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Nurses to vote on revised pay deal
Date of Posting: 26-06-2024
The looming threat of more hospital beds closing could be brought to a halt as Victorian nurses and midwives vote on a revised pay offer. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation members will meet on Wednesday in Melbourne and eight regional si Read More...
Smoke settles on vape ban as major hurdle cleared
Date of Posting: 26-06-2024
A revolutionary vape ban has cleared a major hurdle, with the sale of e-cigarettes restricted to pharmacies as part of a government crackdown on recreational smoking. Pharmacists will be able to sell vapes with limited nicotine content over the co Read More...
Fresh bid to aid Aussies with neurological conditions
Date of Posting: 25-06-2024
Improved care for millions of Australians suffering debilitating neurological conditions will be the focus of a national summit on the issue. Neurological Alliance Australia is holding the event at Parliament House, in Canberra, on Tuesday and aim Read More...
Pharmacy lobby blasts plan for chemists to sell vapes
Date of Posting: 25-06-2024
Vapes will be sold only through pharmacies with people under 18 banned from buying them unless they have a prescription in a move that has been slammed by the healthcare professionals' peak body. The federal government cut a deal with the Gree Read More...
Nurses say 15 pct pay rise will not hit patient pockets
Date of Posting: 25-06-2024
A major pay rise for NSW nurses is possible without hurting the state budget by using billions of dollars in untapped federal funds, a union says. Inaccurate and inefficient hospital reporting has blocked access to $3 billion in commonwealth fundi Read More...
New Zealand to fund more cancer treatments
Date of Posting: 24-06-2024
The New Zealand government has cauterised a broken election promise, funding cancer drugs that were overlooked in last month's budget. Cancer patients were left seething by the coalition's first budget given the National party promised to Read More...
Nurse, midwife pay deal could 'rebuild health system
Date of Posting: 23-06-2024
A new wage deal for Victorian nurses and midwives could offer a stable foundation for the state's struggling health system, the union says. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation members will vote on a 28.5 per cent wage increase over fou Read More...
Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm
Date of Posting: 23-06-2024
Avian influenza has been detected on a second poultry farm in the Hawkesbury district biosecurity control zone, northwest of Sydney. The CSIRO's Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness confirmed a positive result for the H7N8 strain at the Read More...
Videos helping youth go vape-free for health, Country
Date of Posting: 23-06-2024
Vaping is a massive problem in the region where Danny Allende works, and although young Indigenous people are statistically more likely to take it up, he says it's a practice that doesn't discriminate. Mr Allende is the manager of Na Joome Read More...
How mindfulness and better sleep are interlinked
Date of Posting: 21-06-2024
Sleep quality deeply affects daily functioning and health, yet many struggle to shut down at night and truly rest. Research reveals that nearly 39% of Australians frequently struggle with sleep often due to stress, anxiety and life pressures. Mind Read More...
Doctor ban lifted despite abortion patient's death
Date of Posting: 20-06-2024
A Melbourne doctor whose women's health clinic is linked to the death of a patient following an abortion has won a battle to continue practising medicine. Michelle Kenney had her medical licence suspended in May after Hampton Park Women's Read More...
Four-year wait for general dental treatment
Date of Posting: 20-06-2024
About 15,000 adults are waiting for general dental care in Tasmania - the state with the worst rate of tooth loss in the country. And the median wait time for the group was almost four years, according to a state audit office report examining publ Read More...
Hospital set for AI medical scans in 'Australian first'
Date of Posting: 20-06-2024
A Queensland public hospital is set to use artificial intelligence for medical scans, in what has been hailed as an Australian first. Queensland Premier Steven Miles backed the technology's use in health care after Gold Coast University Hospit Read More...
Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus
Date of Posting: 19-06-2024
Social media users are over-egging claims about the impacts of bird flu outbreaks in Australia and overseas, experts say. Six Victorian poultry farms have detected cases of avian influenza, sparking fears of egg shortages and mass bird cullings.[s Read More...
How bra fittings are helping save rural women's lives
Date of Posting: 19-06-2024
Not far from yacht clubs, shimmering beaches and five star resorts, a homeless woman had sought shelter from the summer heat and humidity. Crisis counsellor Jane Holmes found her beneath the Sundale Bridge on Queensland's Gold Coast, in agony. Read More...
Infection treatment advance to save thousands of lives
Date of Posting: 19-06-2024
An infected wisdom tooth nearly killed Caitlin Alsop when it deteriorated into a "mystery" illness. She was home alone and thought she'd bitten her tongue when her mouth worsened with swelling and pain.[subscribe] "I was worr Read More...
Reimagining Indigenous Healthcare: Dr. Paul Saunders' Educational Mission
Last Updated: 18-06-2024
Dr. Paul Saunders, a Biripi man, is a Western Sydney Aboriginal scholar. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) as well as a Master of Public Health (MPH). He is currently pursuing a PhD in Medical Education at Western Sydney Read More...
Fifth case of leprosy reported this year
Date of Posting: 14-06-2024
A person has been diagnosed with leprosy in the Northern Territory - the fifth case reported in Australia so far this year. It is the first confirmed case of the relatively rare but curable disease in the NT since 2021, the NT Health Department sa Read More...
South Africa reports second monkeypox death in days
Date of Posting: 14-06-2024
A second person has died from the viral infection monkeypox in South Africa, the health ministry says, less than 24 hours after it announced the first death. The second person who died was a 38-year-old man, the health ministry said on Thursday.[s Read More...
'Scary': move to crack the backs of babies sparks alarm
Date of Posting: 14-06-2024
Doctors have slammed a controversial decision to allow babies to undergo chiropractic treatment on their spines, labelling the move "scary" amid a chorus of concern. Health Minister Mark Butler is writing to Australia's chiropractic Read More...
Hysterectomies fall as options for heavy periods grow
Date of Posting: 13-06-2024
Hysterectomy rates have fallen over the past eight years, as less-invasive alternatives grow in use, according to national health data. More than 24,000 women had a hysterectomy for non-cancer reasons in 2021-22 - a 20 per cent decline from 2014-1 Read More...
Doctors urge early checks as endometrial cancer on rise
Date of Posting: 13-06-2024
Doctors at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane, where about 200 women are treated for endometrial cancer each year, say they're alarmed at the rise in the disease. More than 3000 cases of endometrial cancer were diagnosed in Australia las Read More...
WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India
Date of Posting: 12-06-2024
The World Health Organisation says a case of human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus has been detected in a four-year-old child in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The patient was admitted to the pediatric intensive care uni Read More...
Swimmers' cancer risk sparks call for sun safe Olympics
Date of Posting: 12-06-2024
Brisbane's 2032 Games need to be sun safe, say researchers who are studying the risk of skin cancer among elite swimmers. Dermatologist Peter Soyer checked the skin of 44 elite swimmers and 23 of the athletes' support staff, as part of a s Read More...
Free menstrual products for outback communities
Date of Posting: 12-06-2024
Free pads and tampons will be given to remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory to help with cost of living pressures. The Albanese government on Tuesday announced it will provide $12.5 million over four years to the National Aborig Read More...
Check-ups could stop two men from dying every hour
Last Updated: 11-06-2024
About two men - someone's father, son or brother - are lost every hour to preventable deaths in Australia. The leading killer of 50 men every day is heart disease but the Australian Men's Health Forum has warned that keeping men alive for Read More...
Prominent dentist banned for four years for misconduct
Date of Posting: 11-06-2024
A high profile dentist who spruiked a no-brace method of straightening teeth has been banned for four years. Best known as the proprietor of Melbourne's No Brace Centre, Ari Masters was banned during a professional disciplinary proceeding aris Read More...
Insurers on notice to cough up for full hospital bills
Date of Posting: 10-06-2024
Describing the set up as unsustainable, Mr Mookhey pledged to work with the industry to ensure companies pay their fair share of costs. "We've got about six months to sort it out but otherwise we are going to have to take action to ensure Read More...
Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift
Date of Posting: 10-06-2024
A paramedic who had a cocktail of drugs, including ice, in his system while working has been suspended. Drug and alcohol testing in June 2020 revealed that Ambulance Victoria paramedic Michael Graham had methamphetamine, cannabis, amphetamine, cod Read More...
Blood appeal after cyber attack on London hospitals
Date of Posting: 10-06-2024
People with O blood-type have been urged to make donations in the UK following a ransomware attack affecting data at major London hospitals. Affected hospitals cannot currently match patients' blood at the same frequency as usual, but O blood- Read More...
More telehealth, ED boost to ease hospital pressure
Date of Posting: 09-06-2024
More free telehealth appointments, a boost to Urgent Care Clinics and expanding emergency departments are part of a $480 million bid to ease pressure on NSW hospitals. The health funding boost in the upcoming state budget is designed to avoid 290, Read More...
Number of elderly waiting months for home help doubles
Date of Posting: 07-06-2024
Elderly Australians in need of home care support face wait times up to nine months with the number of those in need doubling to 70,000 in just one year. The government is facing increasing pressure to reduce the delays with the number of those in Read More...
New test promises earlier detection of dementia onset
Date of Posting: 07-06-2024
A new test promises to predict whether someone will get dementia, almost a decade before diagnosis. An international research team, including Associate Professor Adeel Razi from Melbourne's Monash University, have developed a new method for pr Read More...
Chronic back pain is a significant issue in Australia
Date of Posting: 06-06-2024
One in five Australians over the age of 45 experience chronic back pain, with the most common complaint being low back pain. It is estimated that this costs AUD 139 billion annually, including $12 billion in direct healthcare costs. So, what treatmen Read More...
WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)
Date of Posting: 06-06-2024
The World Health Organisation says a death was caused by the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a subtype of avian influenza. The WHO said the 59-year-old resident of Mexico had died on April 24 after developing a fever, short Read More...
More doctors choosing general practice under 'recovery'
Date of Posting: 05-06-2024
The GP bulk-billing rate is continuing to rise, with the number of doctors taking up general practice also increasing. More than a million extra trips to the doctor have been bulk-billed since November, with Australia's bulk-billing rate risin Read More...
Cyber attack hits major London hospitals
Date of Posting: 05-06-2024
Major hospitals in London have declared a critical incident after a cyber attack led to the cancellation of operations and the loss of blood transfusions. Memos to National Health Service staff at King's College Hospital, Guy's and St Thom Read More...
Funding boost for 'inadequate' mental health services
Date of Posting: 04-06-2024
People with mental illness will have easier access to well-staffed services in NSW as a report highlights widespread failings in the state's support for those in need. The $111 million budget boost for mental-health spending follows the stabbi Read More...
Hunt for rural doctors failing as health system flails
Date of Posting: 04-06-2024
Who wants to be a rural doctor? It is the burning question at the centre of a NSW inquiry as the state's rural health system faces a deepening crisis.[subscribe] After a damning 2022 report found country patients had far worse health outcom Read More...
Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists
Date of Posting: 03-06-2024
A multi-billion-dollar boost to pharmacies has been locked in for the next five years following a deal between the federal government and chemists. The latest community pharmacy agreement was signed off by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the P Read More...
