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Menu aims to prove 'what you eat is what you sleep'
Date of Posting: 18-06-2023
A Sydney restaurant has come up with a menu where it wouldn't be considered entirely inappropriate to fall asleep at the table. The seven-course "Sleepgustation" menu comprising sleep-inducing ingredients like healthy-fat fish, fluff Read More...
Advanced heart research enables personalised treatment
Date of Posting: 17-06-2023
Despite medical advances, one in four Australians will die from cardiovascular disease. That's a life every 12 minutes yet experts still don't understand why heart attack, stroke and coronary heart disease develop and progress differently Read More...
Teenager restrained, secluded during hospital visit
Date of Posting: 17-06-2023
A teen was isolated and physically restrained against health policy guidelines during an admission to Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital, an investigation has found. South Australia's Health and Community Services Complaint Read More...
Race to catch up on missed bowel cancer tests
Date of Posting: 17-06-2023
The race is on to boost the number of Australians taking bowel cancer detection tests with participation dropping during the pandemic and natural disasters. Just 40.9 per cent of eligible people did the test in 2020-21, down from 43.9 per cent the Read More...
Healthy Ageing: Practical Tips for Maintaining Well-being and Financial Security
Date of Posting: 15-06-2023
Though the old stereotype of living out our autumn years chairbound and bored persists, the reality is more and more of our seniors are getting out and about to improve their physical health – which has flow on effects for overall wellbeing and Read More...
Lifeline extends to combat rising rate of suicides
Date of Posting: 15-06-2023
More mental health support will be made available to Victorians in response to alarming suicide rates. Up to three people take their own lives each week across the state while nearly 10 die by suicide nationwide every day.[subscribe] Suicide pr Read More...
IVF technologies could lead to genetic divide
Date of Posting: 15-06-2023
Australian Medical Association president Steve Robson has warned society may face a divide between the "genetic have and genetic have nots" as wealthier people opt to create healthier babies. Asked about the gap between rich and poor in Read More...
GP shortage facing Australia after 'decades of neglect'
Date of Posting: 15-06-2023
Australia's peak medical body says the nation's general practitioners have been undervalued by successive governments, with the country now paying the price for "decades of neglect". The Australian Medical Association is calling Read More...
Physiotherapy for brain conditions
Date of Posting: 14-06-2023
Once considered a treatment for the body, physiotherapy is now being considered brain therapy, as an increasing number of health professionals understand the importance of neuroplasticity. A new clinic has opened its doors in Queensland, dedicated Read More...
Physiotherapy for brain conditions
Date of Posting: 14-06-2023
Once considered a treatment for the body, physiotherapy is now being considered brain therapy, as an increasing number of health professionals understand the importance of neuroplasticity. A new clinic has opened its doors in Queensland, dedicated Read More...
No evidence medical clinic followed vaccine guidelines
Date of Posting: 14-06-2023
Patients of a Tasmanian medical clinic may have been given less effective vaccines across two decades, with a probe revealing there was no documented evidence the facility followed national storage guidelines. The state's Department of Health Read More...
Doctors call for overhaul of nation's 'sickcare' system
Date of Posting: 14-06-2023
Australia is spending billions on a "sickcare" system that is failing to prevent chronic disease, as elective surgery wait lists blow a $4.6 billion hole in the economy every year. The Australian Medical Association is calling for an ove Read More...
Australia key to immunising one billion kids by 2025
Date of Posting: 14-06-2023
Australia has been an important contributor to a vaccine access organisation that has helped halve childhood morality. A report from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, says it will have immunised one billion children by 2025, saving an estimated 17 milli Read More...
Calls for justice after damning mental health report
Date of Posting: 13-06-2023
Mental health patients who had their human rights violated under Victoria's flawed health system are owed public apologies and compensation from the state government, a damning report has found. A number of mental health patients were allegedl Read More...
Mental health patients suffered human rights breaches
Date of Posting: 13-06-2023
DAMNING REPORT INTO VICTORIA"S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM * A report commissioned by the state's health department according to its authors found mental health patients had their human rights violated[subscribe] * A number of victims were al Read More...
Full birthing resumes at hospital after staff shortage
Date of Posting: 13-06-2023
Birthing services at a Central Queensland hospital have returned to full operations after almost 12 months on bypass because of staff shortages. Gladstone Hospital had been on birthing bypass since mid-2022 before the hospital reintroduced electiv Read More...
Virtual reality therapy to become a 'reality'
Date of Posting: 12-06-2023
Virtual reality therapy may now become a "reality" for young people with mental health conditions including psychotic disorders. From simulating coffee shops to delivering a presentation, psychologists are trialling technology, combined Read More...
Help for Aussie eyes suffering from extreme screen time
Date of Posting: 12-06-2023
Excessive screen time can effect our mental health, waistlines, social skills and sleep patterns, but it is also proving increasingly painful for Australian peepers. Dry eye disease is one of the most common complaints of people seeking medical tr Read More...
Men hiding health issues, brushing off concerns
Date of Posting: 12-06-2023
Reluctance among men to seek medical help is in the spotlight as most have put off speaking to a health professional. A survey of 2000 men found more more than 75 per cent brushed off health concerns instead of raising them with their GP while 72 Read More...
Public face of pandemic in Victoria walks away
Date of Posting: 11-06-2023
BRETT SUTTON'S TIME AS VICTORIA'S TOP PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIAL * 2011 - joins Victorian Department of Health[subscribe] * 2019 - appointed the state's chief health officer * February 2020 - became one of the first government offici Read More...
Health appointments of ex-ministers spark hearing row
Date of Posting: 11-06-2023
Two former Victorian government ministers have been appointed to plum public hospital posts, rankling Liberal MPs amid a probe into the politicisation of Victoria's public service. Former health minister Martin Foley and ex-police and emergenc Read More...
Barely one in 10 Victorian COVID-19 fines paid in full
Date of Posting: 10-06-2023
Just one in 10 fines for breaching Victorian health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic have been paid in full, stripping tens of millions of dollars from the state's coffers. In a state budget estimates hearing on Friday, Attorney-General Jac Read More...
Meningococcal alert after two more deaths as cases rise
Date of Posting: 10-06-2023
Two Victorians with meningococcal disease have died this year, with cases on the rise across Australia. Health authorities did not release further information about the deaths but said there were five other known cases in the state in 2023, as of Read More...
Budget boost for Qld regional maternity services
Date of Posting: 10-06-2023
Remote, regional and rural maternity services will be bolstered with a $42 million boost in the Queensland budget to be handed down next week. The funding comes as the government remains under pressure over gaps in the state's maternity servic Read More...
New assisted dying laws help 12 people end suffering
Date of Posting: 08-06-2023
Close to 30 people have received permits and 12 have died during the first three months of South Australia's new assisted dying laws. The state government on Wednesday released the first quarterly review of the regime, saying the program had r Read More...
Traumatic miscarriage case triggers hospital review
Date of Posting: 07-06-2023
Allegations by a woman who says she was traumatised by her treatment after a miscarriage have sparked a review at a major Queensland hospital. Nikkole Southwell, who was 12 weeks pregnant when she lost her child in April, told The Courier-Mail par Read More...
UQ forges global deal to create home-grown vaccines
Date of Posting: 07-06-2023
Queensland is poised to become a major international hub for the development of groundbreaking vaccines as part of a partnership with a leading US college. The University of Queensland has struck the critical deal with Atlanta's Emory Universi Read More...
Thousands leaving NSW emergency units without treatment
Date of Posting: 07-06-2023
The NSW health system remains under "enormous stress" with almost one in every 12 people visiting NSW emergency departments leaving without seeing a doctor or finishing treatment. A record 770,089 people presented to emergency department Read More...
Health grant program not pork-barrelling
Date of Posting: 06-06-2023
Liberal frontbencher Michaelia Cash has denied a health and hospital grant program from the former Morrison government was pork-barrelling despite a scathing auditor-general report into the scheme. The report into the administration of the Communi Read More...
Doctors wasting too much time on bureaucratic red tape
Date of Posting: 06-06-2023
GPs waste too much time on bureaucratic red tape using non-standardised templates and outdated data-sharing that should be spent on patient care. Improving collaboration between general practices, other specialists and hospitals would streamline t Read More...
Billion-dollar health and hospital grants 'ineffective'
Date of Posting: 06-06-2023
The federal health department's management of grants worth $2 billion under the Morrison government has been slammed for "deliberate breaches" of legal requirements. A scathing auditor-general's report released on Monday found th Read More...
World-first trial for pediatric brain cancer
Date of Posting: 05-06-2023
Charlotte Wyse was just fifteen months old when doctors found a large, malignant tumour on her brain. Known as paediatric ependymoma, the rare and devastating cancer is the third most common brain tumour in children.[subscribe] Charlotte endure Read More...
Qld nursing, midwifery students to get $5k rural bonus
Date of Posting: 04-06-2023
Queensland nursing and midwifery students in their final year will receive a $5000 payment if they undertake a placement at a regional or rural hospital. The state government has set aside $22 million for the payments in the 2023/24 budget, which Read More...
Parents urged to be on winter alert for deadly virus
Date of Posting: 04-06-2023
Parents are advised to look out for signs of breathing problems in young children over winter, with a report highlighting the deadly risks from a mostly unknown seasonal virus. The report found RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, is responsible f Read More...
NSW meningococcal alert after person dies from disease
Date of Posting: 04-06-2023
People in NSW should be on alert for meningococcal symptoms after a Sydneysider died from the disease. NSW Health on Sunday confirmed a person in their 50s died from meningococcal, while a Sydney teen and a person in their 60s from the Central Coa Read More...
End of gay donor ban to drive life-saving plasma surge
Date of Posting: 03-06-2023
David Imber will be one of the first lining up to give life-saving blood plasma when decades-long restrictions on donations are lifted for gay and bisexual men in Australia. The deputy chair of the Victorian Pride Centre remembers growing up durin Read More...
Teenage smoking rates triple as vape crackdown looms
Date of Posting: 03-06-2023
Teenage smoking rates have increased for the first time in 25 years as the federal government prepares to crack the whip on vape use. Data from the Department of Health shows the proportion of smokers aged 14 to 17 had fallen to 2.1 per cent in 20 Read More...
Backflip over health worker COVID-19 bonus bungle
Date of Posting: 03-06-2023
More than 500 health workers given a $1000 coronavirus bonus payment in error will get to keep it after Tasmania's government backflipped on a repayment directive. On Thursday morning, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the department of health was Read More...
Report on second Melbourne safe injecting room complete
Date of Posting: 01-06-2023
A long-awaited report on a proposed second supervised injecting room in Melbourne has been handed to government, but it isn't being released immediately. Former Victoria Police commissioner Ken Lay delivered his final report on a possible tria Read More...
PM backs in prescription change amid pharmacy anger
Date of Posting: 01-06-2023
The prime minister defended changes to the amount of prescription medicines patients can receive, following criticism from the opposition and pharmacists. Under planned changes, up to six million people will be able to buy two months' worth of Read More...
