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Doctors baulking at $3k a day to plug mental health gap
Date of Posting: 19-01-2025
Interstate psychiatrists are baulking at $3050 a day to stand in solidarity with quitting NSW colleagues as the state resorts to telehealth to deal with an unfolding mental health crisis. As NSW Health scrambles to lessen the impact of two in thre Read More...
New study highlights effectiveness and cost benefits of Myriad(TM) in lower limb salvage surgeries
Date of Posting: 17-01-2025
New Zealand headquartered soft tissue regeneration company Aroa Biosurgery recently announced the publication of further strong clinical evidence reinforcing both efficacy and cost benefits of its AROA ECM™ technology when used in high-risk lim Read More...
No quick fix after years of warnings over health system
Date of Posting: 17-01-2025
Queensland's health system is under fire after a scathing audit revealed systemic failures, with the nurses union saying they sounded the alarm for years. The Queensland Audit Office report exposed a $2 billion maintenance backlog, record ambu Read More...
QLD:Plan to fix cracks in health system after damning audit
Date of Posting: 17-01-2025
Queensland's government has unveiled plans to tackle what it describes as a "broken" health system after a scathing audit report. Record ambulance ramping, worsening waitlists and a $2 billion maintenance backlog were revealed in a Q Read More...
Doctors warned 'aggressive' tactic will impact families
Date of Posting: 16-01-2025
When Jess sought help in a mental health crisis, emergency doctors pointed her in the direction of a private hospital. "Even though I was, like, acutely suicidal and manic, I wasn't admitted (publicly)," she told AAP.[subscribe] & Read More...
Row erupts as creaking health system poses serious risk
Date of Posting: 16-01-2025
Significant reform is needed to Queensland's health system with a fresh audit exposing critical issues in its infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care. Years of underinvestment have compounded these problems, says the Queensland Audit Of Read More...
Research highlights alcohol links to disease and death
Date of Posting: 16-01-2025
Australians increase their likelihood of alcohol-related cancer by 12 per cent for every seven additional drinks a week, researchers have found. A study of over 180,000 people and their drinking habits began in 2005 with researchers following up o Read More...
Australia's GP shortage and why it's not just about training more doctors
Date of Posting: 15-01-2025
Australia is facing a critical shortage of General Practitioners (GPs), a problem set to worsen with an estimated shortfall of 8,600 GPs by 2048. But why can't the solution simply be to train more doctors? The demand for GP services is growing Read More...
Queensland Health in crisis, new report reveals
Date of Posting: 15-01-2025
Queensland's health system is in need of urgent reform after years of systemic breakdowns across infrastructure, cybersecurity and patient care, a new audit has revealed. The Queensland Audit office's latest report highlights a sector faci Read More...
Major study sheds light on depression's genetic links
Date of Posting: 15-01-2025
Hundreds of previously unknown genetic hints could one day provide earlier and more tailored treatment for depression, thanks to a major global study. The genetic markers were uncovered through DNA analysis of more than 680,000 people with depress Read More...
EDs face surge of patients with psychiatrist exodus
Date of Posting: 15-01-2025
Hospitals are planning to close several vital specialist mental health beds across a state as more than half of public psychiatrists prepare to resign. One doctor has warned that mental health patients will likely fill out emergency departments as Read More...
Plan to improve outcomes for Australians with autism
Date of Posting: 14-01-2025
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL AUTISM STRATEGY? * The first National Autism Strategy and its action plan aim to improve inclusion, support and life outcomes for Australians living with autism[subscribe] * They will centre on achieving in the key areas of Read More...
Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly
Date of Posting: 14-01-2025
Fewer GP clinics than ever are taking on new bulk-billed patients, prompting calls to increase Medicare funding and stem the decline. Australia's bulk-billing rate plummeted to 20.7 per cent at the start of 2025, down from 35.7 per cent two ye Read More...
New patients continue struggle to find bulk-billing GPs
Date of Posting: 13-01-2025
Fewer GP clinics than ever will take new bulk-billed customers and out-of-pocket charges continue to rise, in data labelled concerning but not surprising. Healthcare directory Cleanbill's annual survey of nearly 7000 GP clinics found Australia Read More...
Twelve days' reproductive health leave could save $26b
Date of Posting: 13-01-2025
Australia's economy is deprived of $26.6 billion annually due to lost productivity from untreated reproductive health conditions, a report reveals. The findings have fuelled calls for a national entitlement of 12 days of reproductive leave.[su Read More...
Govt throwing mental health patients 'under the bus'
Date of Posting: 12-01-2025
Australia's most populous state is accused of abandoning mental health patients by failing to meet pay demands to retain psychiatrists. The NSW government has conceded some 200 psychiatrists have resigned - about half the workforce - due to pa Read More...
Persistent chiro rule breaker handed community work
Date of Posting: 12-01-2025
A suspended chiropractor who continued to practise for 16 months has been sentenced to community work after his lawyer said he acted out of concern for patients rather than greed. David Williams, 72, was handed a 12-month community corrections ord Read More...
Hospital groups revealed for statewide health shake-up
Date of Posting: 10-01-2025
Network groupings for a state's 76 public health services have been unveiled but a cloud continues to hang over future funding levels. Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas revealed the final carve-up on Friday after the Victorian government announ Read More...
No stillbirth link but staffing hindering hospital care
Date of Posting: 10-01-2025
A link between a baby's death and claimed understaffing at a major hospital has not been found by an independent review. But the investigation of Royal Hobart Hospital maternity services, led by experienced nurse, midwife and health consultant Read More...
DIOSynVax Announces a new Advisory Board for NextGen Influenza Vaccines including Bird-Flu
Date of Posting: 09-01-2025
DIOSynVax, a clinical-stage biotechnology company at the forefront of developing innovative, broadly protective vaccines, built on the safety demonstrated by its "First in Human" Coronavirus vaccine trial, to announce its new portfolio of p Read More...
Quaff coffee only in morning for most health benefits
Date of Posting: 08-01-2025
Drinking coffee in the morning could bring more health benefits than drinking a few cups throughout the day, according to a new study. Researchers wanted to assess whether the time of day people drink coffee has any impact on their health.[subscri Read More...
WHO says bird flu risk low after US reports first death
Date of Posting: 08-01-2025
The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organisation spokeswoman has said following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States. The patient, who was over 65 and had underlying medical Read More...
GORTEC Announces New Trial Success for Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
Date of Posting: 08-01-2025
GORTEC, known as Head and Neck Radiation Oncology Group, today announced that the randomized Phase 3 NIVOPOSTOP GORTEC 2018-01 trial evaluating nivolumab, Bristol Myers Squibb's anti-PD-1 therapy, as a post-operative treatment component for resec Read More...
'Sandwich carers' suffer poorer mental-physical health
Date of Posting: 07-01-2025
Parents juggling the responsibilities of caring for both ageing relatives and young children suffer from poorer mental and physical health over time, a British study shows. Looking at a group of 2000 so-called sandwich carers over almost a decade, Read More...
Late US golfer's parents start mental health foundation
Date of Posting: 07-01-2025
The parents of late US PGA Tour player Grayson Murray have announced the launch of a foundation in their son's honour. Murray, who took his own life at age 30 on May 25, 2024, was open about his battles with anxiety, depression and addiction.[ Read More...
Nursing support for all, no matter the cancer type
Date of Posting: 06-01-2025
Australians living with any kind of cancer will find it easier to get support as a proven breast cancer model is expanded to all. The federal government has committed $2.3 million to the McGrath Foundation to expand an online tool that connects pa Read More...
FED:'Celebrate hope': McGrath Foundation gets $2.3m boost
Date of Posting: 06-01-2025
Australians with cancer will soon find it easier to get the nursing support they need. The federal government has committed $2.3 million to the McGrath Foundation to expand a tool that connects patients with expert cancer care nurses.[subscribe] Read More...
Powdered milk the 'whey' to go to meet fitness goals
Date of Posting: 05-01-2025
For years, fitness-obsessed Australians have been forking out big bucks for costly protein powders that promise to help them lose weight and retain muscle mass. But one Australian dietician says an often-overlooked pantry item offers the same bene Read More...
US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcohol
Date of Posting: 05-01-2025
Alcoholic drinks should carry a warning about cancer risks on their label, the US Surgeon General says in a move that could signal a shift toward more aggressive tobacco-style regulation for the sector. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said alcohol Read More...
Calls for permanent pill testing after festival success
Date of Posting: 05-01-2025
Australia's largest festival pill-testing trial has been hailed a success, with the program's boss declaring the service should roll out permanently. The trial at the Beyond The Valley music festival was the first time Victoria has offered Read More...
Why 2025 is the Year to Pursue a Nursing Career: A Step-by-Step Guide
Date of Posting: 05-01-2025
Australia’s healthcare industry is continually growing making 2025 the year to step in for those considering a career in nursing. As the demand for healthcare professionals rises, the nursing sector needs staff like never before, driven by an a Read More...
More to do on Medicare and bulk-billing, Labor sayse
Date of Posting: 03-01-2025
Making it cheaper to see a doctor is expected to feature prominently in Labor's election pitch, with the federal health minister committed to strengthening Medicare before the upcoming campaign. "There's more we want to do to deliver Read More...
France loses disease-free status as bird flu reported
Date of Posting: 01-01-2025
Bird flu outbreaks have been confirmed on two poultry farms in France days after it was officially declared free of the virus, the agriculture ministry says. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, has spread across Eur Read More...
King Charles honours medics who treated his cancer
Date of Posting: 01-01-2025
Senior staff from the medical team that treated King Charles for cancer have been personally honoured by the monarch. Charles's GP Dr Douglas Glass, otherwise known as the apothecary to the King, and his physician Professor Richard Leach have Read More...
Summer's first case of mosquito-borne virus detected
Date of Posting: 31-12-2024
The likely first summer case of a potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus has been identified in regional Victoria. Japanese encephalitis, a flavivirus related to dengue and yellow fever, was detected in a resident in the state's north, the De Read More...
WHO chides China for keeping back COVID-19 data
Date of Posting: 31-12-2024
Five years after the first cases of a new lung disease were reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the World Health Organisation says it's still waiting for full cooperation from Beijing to clarify the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Th Read More...
A new year, a new resolve: Aussies' 2025 resolutions
Date of Posting: 31-12-2024
Australians plan to be more frugal and trim down in 2025, but experts warn meaningful change will take sustained effort. Comparison website Finder surveyed over 1000 people and found more than 50 per cent were planning to save more, while over a t Read More...
9 Facts About Manual Handling in Aged Care [Must Know]
Last Updated: 30-12-2024
1 - What is manual handling training in aged care? In aged care, both residential aged care and community aged care, all workers need to be skilled in safe manual handling practices.[subscribe] Personal care or support workers are at a high ri Read More...
Gal Gadot reveals blood clot diagnosed in pregancy
Date of Posting: 30-12-2024
Actress Gal Gadot has revealed her baby daughter had to be delivered during emergency surgery earlier this year after a "massive blood clot" was discovered in the Wonder Woman star's brain. Gadot, 39, said she was diagnosed with cere Read More...
AI tool can detect asymptomatic heart patients
Date of Posting: 29-12-2024
A new artificial intelligence tool is finding people with a heart condition before they even have symptoms. The ground-breaking tool scours GP records to look for "red flags" which could indicate whether a patient is at risk of developin Read More...
