra 200 mental health beds are needed in the state. About 200 extra beds are needed to adequately care for older South Australians with dementia or complex mental health needs, Health Minister S Read More...
Three Steps to Preventing Sports Injuries
Date of Posting: 31-07-2018
In an increasingly competitive and lucrative sporting world, athletes aim to maximise fitness and strength to remain at the top of their game. Contact sports have become a brutal contest for domination, with injuries the inevitable result, while week Read More...
Victorian students underestimate the impact of age on their fertility
Date of Posting: 31-07-2018
Melbourne university students' biological clocks are ticking faster than they realise, new research reveals. Only 45 per cent of women and 38 per cent of men the 1215 University of Melbourne students surveyed knew female fertility declined bet Read More...
Australian women at high risk of ovarian cancer will trial a new detection screening test
Date of Posting: 30-07-2018
A new trial designed in Melbourne to detect ovarian cancer will be able to help hundreds of Australian women, a report says. Australian women at high risk of ovarian cancer will trial a new detection screening test designed by Melbourne scientists Read More...
Aussies will be able to access a new drug on PBS to help treat Hepatitis C
Date of Posting: 30-07-2018
Thousands of Australians will be able to pop a pill once a day for eight weeks to treat Hepatitis C, with a new drug to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The drug MAVIRET is due to be put on the PBS from Wednesday and give the estim Read More...
An Australian plant that kills Zika virus, also kills dengue too
Last Updated: 27-07-2018
A native Australian plant that kills the Zika virus has also been shown to kill all four strains of the dengue virus. A mystery plant that can kill the Zika virus also kills all four strains of the virus that causes dengue fever, Queensland resear Read More...
The Difference Between Stethoscopes for Nurses & Doctors
Date of Posting: 27-07-2018
When you do not work in the healthcare industry, all stethoscopes look pretty much the same. However, there can be minor differences between the stethoscopes used by nurses and those used by doctors. To help you understand the differences, we have su Read More...
Australian scientists discovered a way that could help identify people at risk of heart attack
Date of Posting: 26-07-2018
New research led by the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute has developed an early warning system for those at risk of heart attacks. Australian scientists have discovered a simple way that could help identify people at risk of suffering a hea Read More...
New free training set to improve hospital experience for people living with dementia
Date of Posting: 26-07-2018
A new free experiential training package has been developed to increase understanding and empathy towards people living with dementia when they are admitted to hospital. Developed by Dementia Australia and funded by the Department of Social Servic Read More...
Medicare Benefits Schedule undervalues Nurse Pracitioners: ACN
Date of Posting: 26-07-2018
The Australian College of Nursing (ACN) has called for adequate reimbursement for services provided by Nurse Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). “Nurse Practitioners should be properly compensated for the services and Read More...
Doors open to affordable 'home away from home' for regional Victorians undergoing medical treatment
Date of Posting: 26-07-2018
Bendigo Bank has now opened Bendigo Bank House, a new short-term, affordable and subsidised accommodation facility at Bendigo Hospital for regional patients, their carers and families who need to be away from home while being treated at the hospital. Read More...
Training boost for nurses caring for older people
Date of Posting: 26-07-2018
Quality of life and health outcomes for older people are set to improve with funding from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to deliver crucial training developed by La Trobe University for more than 800 public sector nurses Read More...
