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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...
A Viagra study on pregnant Queensland woman has been paused
Date of Posting: 26-07-2018
A Queensland study on reducing foetal distress during childbirth through the use of Viagra has been paused after the use of the same drug resulted in the death of 11 babies in The Netherlands. Mater Research Institute professor Sailesh Kumar said Read More...
A major NZ supermarket chain cuts tampon price
Last Updated: 25-07-2018
One of New Zealand's two major supermarket chains is cutting the price of women's sanitary products in a bid to combat period poverty. A major supermarket chain in New Zealand has moved to slash the price of women's sanitary products i Read More...
Health professionals across Australia are on alert over bad batch of opium
Last Updated: 25-07-2018
At least two people have been taken to hospital with serious lead poisoning after consuming a bad batch of opium "heavily contaminated" with lead. Health professionals across Australia are on alert with at least two people taken to hospi Read More...
New screening test that checks babies for more than 60 genetic disorders
Date of Posting: 24-07-2018
An Australian pathology company has developed a new screening test that checks babies for more than 60 genetic disorders. Parents worried about passing on inherited genetic disorders to their children can now have their babies tested for a wide ra Read More...
A government MP has opted out of digitising his medical records
Last Updated: 23-07-2018
Labor has called for an extension of the opt-out date for e-health records to restore public trust, as a Liberal MP pulled the pin on his own record. A government MP has opted out of digitising his medical records and believes that should be the d Read More...
Opt-out period begins for the My Health Record database amid digital security and privacy concerns
Last Updated: 23-07-2018
The three month opt-out period has begun for the My Health Record database amid digital security and privacy concerns. Australia's electronic health record system has military-grade security and people should stick with it, Health Minister Gre Read More...
NSW Health is setting up its Down to Test program at Splendour in the Grass at the weekend
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
NSW Health will be testing festival-goers for chlamydia at Splendour in the Grass to help raise awareness of sexually transmitted infections. An exclusive VIP tent with clean toilets and free phone charging could be all yours at a northern NSW fes Read More...
Alcohol marketers have been warned against using young-looking models
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
A new report shows alcohol marketers are breaching rules in promoting products to children but are mostly willing to remedy any problems. Alcohol marketers have been warned against using young-looking models, targeting children and failing to age- Read More...
Burnout in Midwifery: An Occupational Hazard?
Last Updated: 20-07-2018
It’s concerning that mental illness among healthcare professionals is exceptionally high compared to the national average1. A study of suicides over 12 years found female nurses and midwives had a suicide rate almost triple that of women in non Read More...
Medical research held back by inefficient funding system
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
Australian medical research is being held back due to inefficient and inequitable funding systems. Medical research institutes are being left with a large funding gap each year as research grants only cover part of the full cost of doing research. Read More...
Bond introduces Australia-first emotional intelligence test for med students
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
Bond University has become the first in Australia to introduce emotional intelligence (EI) testing as part of the selection process for its sought-after medical program, with the aim of enrolling a cohort with the strong social skills needed to succe Read More...
Nursing notes can help indicate whether ICU patients will survive
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have found that sentiments in the nursing notes of health care providers are good indicators of whether intensive care unit (ICU) patients will survive. Hospitals typically use severity of illness scores t Read More...
Mental health of five year olds linked to their ability to learn
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
Researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have found a link between the mental health of five year olds and their ability to learn at school. MCRI researchers have analysed teacher-reported data for more than 302,000 Read More...
Swimming with the whale sharks in Carnarvon
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
In 2015, Carnarvon Health Campus underwent massive redevelopment with the goal of providing high-quality medical care to the local community through modern, well-equipped health services located under one roof. The redevelopment saw upgrades in th Read More...
Australian scientists have discovered that chromosome loops is a key to killing cancer
Date of Posting: 20-07-2018
Australian scientists have discovered that changes to the structure in part of our chromosomes could be to blame for cancer and some genetic diseases. Controlling changes in the structure of human chromosomes could hold the key to new ways to batt Read More...
Victoria could go almost smoke-free by 2025
Date of Posting: 19-07-2018
Twenty-five Victorian health groups are reportedly expected to launch a plan on Thursday to make the state almost smoke-free by 2025. Victoria could go almost smoke-free by 2025 reportedly under a plan backed by 25 of the state's health groups Read More...
An innovative new stool test unlocks DNA of a person's gut bacteria launched in Queensland
Date of Posting: 18-07-2018
A stool test which can reveal information about a person's gut bacteria and ways it may affect their health has been launched in Queensland. Microba is the first Australian company to offer gut bacteria DNA sequencing technology direct-to-cons Read More...
