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Routine check-up saved man's life, huge tumour found
Date of Posting: 31-10-2024
A routine doctor's check-up saved the life of a Brisbane retiree after an aggressive, rare tumour weighing two kilos was found in his liver. Father-of-three Barrie Tibbetts had no symptoms when he went to see his general practitioner for a che Read More...
Ancient variant clue to Indigenous respiratory illness
Date of Posting: 30-10-2024
A breakthrough discovery has revealed an ancient gene variant influencing immune defences among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The ancient variant of the natural killer receptor was identified by researchers from the Peter Doherty I Read More...
'Radical transparency' to restore trust lost post-COVID
Date of Posting: 30-10-2024
Increased transparency is needed to restore public trust following COVID-19, the health officer who led Victoria's pandemic response says. A report into Australia's handling of the catastrophe found the disease exhausted the nation's h Read More...
Health service workers get pay bump, better conditions
Date of Posting: 30-10-2024
Workers across hospitals and health departments in NSW will receive a pay bump while nurses and midwives continue to negotiate for better wages and conditions. More than 50,000 cleaners, scientists, security staff, psychologists, wardspeople and o Read More...
Lost trust challenge for next pandemic: COVID-19 review
Date of Posting: 29-10-2024
Australia cannot count on using the same measures for COVID-19 when the next pandemic hits because people have lost trust in authority, an inquiry into the nation's crisis response has found. Quickly establishing a national Centre for Disease Read More...
Imaging technique offers hope for brain cancer patients
Date of Posting: 29-10-2024
Treatment for some aggressive brain cancer patients could be "revolutionised" after scientists found a new way to find out who may benefit from immunotherapy cancer drugs. Some glioblastoma tumours may respond well to immunotherapy, but Read More...
Caring young Aussies paying an educational price
Date of Posting: 29-10-2024
Many young Australians are caring for people with long-term health conditions and could be hurting their educational prospects as a result. Australian National University research found one-in-six people aged 16 or 17 are acting in a caring role f Read More...
Harsher penalties for NDIS providers who fail patients
Last Updated: 28-10-2024
NDIS providers who allow participants to be harmed under their watch will face fines of more than $15 million as the government continues its mission to weed dodgy operators out of the disability support system. Outgoing minister Bill Shorten unve Read More...
'Starve yourself': weight stigma harms health treatment
Date of Posting: 28-10-2024
For more than two decades, Lorna Berry has been told to lose weight to treat polycystic ovary syndrome. "One doctor said, 'Well, just starve yourself'," the 54-year-old told AAP.[subscribe] "Someone else said the way (I w Read More...
Experts warn clinical and elder abuse is on the rise.
Date of Posting: 28-10-2024
Older Australians who are unaware of their legal rights, are at increased risk of elder abuse and other types of human rights violations. According to lawyer Catherine Henry, who specialises in elder law, some abusers use an elderly person’s Read More...
Concerned optimist or sceptic: choose a role mid-crisis
Date of Posting: 27-10-2024
TAKING A ROLE IN OUR WORLD: * The world has reached a tipping point, where more people care about and want action to protect the planet than those who do not, according to a recent survey that revealed various social segments[subscribe] * Plane Read More...
Feeling climate dread? Nature may be the best medicine
Date of Posting: 27-10-2024
A glossy black cockatoo struts along a tree branch, chirping and preening as he flicks his red tail to impress a female in a dramatic courtship ritual. Environment worker and photographer Jayden Gunn remembers the sheer joy of watching this mating Read More...
Breakthrough use of lab-grown skin on burns patient
Date of Posting: 25-10-2024
The "holy grail" of burns treatment is much closer to becoming a reality, with lab-grown skin successfully used on an Australian patient in a clinical trial. Patients with severe burns usually need skin grafts, which involves taking heal Read More...
Push for urgent delivery of support for midwives crisis
Last Updated: 24-10-2024
Australia faces a midwifery "crisis" with more than a third of workers considering leaving the profession and graduate numbers potentially not meeting future demand. Those are the findings from a report commissioned by the Nursing and Mi Read More...
Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged
Date of Posting: 24-10-2024
Abortion access continues to be out of reach for disadvantaged and regional Victorians, with some having to travel hundreds of kilometres and spend thousands of dollars for care. Barriers to abortion services are leading to more people seeking pro Read More...
Deadly E.coli outbreak linked to McDonald's burgers
Date of Posting: 23-10-2024
E.coli food poisoning linked to McDonald's burgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 US states, including one person who died and 10 who were hospitalised, according to federal health officials. The death was reported in an older person in Read More...
'No plans' to unwind abortion under federal coalition
Date of Posting: 23-10-2024
Women's reproductive rights won't come undone under a coalition government, an opposition senator has confirmed, as the culture war over abortion reignites. Pregnancy termination has emerged as one of the biggest issues in the Queensland a Read More...
Reducing child, teen obesity can save $7b health costs
Date of Posting: 23-10-2024
Reducing childhood and teenage obesity could save more than $7 billion in lifetime costs, but decision makers are prioritising short-term solutions over long-term strategies, researchers say. One in four Australian children and adolescents are cla Read More...
Parents, carers shielded from 'shady' baby formula ads
Date of Posting: 22-10-2024
Anxious new parents and carers will be protected from being "preyed on" by baby formula manufacturers using "shady" and "irresponsible" marketing tactics. Australia's Department of Health has committed to mandatin Read More...
Third baby death at hospital sparks new probe
Last Updated: 22-10-2024
The death of a third baby in a regional hospital is being investigated by a healthcare watchdog. Three babies have died at Gippsland's Latrobe Regional Hospital in eastern Victoria in less than two months.[subscribe] The hospital is doing c Read More...
Urgent need for specialised hospitals for older patients amid bed crisis in Australia
Date of Posting: 21-10-2024
In light of ongoing bed shortages and ambulance delays, a leader in one of Australia's busiest emergency departments is advocating for dedicated hospitals for older patients. Dr. David Green, the director of emergency medicine at Gold Coast Unive Read More...
Brazil's Lula suffers minor brain haemorrhage from fall
Date of Posting: 21-10-2024
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has cancelled his trip to Russia for the BRICS summit, following medical advice to temporarily avoid long-haul flights after a head injury at home that caused a minor brain haemorrhage. In a statement, Read More...
Forever chemical water standards 'very conservative'
Date of Posting: 21-10-2024
National drinking water guidelines for potential cancer-causing chemicals are set to be tightened after increasing discoveries of PFAS in water sources. Draft benchmarks based on emerging science on the health risks were released on Monday and imm Read More...
Why a physio should treat your ankle sprain, not your GP
Nicole Madigan | Date of Posting: 19-10-2024
Most people consider an ankle sprain little more than a pain in the – ankle. Usually, they’ll treat it themselves, with ice and pain relief, and move on with their life. Or try to. But according to Freestyle Feet owner and physiotherap Read More...
Mpox cases in Australia surge past 1000
Date of Posting: 18-10-2024
The mpox outbreak has reached its peak in Victoria in line with a national surge to more than 1000 cases in 2024, with some patients ending up in hospital. The state's chief health officer on Friday announced that the number of people with the Read More...
Taxpayers are topping up health fund profits
Date of Posting: 18-10-2024
One state's taxpayers appear to be helping boost the profits of major health insurers amid a stand-off over public hospital bills New analysis released on Friday suggests Australia's four biggest health insurers recorded a post-tax surplus Read More...
Scrap 'onerous' fines for aged care staff
Date of Posting: 18-10-2024
Financial penalties for aged care workers who breach the code of conduct should be scrapped as part of reforms to the sector, unions have urged. The Health Services Union said while the federal government's aged care changes would have penalti Read More...
Workplace hearing damage impacting one in 10 Aussies
Date of Posting: 17-10-2024
Hearing loss from a workplace incident has impacted one in 10 Australians, despite most saying ear protection is not necessary, a report has revealed. Hearing Australia data released on Thursday surveyed more than 1000 people on their experience w Read More...
'Handmaids' protest ahead of abortion vote
Date of Posting: 17-10-2024
Women dressed as handmaids have protested on the steps of the South Australian parliament before a vote on a bill preventing termination of pregnancies from 27 weeks and six days. Liberal MP Ben Hood has introduced a private member's bill in t Read More...
'Invisible, sidelined': landmark count for fatal cancer
Date of Posting: 17-10-2024
Isolated, unsupported and not even counted correctly, people with metastatic breast cancer know they will eventually die from the disease. But landmark research has highlighted the likely true extent of their ranks for the first time, pointing to Read More...
Urgent need: aged care providers' grim reality
Date of Posting: 16-10-2024
A majority of aged-care providers are seriously concerned about how Australia will handle a rapidly maturing population. The Aged and Community Care Providers Association's state of the sector survey released on Wednesday shows seven out of 10 Read More...
One ring to track all? Wearable tech extends its reach
Date of Posting: 16-10-2024
Technology is about to compete for more space on your body, with one tech giant launching jewellery packed with health sensors in Australia. Samsung announced plans to bring its first smart ring to the country on Wednesday, launching the Galaxy Ri Read More...
UK minister says kids' tooth decay levels 'Dickensian'
Date of Posting: 16-10-2024
Tooth decay issues among young children in England are "truly Dickensian," a minister says as he warns there is no overnight fix for dentistry in the United Kingdom. Social Care Minister Stephen Kinnock said the UK government "inher Read More...
'Wonderful move': foreign GPs fast-tracked to plug gap
Date of Posting: 15-10-2024
Overseas doctors will be able to treat Australian patients sooner as a shortage of general practitioners causes wait times to blow out. Qualified medical specialists from Ireland, New Zealand and the UK will be fast-tracked into the workforce afte Read More...
Health insurance 'robbery' to end with mandate to pay
Date of Posting: 15-10-2024
Major private insurers are "robbing" the public health system while recording huge profits, the NSW treasurer says, as he ups the ante to force full payment of hospital bills. Legislation to force health insurers to pay the gazetted rate Read More...
Breast cancer battlers 'blindsided' by divorce
Date of Posting: 14-10-2024
An Australian woman who has gone through breast cancer is a staggering 53 times more likely than average to see her relationship fall apart. The shocking statistic - part of Compare Club's research to uncover the true cost of breast cancer - i Read More...
Greens plan to end menopause treatment horror stories
Date of Posting: 14-10-2024
Cheaper treatments and a national education blitz feature in a Greens election pitch to ease pressure on women experiencing menopause and perimenopause. The struggle to find and afford menopause hormonal therapies (MHT) was a key finding from a pa Read More...
Innovative study suggests exercise therapy can delay knee replacement surgery
Date of Posting: 10-10-2024
A groundbreaking study led by Monash University has revealed that structured education and exercise therapy could serve as cost-effective alternatives to knee replacement surgery for individuals with lower pain levels. This approach not only helps im Read More...
Many young people struggle to work due to mental health
Date of Posting: 10-10-2024
Many young Australians are struggling to enter or stay in the workforce, as a mental health crisis deepens for those under 25. According to Headspace's recent National Youth Mental Health Survey, only one in two 12 to 25-year-olds feels confid Read More...
Pilot's death sparks emergency landing in New York
Date of Posting: 10-10-2024
A pilot on board a Turkish Airlines jetliner travelling from Seattle to Istanbul has blacked out and died, sparking an emergency landing in New York. Pilot İlçehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness at some point after Flight TK204 took Read More...
