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Women playing in the newly formed AFLW are at higher risk of knee injuries
Date of Posting: 27-09-2018
Women playing in the AFLW competition are at a high risk of knee injuries with an average of one player per club forced to end their season early because of injury. In the first season of the AFLW eight players tore the anterior cruciate ligament Read More...
A new renal and medical day unit has been unveiled at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital
Date of Posting: 26-09-2018
Children with life-long or chronic conditions will benefit from a redeveloped medical day unit and renal dialysis unit at Adelaide's Women's and Children's hospital. The $4 million unit is part of an upgrade to the existing hospital wh Read More...
North Sydney to become a smoke-free CBD
Last Updated: 26-09-2018
Smoking in Sydney's second largest CBD is about to be made a whole lot harder after a ban in all public spaces was proposed. A Sydney council hopes to establish what is possibly the nation's first smoke-free CBD in a capital city.[subscrib Read More...
A new approach to tackling drugs in Australia
Date of Posting: 25-09-2018
A former Australian Federal Police commissioner is backing a new plan aimed at controlling drugs in Australia, which includes making pill testing available at music festivals and parties. Former AFP commissioner Mick Palmer will help launch a camp Read More...
Government-funded program offers support for leave when casual staff are in short supply
Last Updated: 24-09-2018
Leave requests and unexpected absences in health facilities are often difficult to cover when the casual pool of staff are in short supply. This scenario is all too real for rural and remote health services around Australia and the weight is shoulder Read More...
HIV rates among heterosexuals are rising in Australia
Date of Posting: 24-09-2018
There's been a rise in heterosexuals diagnosed with HIV but there's no need to return to a "Grim Reaper-style" advertising campaign, experts say. HIV rates among heterosexuals are rising in Australia and almost half of those diag Read More...
Melbourne-based medical cannabis company raises $20 million to build a facility
Date of Posting: 21-09-2018
Melbourne-based medicinal cannabis supplier Althea Group has raised $20 million in an initial public offering ahead of its listing on the ASX on Friday. Medical cannabis company Althea Group has raised $20 million in an initial public offering to Read More...
Study shows Australians stumped by dementia
Date of Posting: 21-09-2018
A majority of Australians say they don't know what to say to a person with dementia, a survey shows, despite 436,000 people living with it. More than half of Australians feel they do not know what to say to a person with dementia, new research Read More...
A stonemason diagnosed with silicosis has urged for a call on silicosis risk
Date of Posting: 19-09-2018
A stonemason who contracted a deadly lung disease while working on artificial stone products says a Queensland government audit into the issue doesn't go far enough. The audit of 10 workplaces resulted in 26 people being found to be suffering Read More...
A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of strawberry saboteurs
Date of Posting: 19-09-2018
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of anyone who contaminates strawberries with sewing needles in Western Australia, where the number of reported cases is mounting. The national scare has spread to WA o Read More...
Date of Posting: 18-09-2018
Four needles have been found with strawberries in Western Australia, with reports mainly coming from the metropolitan area, police say. A metal detector has been installed at a fruit wholesaler in Western Australia after strawberries contaminated Read More...
Report shows identifying cancers through screening reduces mortality risk
Last Updated: 17-09-2018
A new report has found those diagnosed with some cancers through screening are less likely to die from them than those who are not. Australians diagnosed with breast, cervical or bowel cancer through screening tests are less likely to die from the Read More...
Hope for people who have alopecia
Last Updated: 17-09-2018
A University of Melbourne-led study had found two new drugs allowed hair to grow in people living with sudden hair loss. People living with an autoimmune disorder that causes sudden hair loss may not have to go bald thanks to a successful drug tri Read More...
Study shows aspirin may increase risk of internal bleeding in older people
Date of Posting: 17-09-2018
An aspirin a day will not help you live longer or prevent your first heart attack, but will increase risk of bleeding in older people, a major study has found. A daily aspirin will not lower the risk of death or heart attacks in healthy older peop Read More...
Major breakthrough in schizophrenia research
Date of Posting: 14-09-2018
Professor Cyndi Weickert at Neuroscience Research Australia has made her biggest breakthrough in 30 years of studying schizophrenia relating to immune cells. Professor Cyndi Shannon Weickert has been looking at human brain tissue for 30 years to b Read More...
Mental health aid for Victorians
Date of Posting: 14-09-2018
Victorians with mental health issues may not fall through the cracks as they move to the National Disability Insurance Scheme with a state government spend. Victorians with mental health issues who might have fallen through the cracks in the move Read More...
Consumers warned about eyeliner containing high levels of lead
Last Updated: 14-09-2018
Australians buying a potentially dangerous eyeliner containing high levels of lead and other dangerous metals are being told to immediately stop using it. Victorians are being told to immediately stop using an imported eyeliner mostly made of lead Read More...
Victorian researchers have found a key "villain" in causing migraines
Date of Posting: 13-09-2018
Researchers at Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences have found a key player in the initiation and pain of migraines. The team from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences have revealed the molecular details of one of the Read More...
Research shows NSW cancer survival rate on the rise
Date of Posting: 11-09-2018
Despite a drop in cancer mortality rates in NSW an estimated 15,000 people will still lose their lives to the disease in 2018, the state's latest data reveals. More than 15,000 people are expected to die from cancer in NSW this year - but the Read More...
First breast milk bank in SA was launched
Date of Posting: 11-09-2018
South Australia's first breast milk bank has been launched to deliver life-saving human milk to premature babies at two Adelaide hospitals. Life-saving donations of breast milk will be delivered to premature babies in South Australia following Read More...
Equine therapy improves mental health conditions
Date of Posting: 11-09-2018
Horses are becoming important mental health aids with equine therapy taking psychological treatment out of the clinic and into the paddock. Sharene Duncan, a mental health nurse, has a passion for horse-facilitated treatment and practices equine t Read More...
Mental health apps: lack of regulation leaves users at risk
Date of Posting: 11-09-2018
Mental Health apps have seen a growth in both numbers and popularity, but while there are benefits to this type of innovative technology, lack of regulation can leave users at risk, says counselling psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist Dr Kare Read More...
Increase in alcohol-related assaults and hospital admissions in the Top End
Date of Posting: 11-09-2018
A 19 per cent jump in alcohol-related assaults in the NT and 9 per cent increase in hospital admissions have sparked questions about whether the BDR is working. Alcohol-related assaults and hospital admissions have risen significantly in the Top E Read More...
Blood tests and diagnosing illness: what can blood tell us about what's happening in our body?
Date of Posting: 10-09-2018
This week we’re running a series in collaboration with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service looking at blood: what it actually does, why we need it, and what happens when something goes wrong. Read other articles in the series here. Read More...
Physios support RACGP recommendations for exercise management of OA
Date of Posting: 10-09-2018
New guidelines released by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and co-authored by Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) member Professor Kim Bennell from the University of Melbourne confirm that exercise and weight mana Read More...
Prescribed exercise from a physiotherapist supports better mental health
Date of Posting: 10-09-2018
Worldwide, one in four people will experience a mental health condition at some point in their lives; one in six will have experienced a mental health condition in the past week alone. This year World Physiotherapy Day—Saturday 8 September&mdas Read More...
Spinal fusion surgery for lower back pain: it's costly and there's little evidence it'll work
Date of Posting: 10-09-2018
Gustavo Machado, University of Sydney; Christine Lin, University of Sydney, and Ian Harris, UNSW Back pain affects one in four Australians. It’s so common, nearly all of us (about 85%) will have at least one episode at some stage of o Read More...
A new national standard guidelines aim to reduce colonoscopies
Date of Posting: 10-09-2018
A new national standard, which offers guidance to patients, clinicians and health services, aims to reduce the number of unnecessary colonoscopies. Reducing the number of unnecessary colonoscopies undertaken in Australia is the aim of a nationally Read More...
South Australians sickened by salmonella after eating alfalfa sprouts from Adelaide
Date of Posting: 10-09-2018
Eight people have been sickened by salmonella after eating alfalfa sprouts from an Adelaide business in the past month, the state's health department warns. South Australians should think twice about eating alfalfa sprouts from an Adelaide bus Read More...
New report shows asthma causing issues for SA kids
Date of Posting: 07-09-2018
Asthma is a concern for South Australian children with the state having the highest rate of hospitalisations in the nation. South Australian children with asthma are more likely to be admitted to hospital than children from another other state or Read More...
Drought and a lack of regional services affects the health of regional Australians
Date of Posting: 07-09-2018
The NSW Country Women's Association says the drought and a lack of regional services are having a negative impact on the health of regional Australians. Regional and remote communities hundreds of kilometres from medical and mental health serv Read More...
Exercise more important than ergonomics in preventing neck pain
Date of Posting: 07-09-2018
An exercise program is likely to roughly halve the risk of a new episode of neck pain, according to a recent study by Macquarie University. Surprisingly, the research, published in The Journal of Physiotherapy, also indicated that ergonomic progra Read More...
Chinese workers have walked off the job at the Royal Hobart Hospital over a pay dispute
Date of Posting: 07-09-2018
More than one hundred plasterers have indefinitely walked off the job at Hobart's major hospital over a pay dispute but the end date for the redevelopment isn't expected to be impacted. The 120 Chinese contract workers downed tools at the Read More...
All tourists visiting Australia should be compelled to take out private health insurance
Date of Posting: 06-09-2018
All tourists visiting Australia would be forced to take out health insurance under a proposal being spruiked by NSW. But the state's peak tourism body believes it's not worth the risk and could dissuade people from wanting to travel Down U Read More...
A new superbug has been spreading through Victorian hospitals undetected
Date of Posting: 04-09-2018
Three new strains of a superbug have been discovered in Victorian hospitals, leaving the sickest patients at risk of life-threatening infections. Researchers have found a multi-drug resistant bacterium in numerous hospitals in Victoria and around Read More...
Weight-loss drugs containing a toxic chemical linked to multiple deaths in Australia and overseas
Date of Posting: 31-08-2018
Weight-loss drugs containing a toxic chemical known as 'shredders' have been linked to numerous deaths in Australia and overseas, health authorities have warned. NSW and ACT Health have warned people to avoid weight-loss products which con Read More...
Melbourne's new safe injecting room is set for expansion
Last Updated: 31-08-2018
Melbourne's safe injecting room will be expanded amid growing demand from drug users in the inner-city overdose hotspot. Melbourne's new safe injecting room is set to be expanded just months after opening in an inner-city overdose hotspot. Read More...
New course teaches vital clinical skills using virtual reality
Date of Posting: 31-08-2018
As technology advances and time becomes even more precious to healthcare professionals, the way their education is delivered also needs to change. This was something that innovative Australian-grown healthcare education company Bundle of Rays i Read More...
Cancer Australia provides new childhood cancer clues
Date of Posting: 31-08-2018
Cancer Australia has produced the world's first national data on diagnosis and survival rates relating to 16 common childhood cancers. Australia has produced the world's first national data set on childhood cancer detection and survival ra Read More...
Nursing's millenials highlight integration of technology as priority
Date of Posting: 30-08-2018
Australia’s future nurse leaders emphasised technological advancements as a priority measure to ensure the nursing workforce can meet demand for quality health care in the future during a panel discussion last night at the National Nursing Foru Read More...
