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One in three Vic paramedics injured on job
Date of Posting: 28-01-2023
Paramedics in Victoria have a higher rate of work-related injuries than other Australian workers, new research shows. About one-third of the state's paramedics have suffered injuries on the job and psychological issues are the main reason why Read More...
Alert as new mosquito-borne virus detected
Date of Posting: 26-01-2023
More cases of a dangerous mosquito-borne disease have been detected in mosquitoes in Victoria's north, prompting authorities to alert people in the area. The state's Deputy Chief Health Officer Deborah Friedman issued a warning on Wednesda Read More...
Business as usual for SA hospital
Date of Posting: 26-01-2023
The Renmark Hospital, which was saved from Murray River flooding by a major levee, has returned to full operation as water levels continue to recede. Acute inpatient admissions have resumed after being suspended in early December and aged care res Read More...
Free menstrual products in NSW schools
Date of Posting: 26-01-2023
Pads and tampons will be provided free in NSW public schools when students return to class next week. More than 4600 dispensers have been installed in public schools across the state to help girls overcome barriers in accessing menstrual hygiene p Read More...
Cheap monitors may stop COVID-19 outbreaks
Date of Posting: 25-01-2023
Cheap carbon dioxide monitors in public spaces could help identify areas carrying a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, a new study has found. The research, led by Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Read More...
Heart shock sparks health alarm for women
Date of Posting: 25-01-2023
Women with heart disease are suffering poorer outcomes than men, with misdiagnosis and stigma about the condition sometimes delaying them getting help. As a working mother of an active toddler, Jessica had attributed her breathlessness and chest p Read More...
WHO urges action after cough syrup deaths
Date of Posting: 25-01-2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries. Citing "unacceptable levels&q Read More...
Medicare to undergo major funding overhaul
Date of Posting: 24-01-2023
Nurses, paramedics and allied health professionals will soon be included in the delivery of primary care as Medicare faces the biggest overhaul in its 40-year history. Labor is preparing to open up Medicare to a wider range of medical professional Read More...
Veteran brain bank to understand trauma
Date of Posting: 24-01-2023
A new veterans' brain bank will help uncover the impact of traumatic head injuries on defence force service personnel. The Australian Veterans' Brain Bank, launched on Monday, is the first of its kind in the country and will be based at Co Read More...
New lab eases cardiac wait list pressure
Date of Posting: 24-01-2023
An additional 1500 Victorians with serious heart issues will now be able to have life changing surgery each year. A new cardiac catheter laboratory at the Royal Melbourne Hospital will be used for a variety of procedures including inserting pacema Read More...
Call to expand vaccine for encephalitis
Date of Posting: 23-01-2023
The South Australian government must urgently source more stocks of the Japanese encephalitis vaccine and expand the criteria for those eligible for the jabs, the state opposition says. The opposition says concerns are growing about the potentiall Read More...
Suicide rates rise among Australian police
Date of Posting: 23-01-2023
More serving Australian police officers are dying by suicide than they did two decades ago. Some 103 officers took their own lives between 2000 and 2020 with the rate of suicide more than doubling during that period, according to a WA Police Union Read More...
Doctor bills may rise over payroll tax
Date of Posting: 23-01-2023
Australians could be slugged up to 15 per cent extra for a trip to the doctor if states follow through on a new payroll tax interpretation. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Vice President and Queensland Chair, Dr Bruce Willett, sa Read More...
China COVID outbreak 'infected 80pc'
Last Updated: 22-01-2023
The possibility of a big COVID-19 rebound in China during the next few months is remote as 80 per cent of people have been infected, a prominent government scientist says. The mass movement of people during the ongoing Lunar New Year holiday perio Read More...
NSW Labor promises hospital bed boost
Date of Posting: 22-01-2023
Western Sydney residents could have access to another 600 hospital beds as NSW Labor promises to deal with a shortage if elected. The boost will include $700 million to fund 300 beds at a new Rouse Hill Hospital in Sydney's northwest.[subscrib Read More...
Northern Vic mosquito-borne disease spikes
Date of Posting: 22-01-2023
Two mosquito-borne diseases have been detected in multiple locations in northern Victoria, with particularly high numbers in Mildura in the state's northwest. The prevalence of the Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE) virus and West Nile/Kunjin vi Read More...
China claims COVID-19 outbreak easing
Date of Posting: 21-01-2023
China says the worst is over in its battle against COVID-19 ahead of what is expected to be the busiest day of travel in years - a mass movement of people that has fed fears of a further surge in infections. Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, who oversees Read More...
Fighting weight-creep could save millions
Date of Posting: 21-01-2023
Cutting-back on as little as two pieces of chocolate per week could save Australia's health system $373 million a year in foregone knee-replacements, research has found. According to a Monash University-led study, preventing weight-gain from y Read More...
'Shortfalls' in telehealth rollout
Date of Posting: 21-01-2023
An audit has uncovered "shortfalls" in the rapid rollout of telehealth services under the Morrison government. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the former federal government between March and May 2020 introduced 281 new telehealth i Read More...
#ProtectNurses highlights occupational violence
Last Updated: 20-01-2023
The #ProtectNurses Campaign, an initiative The Australian College of Nursing (ACN), highlights the unacceptable levels of occupational violence experienced by nurses and demands zero-tolerance. ACN CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie Ward says the campaig Read More...
Qld lowers COVID-19 pandemic alert level
Date of Posting: 19-01-2023
Queensland will lower its coronavirus alert level to green as the state emerges from its fourth wave of COVID-19. Acting Premier Steven Miles says the virus alert level will drop after nine weeks of amber-level restrictions under the state's t Read More...
Hard road to birth amid maternity closure
Date of Posting: 19-01-2023
At 33 weeks pregnant, Lisa Lehtinen cannot sleep at night as she worries about going into labour in her car or alone in a motel room far from home. Her local maternity unit at Biloela in central Queensland has been on bypass since August, meaning Read More...
Wild weather hurting Aussie mental health
Date of Posting: 19-01-2023
Australians are suffering a raft of mental health problems as a result of the country's worsening extreme weather, a new survey has found. The Climate Council poll released on Thursday found half of its 2032 respondents reported an adverse eff Read More...
General practice 'worst shape' in 40 years
Date of Posting: 19-01-2023
Australian doctors are facing a crisis after a "decade of neglect", with warnings the costs of running general practices are becoming too much to bear. GPs say a lack of government support has forced them to either charge patients more o Read More...
Doctors are concerned patients with lung cancer may be overlooked amid coronavirus
Last Updated: 18-01-2023
Doctors are worried patients with lung cancer may be overlooked amid the focus on diagnosing and treating the coronavirus, which has similar symptoms. About six years ago, it took Lisa Briggs 10 months and 16 visits to her general practitioner bef Read More...
Countries mandate COVID tests for China
Date of Posting: 16-01-2023
BEIJING, RAW - PLACES IMPOSING CURBS ON TRAVELLERS FROM CHINA UNITED STATES[subscribe] The United States imposed mandatory COVID-19 tests on travellers from China from January 5. All air passengers aged two and older will require a negative res Read More...
Government urged to 'step up' on vaping
Date of Posting: 16-01-2023
Public health experts are calling for updated advertising laws to stop the promotion of vaping to young people on social media. Experts are weighing in on possible solutions to the looming youth vaping crisis ahead of a public consultation deadlin Read More...
China reports huge rise in COVID-19 deaths
Date of Posting: 16-01-2023
China says nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 have died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country's coronavirus data. In early Read More...
Greener cities equal 'healthier hearts
Last Updated: 15-01-2023
While conventional wisdom says an apple a day keeps the doctor away, more recent health advice suggests 10,000 steps will too. But what about just a casual stroll in the park? Well, it can, although it depends, curiously enough, on whether people Read More...
The daily grind causing dental dilemas
Date of Posting: 15-01-2023
It's a condition that can change the shape of your face and may require Botox to correct, and as many as nine out of ten Australians will experience it in their lifetime. But the chances are they won't even know they suffer from bruxism un Read More...
WHO urges shorter COVID-19 isolation time
Date of Posting: 15-01-2023
The World Health Organisation has adapted its guidelines for people infected with the coronavirus. It now recommends that people infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus isolate themselves for 10 days if they have symptoms and for five days if they don& Read More...
Virus cases in post-Christmas decline
Date of Posting: 14-01-2023
As Australians settle back into routines following the festive period, the number of positive COVID-19 cases has dramatically declined. For the second week in a row, NSW Health data showed a decrease in cases on the previous seven days.[subscribe] Read More...
AMA urges action on elective surgery
Date of Posting: 14-01-2023
A ballooning number of people waiting for elective surgery needs to be addressed urgently with extra funding and reforms, the Australian Medical Association says. If no action is taken by governments the waiting list for elective surgery is expect Read More...
Science finds way to heal scarred hearts
Date of Posting: 14-01-2023
A protein treatment could turn back the clock for heart attack patients, reducing their risk of further complications and repairing damaged tissue. That's the hope of an international team of researchers, who have for the first time developed Read More...
Melanoma vaccine 'not one size fits all'
Last Updated: 13-01-2023
An experimental cancer vaccine that personalises treatments for patients with melanoma may not be the one-size-fits-all cure, according to Australian experts. Biotech company Moderna unveiled the new mRNA-based vaccine for melanoma in December ami Read More...
Boiling peanuts may calm kid's allergies
Date of Posting: 12-01-2023
Boiling peanuts for up to 12 hours could help overcome allergic reactions in children. Clinical trials conducted by Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute found up to 80 per cent of children with a peanu Read More...
Virus warning as mosquito numbers explode
Date of Posting: 12-01-2023
Rainfall, flooding and summer heat have formed the perfect environment for disease-carrying mosquitoes to boom, health authorities warn. The potentially fatal Murray Valley encephalitis virus was detected in a mosquito in far west of NSW on Wednes Read More...
WHO urges plane travellers consider masks
Date of Posting: 11-01-2023
Countries should consider recommending that passengers wear masks on long-haul flights given the rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 in the United States, World Health Organisation officials say. In Europe, the XBB.1.5 subvar Read More...
COVID outbreaks passing peaks, China says
Date of Posting: 11-01-2023
Beijing has retaliated against South Korea's COVID-19 curbs on travellers from China, while state media further downplays the severity of the outbreak in the last major economy to reopen its borders after three years of isolation. China ditche Read More...
Doctors concerned over antibiotic shortage
Date of Posting: 11-01-2023
Australia's peak medical body is calling on the federal government to consider onshore antibiotic manufacturing amid supply shortages across the country. More than 300 medications are in short supply, particularly treatments for strep throat a Read More...
