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How SuperFood Powders Are Enhancing Preventative Healthcare
Date of Posting: 27-08-2024
Preventative healthcare has gained significant traction in recent years, with individuals taking proactive steps to maintain their health and prevent chronic diseases. In this landscape, superfood powders, including popular greens and reds powder ble Read More...
Fauci recovering from West Nile virus at home
Date of Posting: 25-08-2024
Former top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has spent time in hospital after being infected with West Nile virus and is recovering at home, a spokesperson has confirmed. Fauci is expected to make a full recovery, the spokesperson said on Read More...
Closure for patients as Monash IVF settles for $56m
Date of Posting: 23-08-2024
There is hope a $56 million settlement reached between Monash IVF and claimants in a landmark class action will provide closure to the more than 700 patients who had their embryos destroyed. Danielle Bopping, a lead claimant in the lawsuit, held b Read More...
Thailand says mpox case is more easily spread variant
Date of Posting: 23-08-2024
Thailand has confirmed an mpox case reported this week is the clade 1b strain of the virus, the second confirmed case of the variant outside of Africa. The case is a 66-year-old man from a European country who had arrived in Thailand last week fro Read More...
Thousands of ambulance workers caught in super stuff-up
Date of Posting: 23-08-2024
Thousands of Victorian ambulance service staff were paid the incorrect amount of superannuation for more than six years. Three days after Ambulance Victoria's CEO resigned amidst a protracted pay dispute, an external review has revealed about Read More...
More than a thousand new mpox cases hit Congo in a week
Date of Posting: 22-08-2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported more than a thousand new mpox cases in the last week as African health authorities plead for vaccines to help fight its "growing" threat on the continent. The World Health Organization ha Read More...
Check one, two: Google tests if AI can improve hearing
Date of Posting: 22-08-2024
Artificial intelligence could be the key to helping hearing-impaired people tune out the din and hear what's important, according to Google and Australian researchers. The tech giant this week revealed work on its Australian Future Hearing Ini Read More...
Two slices of ham a day raises type 2 diabetes risk
Date of Posting: 22-08-2024
Eating just two slices of ham a day may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next decade by 15 per cent, a large study has found. Data from nearly two million people - analysed by a team led by the University of Cambridge - a Read More...
Unlocking the Potential of Peptides in Immunity Research
Last Updated: 20-08-2024
The immune system is a complex network that protects from infections, diseases, and foreign invaders. With the advent of modern biotechnology, research peptides have emerged as promising compounds for further research in immunity studies. These short Read More...
Chemicals in plastics 'threaten human life cycle
Date of Posting: 20-08-2024
Exposure to chemicals found in common plastics increases health risks across the human life cycle and is a "red flag for the world", experts have warned. A collaboration between international research organisation JBI, at the University Read More...
Rare cancer patients 'slipping through cracks'
Date of Posting: 20-08-2024
Survival rates for people with some rarer cancers have declined and advocates say the government is not doing enough to tackle the health inequities these patients face. Though there is a low incidence of each rare or less common cancer, the 40,00 Read More...
Australian Government Invests $56.5 Million in Midwifery Care
Date of Posting: 19-08-2024
The Australian Government is set to enhance maternal care with a significant investment in midwifery. As part of the 2024-25 Budget, $56.5 million will be allocated to expand the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS), improving access to flexible and high Read More...
Long COVID cost economy $9.6b in lost work hours
Date of Posting: 19-08-2024
More than one million Australians who contracted long COVID at the height of the pandemic cost the national economy almost $10 billion in lost productivity. Academics from the Australian National University (ANU), University of NSW (UNSW) and Melb Read More...
Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people
Date of Posting: 19-08-2024
Nearly two dozen people have died in a cholera outbreak in Sudan as the African nation reels from a 16-month conflict and devastating floods. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people have died from the di Read More...
How a call helped an Aboriginal mum find connection
Date of Posting: 18-08-2024
When her youngest child was nearly six, a phone call changed Rebecca Sogal's experience of motherhood. The Wiradjuri woman had left her family and community in Brisbane when her first baby was three weeks old, following her husband after he wa Read More...
The mental health gap that's killing Aboriginal men
Date of Posting: 18-08-2024
Nathan Appo's father is his "best mate". But when his dad fell into depression, he felt shut out of his life. "He wasn't leaving his room, he wasn't able to talk to myself or talk to our family," Mr Appo said at a p Read More...
IV shortage eases, but constraints likely for months
Date of Posting: 18-08-2024
An unprecedented shortage of intravenous fluids is easing but supplies are expected to be constrained throughout the year. State and federal health ministers have outlined steps to cope with supply issues after a meeting in Sydney on Friday, inclu Read More...
Mechanical engineers make AI sperm health test for IVF
Date of Posting: 16-08-2024
New AI technology could asses the quality of live sperm in seconds, removing the need for invasive procedures during IVF treatments. Monash University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering conducted the research in collaboration Read More...
WHO says mpox a global public health emergency again
Date of Posting: 16-08-2024
The World Health Organisation has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the viral infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighbouring countries. Mpox - f Read More...
Australians enjoy longer lives than Britons, Americans
Date of Posting: 15-08-2024
Australians are outliving people from other high-income English-speaking countries, a study suggests. People from Australia have a lower death rate for certain cancers and from heart and lung diseases, researchers say.[subscribe] They also have Read More...
Exercise key to skip surgery for common knee condition
Date of Posting: 15-08-2024
Surgery might not be the answer for more than one million Australians suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee. Most people can reduce pain and boost mobility with tailored exercise and avoid the potential complications, costs and recovery times Read More...
Fears for mothers and babies amid rural health crisis
Date of Posting: 15-08-2024
Doctors live in fear of an avoidable death of a mother or a baby as maternity services struggle, with the ailing NSW rural health system declared the worst it's been in years. There are dire staff shortages across rural maternity care, general Read More...
New report a code red on health effects of fossil fuels
Date of Posting: 14-08-2024
Cancer. Heart disease. Pregnancy and fertility problems. Impaired learning. Mental illness. Debilitating infectious diseases. It's a grim but incomplete list of the multitude of human health threats fossil fuels pose.[subscribe] But doctors Read More...
Africa public health body declares mpox emergency
Date of Posting: 14-08-2024
Africa's top public health body has declared what it termed a "public health emergency of continental security" over an outbreak of mpox that has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries. The Africa Cent Read More...
Vital new technology saving lives after heart attacks
Date of Posting: 14-08-2024
If an off-duty doctor didn't know a nearby school had a defibrillator, Steven Simpson thinks he might not have made it through a recent heart attack. Mr Simpson had just made son Liam a coffee on June 28 when he went into cardiac arrest, leavi Read More...
Most baby foods fail health test, make dodgy claims
Date of Posting: 13-08-2024
Most Australian baby and toddler foods fail to meet international nutritional guidelines while featuring dodgy health claims in their marketing. More than three-quarters of the 309 food products featured in a newly released study from The George I Read More...
Aged home fined $66,000 for burns that killed resident
Date of Posting: 13-08-2024
Burns from a wall-mounted heater that led to a 90-year-old man's death have cost an aged-care provider $66,000 in fines. Blue Cross Community Care Services was fined by Broadmeadows Magistrates Court on August 6 for failing to reduce or elimin Read More...
Optimizing Patient Care: The Impact of Wellness Supplements in Modern Medical Services
Last Updated: 13-08-2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of wellness supplements into patient care has emerged as a transformative approach. As the focus shifts towards a more holistic view of health, medical professionals are increasingly recog Read More...
Parliamentary inquiry to 'delve deeper' into loneliness
Date of Posting: 12-08-2024
The "significant public health issue" of loneliness will be placed under the microscope, with a NSW parliamentary probe to delve into what is seen as an escalating problem. The upper house inquiry will look at the extent, causes and impa Read More...
Surgery waitlists still long, despite faster treatment
Date of Posting: 11-08-2024
Most Queenslanders needing elective surgery are getting their operations done on time but the number of patients remains stubbornly high, new figures show. The latest state health data released on Sunday showed almost 38,000 elective surgeries wer Read More...
Fighting the looming 'silent pandemic'
Date of Posting: 11-08-2024
When Jane Fletcher went into hospital for routine surgery she never expected to come out with a superbug and a front-row seat to the 'silent pandemic'. The health psychologist was struck down with antibiotic-resistant golden staph and join Read More...
Physio uses a robotic exoskeleton to help people walk
Last Updated: 09-08-2024
Anna Minchin, an accredited exercise physiologist, uses the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) robotic exoskeleton in her clinic to help patients walk. HAL is a wearable, neuro-controlled device designed for therapeutic use, developed over a decade to secur Read More...
Hospitals handed $1.5b lifeline, spared forced mergers
Date of Posting: 08-08-2024
Victorian hospitals will be given a $1.5 billion funding injection after the state government backed down from plans to force health services to merge. The announcement comes as the government negotiates hospital funding arrangements for the 2024/ Read More...
Breakthrough in fight against a global health threat
Date of Posting: 08-08-2024
A world-first computer model that can predict when a bacterial infection will stop responding to treatment could offer a much-needed boost in the fight against one of the top global health threats. Some 1.27 million deaths were linked to antimicro Read More...
WHO convenes urgent committee on mpox outbreak in Congo
Date of Posting: 08-08-2024
The head of the World Health Organization says an emergency committee will be convened to discuss whether the current mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo represents a public health emergency of international concern. WHO said that 50 Read More...
Refugee men in Australia suffer high depression rates
Date of Posting: 07-08-2024
Refugee men in Australia have a higher likelihood of depression and mental distress compared to other men who are also at risk of chronic conditions. The Real Face of Men's Health report released by the Movember Institute of Men's Health a Read More...
Doctor shortage concerns over age health check push
Date of Posting: 07-08-2024
A push to roll out mandatory health checks for older doctors must strike a balance between protecting patient safety while also keeping medics in the shrinking workforce, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says. Doctors would be Read More...
Twin sisters to help crack breast cancer mysteries
Date of Posting: 07-08-2024
When Tracey Hutchinson was diagnosed with breast cancer, her twin sister Tania was told it was only a matter of time. "Our GP said, 'it's not if she'll get breast cancer, it's almost when'," Tracey told AAP.[subscribe Read More...
Growing legionnaires' outbreak shows no sign of slowing
Date of Posting: 06-08-2024
The number of legionnaires' cases in Melbourne has almost doubled in two days as authorities continue to try and find the source of the outbreak. Sixty patients are confirmed to be suffering from the disease as of Thursday, according to Victor Read More...
Plea to avoid panic as 'unusual' deadly outbreak grows
Date of Posting: 06-08-2024
An outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Victoria has grown to 71 cases including an elderly woman who died in hospital, but residents near the suspected source are urged not to panic. The confirmed cases were in addition to a further seven sus Read More...
