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Cultural competency critical for migrants requiring aged care services
Date of Posting: 15-05-2023
When Sudan was declared an Islamic State, Fozia Saeed was forced to leave her job in the Ministry of Health under the penalty of death. After fleeing to Australia in 1996, Ms Saeed worked in the Australian health industry.[subscribe] But despit Read More...
Medical supply workers walk off job in Sydney over pay
Date of Posting: 15-05-2023
Almost 100 workers at a medical supplies distribution centre in western Sydney have walked off the job, demanding better pay and conditions after stalled industrial negotiations. United Workers Union (UWU) members at the site in Yennora, in wester Read More...
Volunteering eases kids' mental illness odds
Date of Posting: 15-05-2023
Children who volunteer before reaching their teenage years are almost one-third more likely to avoid poor mental health, a new national study shows. The Australian Institute of Family Studies report, released on Monday to coincide with National Vo Read More...
Deaths trigger warning over illegal opioids in Qld
Date of Posting: 09-05-2023
The seizure of illegal drugs and counterfeit medications has triggered a warning by Queensland Health as police investigate two deaths potentially linked to the substances. Health authorities say tablets found during various investigations in 2023 Read More...
Tuberculous a bigger killer than COVID or AIDS, says UN
Date of Posting: 09-05-2023
Top UN officials and health industry leaders are trying to tackle an alarming surge in tuberculosis, which is now killing more people worldwide than COVID-19 or AIDS. Among the problems: a high number of cases in conflict zones, including Ukraine Read More...
Doctors record COVID frontline experience for posterity
Date of Posting: 09-05-2023
When the Ruby Princess cruise ship docked in Sydney in March 2020, many of its 2700 passengers headed interstate and some unknowingly dispersed the potentially fatal coronavirus. Among them were three Tasmanians who headed to Burnie. Two later die Read More...
New hope for children fighting deadly brain cancer
Date of Posting: 08-05-2023
A breakthrough discovery by Australian scientists is offering hope for children suffering from a rare and deadly brain tumour. Researchers studying immunotherapy for inoperable cancers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Medical Research Institute in Mel Read More...
WA to pay nurses and midwives' higher education debts
Date of Posting: 08-05-2023
The Western Australian government will help nurses and midwives pay off their higher education debts in a bid to attract more workers to remote and regional hospitals. The $4.2 million of state government funding, to be included in Thursday's Read More...
'Waiting time rollercoaster' facing surgery patients
Date of Posting: 08-05-2023
Patients wanting elective surgery are waiting longer on public hospital lists than they did before the pandemic. Data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show 6.3 per cent of patients waited longer than a year for elective s Read More...
Artificial intelligence stopping chemo side effects
Date of Posting: 07-05-2023
Artificial intelligence is being used to help predict when a patient with colon cancer is likely to experience nasty side effects from chemotherapy. The technology can identify patients at risk of overdosing on medication which can lead to problem Read More...
WHO says COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency
Date of Posting: 06-05-2023
COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organisation says, in a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted the global economy and ravaged communities. The WH Read More...
Pandemic leaves medicos with burnout pains of their own
Date of Posting: 06-05-2023
Two out of three pain specialists experience severe burnout, in some cases compromising the treatment of patients. Australian social psychologist Claire Ashton-James said chronic patient pain was increasing and so too the prevalence among their sp Read More...
Monkeypox case found in Sydney, the first in 6 months
Date of Posting: 06-05-2023
Health officials are urging men who have sex with other men to be aware of symptoms for Mpox, also known as monkeypox, with the first NSW case in six months detected in Sydney. South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit Director Dr Vicky Sheppeard sa Read More...
Why NDIS physios must work with other therapists
Date of Posting: 05-05-2023
NDIS participants who require physiotherapy, should have access to the service in conjunction with a holistic allied health plan, to achieve both short and long term goals, say experts. According to Jamie Chen, Physiotherapist at Therapy Care, phy Read More...
Patients take control in new chronic back pain fix
Date of Posting: 04-05-2023
A new approach to chronic back pain that encourages patients to take control of their own treatment has been shown to dramatically reduce discomfort. It involves intensive coaching sessions with a focus on social and emotional health, on top of ph Read More...
Pandemic effect still felt on NSW public health system
Date of Posting: 04-05-2023
Three thousand people needing cataract extractions or a whole new knee are among those overdue for planned surgery in NSW. New analysis released on Wednesday shows a 15-fold explosion in the number of people overdue for elective surgery in the sta Read More...
Mental health avalanche pushing psychologists to crisis
Date of Posting: 04-05-2023
Bushfires, floods and COVID-19 have created a perfect storm for busy psychologists who say they have reached a crisis point. A new study by Australian National University researchers has found a significant number of psychologists experienced burn Read More...
What do women want? Safety and choice in healthcare
Date of Posting: 03-05-2023
The answer to the seemingly difficult question 'what do women want?' is not so elusive after all. When it comes to their health, particularly when pregnant, women want to be close to home, have continuity of care, collaboration with carers Read More...
One in three Victorian ambulances taking too long
Date of Posting: 03-05-2023
Victorians continue to face long ambulance wait times as it takes more than 15 minutes for paramedics to respond to one in three critical dispatches. New data released on Tuesday shows while there was a slight improvement in ambulance response tim Read More...
US to end COVID vaccine requirements for foreigners
Last Updated: 03-05-2023
The United States is set to end its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for international travellers and federal workers when the coronavirus public health emergency ends, the White House says. In February, the US House of Representatives voted to l Read More...
Tobacco tax hiked to stamp out vaping and smoking
Date of Posting: 02-05-2023
The federal government will increase the tax on tobacco to bring in an extra $3.3 billion over the next four years as it rolls out measures to crack down on smoking and vaping. Recreational vaping will be banned as the government seeks to prevent Read More...
Melbourne midwife suspended over high-risk homebirths
Last Updated: 02-05-2023
Two homebirths that required an ambulance to be called have landed a Melbourne midwife with a suspension. Ulyana Kora will be suspended for three months after she attended two separate high-risk homebirths in October 2018 as part of her role as a Read More...
Disability provider backs NDIS cap to protect services
Date of Posting: 02-05-2023
Vulnerable Australians are trying to balance their need for government-funding services while supporting moves to keep the NDIS financially stable to ensure future access. The government has put an eight per cent cap on the scheme's growth eac Read More...
Health service delays hit Indigenous parents
Date of Posting: 01-05-2023
Indigenous parents struggling with substance abuse are being permanently separated from their children due to delays in Victoria's public health system, a truth-telling inquiry has heard. Under state law, parents battling problems such as addi Read More...
Heartbreak as slain Sydney paramedic farewelled
Date of Posting: 01-05-2023
A respected Sydney paramedic killed in the line of duty has been honoured with a National Medal of Service during a memorial service focused on celebrating the young father's life. Newlywed Steven Tougher, a 29-year-old who was expecting his s Read More...
Push to expand Victorian injecting room eligibility
Date of Posting: 01-05-2023
Pregnant women and people under 18 would be able to use Victoria's supervised injecting room under a Greens proposal to expand access in keeping with expert advice. A bill to make the North Richmond facility permanent is set to be debated and Read More...
AMA says obesity rates show tax on sugary drinks needed
Date of Posting: 30-04-2023
Data showing two in three Australians will be overweight or obese by 2030 highlights the urgent need for a tax on sugary drinks to prevent disease and save lives, the peak doctors' body says. A data analysis recently released by the Australian Read More...
Australian lab urges global co-operation on malaria jab
Date of Posting: 30-04-2023
Global collaboration is urgently needed to deliver a successful malaria vaccine given a lack of research funds, says the head of an Australian lab seeking a breakthrough. Professor Jake Baum of the University of NSW's Medicine & Health say Read More...
Medicare bolstered through $2.2 billion package
Date of Posting: 29-04-2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a $2.2 billion package to overhaul Medicare to shore up Australia's struggling healthcare system. A suite of measures was unveiled following a national cabinet meeting of state and territory leader Read More...
Inequitable abortion access in Australia 'by design'
Date of Posting: 29-04-2023
Migrant women and international students are facing poorer reproductive health outcomes as advocates push for better access to care for all who need it. A parliamentary committee examining reproductive health services in Australia has held its fin Read More...
Pharmacists to give more vaccine jabs in SA
Date of Posting: 29-04-2023
South Australian pharmacists will administer 10 more vaccines including those for chickenpox, measles, meningococcal, and shingles, in what will be the most comprehensive program in Australia. The state government says the changes will further eas Read More...
5 Reasons Why You Should Only See A Medically Qualified Aesthetics Practitioner
Last Updated: 27-04-2023
In today’s world, there are a variety of ways to achieve the look you desire. But when it comes to aesthetic treatments, such as botox and fillers, choosing a medically qualified practitioner can make all the difference in the outcome. In this Read More...
Call for nursing patience as NSW lift staffing ratios
Date of Posting: 27-04-2023
It will take time to improve nurse-to-patient ratios in NSW hospitals, the government concedes, as it sets up an advisory panel of health leaders to deliver a key election promise. The rule of one nurse for every three patients will be first enfor Read More...
World moving out of COVID-19 emergency phase
Date of Posting: 27-04-2023
The virus causing COVID-19 is here to stay but the world is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation's chief says. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing that the United Nations agen Read More...
WA health budget boost to clear emergency departments
Date of Posting: 27-04-2023
The Western Australian government will spend an additional $75 million in a bid to reduce ambulance ramping and increase available hospital beds. The funding, to be included in the 2023-24 state budget in May, is part of a broad ongoing push over Read More...
Funding to scale-up mRNA vaccine production in SA
Date of Posting: 26-04-2023
New technology will be used to develop and produce mRNA therapeutic drugs and vaccines in Adelaide, helping to address Australia's supply issues highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to $10 million from the SA and federal governments, t Read More...
Coroner sounds alarm on Victorian youth suicides
Date of Posting: 26-04-2023
Thirteen young Victorians have suicided in the first three months of 2023, with the state's coroner saying the community needs to do more to intervene. In figures released by the Coroners Court on Wednesday, nine of the 13 deaths were males an Read More...
Older Australians 'risking untreated osteoporosis'
Date of Posting: 26-04-2023
Older Australians are putting themselves at risk of potentially life-threatening untreated osteoporosis by foregoing bone density scans. More than 40 per cent of Australians aged 70 and over have never had a bone density scan, also known as a DEXA Read More...
How a COVID-like test could predict dengue death risk
Date of Posting: 20-04-2023
People infected with dengue fever could be able to take a test to determine if they are at high risk of death after scientists discovered a way to assess patients' likelihood of progressing to life-threatening disease. There are up to 400 mill Read More...
Diabetics could switch to pain-free insulin in a pill
Date of Posting: 20-04-2023
Diabetics could one day take a pain-free insulin pill and need fewer injections, new research suggests. Pre-clinical testing shows a newly designed type of oral capsule allows slow-acting insulin to be absorbed at a rate 50 per cent better than wh Read More...
