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'Difficult reading': depth of women's pain laid bare
Date of Posting: 10-11-2025
More women will get immediate pain relief while being fitted with contraceptive devices after a landmark inquiry revealed roughly half live with pain every day. The Australian-first inquiry into women's pain found medical gender bias and healt Read More...
Fatigue, brain fog tied to deficiencies going untreated
Date of Posting: 10-11-2025
Australian women are facing a silent epidemic of fatigue, brain fog and illness often caused by iron and vitamin D deficiencies, with experts saying early testing is critical to help treat it. More than one in five Australians overall are deficien Read More...
Aussies self-diagnosing mental health over the internet
Date of Posting: 10-11-2025
Australians are increasingly diagnosing themselves with complex mental health conditions after scrolling through social media or chatting with artificial intelligence in a shift experts say risks misdiagnosis, delayed treatment and worsening symptoms Read More...
'Unacceptable' gap found in whooping cough controls
Date of Posting: 09-11-2025
Hospitals are sleeping on an opportunity to vaccinate more Australians against whooping cough, a disease that's infecting the population at record rates. A probe from the Immunisation Foundation of Australia finds few hospitals are stocking a Read More...
Study links signs of poor heart health to dementia risk
Date of Posting: 09-11-2025
Middle-aged adults with biological signs of poor heart health are more likely to go on to be diagnosed with dementia in later life, according to a new study. These biological signals could be evident up to 25 years before a dementia diagnosis, res Read More...
Women's voices amplify push for ovarian cancer test
Date of Posting: 09-11-2025
Ovarian cancer is the deadliest form of the disease for women yet there is no early detection test that would save countless lives. For restaurateur Michelle Grand-Milkovic, a routine follow-up after surgery for a hernia revealed she had stage 3, Read More...
Burnout vs. Balance: How Physios Can Build Lasting Energy for Their Careers
Last Updated: 08-11-2025
Spot the early signs of burnout and discover practical strategies to protect your energy, set boundaries, and sustain your passion for physiotherapy. It’s Monday morning. The waiting room is already full, your first patient is running late, Read More...
Facing Anger, Finding Calm: Lessons from the Frontline of Physio Care
Date of Posting: 08-11-2025
When patients’ frustration boils over, physiotherapists need more than clinical skill. They need calm, strategy, and support. While most physiotherapy sessions are collaborative and positive, occasional flare-ups of aggression do happen &mda Read More...
The Ethics of Speaking Up: Navigating Team Tensions and Moral Courage in Physiotherapy
Last Updated: 08-11-2025
You’ve been there. A colleague skips part of their notes because the next patient’s already waiting. A supervisor urges quicker discharges, even when someone still looks unsteady on their feet.[subscribe] A team chat drifts into sharin Read More...
Strong Backs, Safe Hands: Ergonomic Habits That Add Years to Your Physio Career
Date of Posting: 08-11-2025
Simple ergonomic habits can prevent strain and protect physios’ backs, hands, and posture — helping clinicians stay strong for the long haul. Physiotherapists spend their careers keeping others moving — but their own bodies often Read More...
Consent and Documentation - Best Practice for Physios in All Settings
Date of Posting: 08-11-2025
Every physiotherapist understands the need for consent and notes — yet many regulatory complaints arise from exactly these areas. The problem isn’t bad intent; it’s inconsistency. Time pressure, assumptions, or casual shortcuts c Read More...
When to Refer - Recognising Grey Zones and Red Flags
Last Updated: 08-11-2025
You’ve treated the same patient for three sessions. The pain pattern doesn’t fit, progress is slow, and something about their story makes you uneasy. They’re not deteriorating — but not improving either. Do you keep going or s Read More...
The Culture Cure: How Leaders and Teams Create Truly Supportive Workplaces
Last Updated: 07-11-2025
How leadership, fair caseloads, and open communication can transform culture — and create physiotherapy workplaces where staff truly thrive. Physiotherapists work in environments where the demands are high: full appointment books, patients w Read More...
Understanding Scope of Practice - Staying Compliant While Advocating for Patients
Last Updated: 07-11-2025
Working within your scope isn’t just a regulatory box to tick — it’s the foundation of safe, ethical, and confident physiotherapy practice. Here’s how to stay compliant while still advocating effectively for your patients. Read More...
Cultural Diversity in Aged Care: Meeting the Needs of CALD and Indigenous Communities
Last Updated: 07-11-2025
On a Tuesday afternoon in Melbourne’s west, the dining hall of one aged care home fills with the scent of garlic, lemon and oregano. Volunteers from the local Greek community are serving spanakopita alongside residents’ usual meals, spark Read More...
Innovative Housing Models: Co-housing, Intergenerational Living, and Community Villages
Last Updated: 07-11-2025
For most Australians, the phrase “aged care” still brings to mind large residential homes, hospital-like corridors, and shared dining halls. But across the country — and around the world — new housing models are emerging that Read More...
The Workforce Challenge: Retaining Compassion in a Stretched Aged Care Sector
Date of Posting: 07-11-2025
Australia’s aged care system rests on the shoulders of more than 400,000 workers — nurses, carers, allied health professionals, lifestyle coordinators and domestic staff. They are the human core of a sector under constant pressure. Yet wh Read More...
Mental health crisis unfolding in ED departments
Date of Posting: 07-11-2025
A lack of funding and workforce shortages are adding immense pressure on public hospitals, leading to record numbers of mental health presentations in emergency departments. Patients requiring urgent mental health care are spending an average of s Read More...
Research fund gap risks pandemic and biothreat defences
Date of Posting: 07-11-2025
Australia could be left exposed to biowarfare or a new pandemic if medical research funding promises are broken, researchers warn. Independent MP and former neurologist Monique Ryan joined academics and doctors calling for the delivery of billions Read More...
Record wait times expose mental health hospital crisis
Date of Posting: 07-11-2025
Public hospitals are struggling to cope with mounting pressure, as limited resources and a growing number of mental health presentations push the system to its limits. Patients requiring urgent mental health care are spending an average of seven h Read More...
Australian views of mental health mapped for first time
Date of Posting: 06-11-2025
Mary Baker was a bright and witty student whose competitive spirit matched her love for horse-riding and playing water polo. But beneath the surface the high-achieving teenager, from Albury on the NSW southern border, was masking an internal strug Read More...
Hospital death linked to lab's cancer diagnosis bungle
Date of Posting: 06-11-2025
A man's death from hospital-acquired pneumonia has been linked to a "disastrous" laboratory error that led to a mistaken lung cancer diagnosis and unnecessary surgery. South Australian Deputy State Coroner Ian White has delivered his Read More...
COVID jabs cut the risk of heart complications in kids
Date of Posting: 06-11-2025
Children are at half the risk of a heart complication if they're vaccinated against COVID-19 compared to being infected with the virus. Scientists, in the largest study of its kind in children, reviewed the health records of nearly 14 million Read More...
England imposes mandatory bird housing over bird flu
Date of Posting: 05-11-2025
The United Kingdom has imposed a mandatory housing measure for birds covering the whole of England, effective on Thursday, in a bid to slow the spread of bird flu. The disease is spreading rapidly in Europe, with the highest number of countries in Read More...
Halsey hospitalised for 'minor medical emergency'
Date of Posting: 05-11-2025
Halsey was rushed to hospital after suffering a "minor medical emergency". The 31-year-old singer revealed that she was in the emergency room until 6am following her gig the previous night, but assured fans in Boston she would be perform Read More...
Skipping breakfast does not harm thinking skills: study
Date of Posting: 05-11-2025
Skipping breakfast or another meal while fasting does not slow down thinking skills, medical researchers say. Intermittent fasting, which involves not eating for several consecutive hours each day, has become increasingly popular, with many people Read More...
Remote medic named NT Australian of the Year
Date of Posting: 04-11-2025
A volunteer paramedic and youth worker has been named the Northern Territory's 2026 Australian of the Year. Felix Ho was on Monday named the 2026 award recipient for his service to remote communities as a medical practitioner.[subscribe] Th Read More...
'Silent killer' - pancreatic cancer cases on the rise
Date of Posting: 04-11-2025
When doctors told Ron Prouse he had pancreatic cancer, the 61-year-old Adelaide father-of-eight thought he'd been handed a death sentence. "I'd heard about this stuff - this is the stuff that you die from," he tells AAP.[subscrib Read More...
Historic aged care reforms spark concern
Date of Posting: 04-11-2025
Once-in-a-generation aged care reforms have taken effect, promising to improve the quality of care for older Australians, although industry leaders have issued warnings about the challenges ahead. New rules under the Aged Care Act will now require Read More...
Government urged to end MND funding age gap
Date of Posting: 03-11-2025
Being diagnosed with motor neurone disease came as a huge shock to Neil Dyson. The second surprise came when he discovered how expensive living with the condition would be.[subscribe] "We are absolutely being punished, for want of a better Read More...
Hope and nerves as major aged care reforms take effect
Date of Posting: 03-11-2025
Older Australians are feeling mixed emotions as landmark aged care reforms take effect. From Saturday, new rules require some care recipients to pay more for support services in a bid to get the industry on a more even keel and improve the quality Read More...
Nurse banned after escape room trip with young patient
Date of Posting: 03-11-2025
A nurse has been banned over an intimate relationship with a vulnerable mental health patient, after taking him to an escape room, exchanging thousands of calls and texts and being seen kissing him. Dilnoor Kang, who was a nurse at Wagga Wagga' Read More...
Flu deaths exceed COVID as vaccination rates plummet
Date of Posting: 02-11-2025
More people are dying from flu than COVID-19 in Australia in a disturbing turning point for the nation's health. The figures have prompted one of the country's top doctors to urge people to be vigilant against rising vaccine complacency, s Read More...
Rush for home care spots ahead of landmark reforms
Date of Posting: 02-11-2025
Older Australians have snapped up thousands of extra home care places as they prepare for major reforms to the sector from next month. Under political pressure from the opposition, Greens and crossbenchers, the federal government announced plans l Read More...
Pandemic generation of Aussie teens at risk of drowning
Date of Posting: 02-11-2025
The risk of drowning has skyrocketed for young Australians after millions of swimming lessons were missed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Royal Life Saving Australia has issued a startling warning, urging parents to book lessons for pre-teens after Read More...
Alleged saboteur faces court after man dies at hospital
Date of Posting: 31-10-2025
A woman has denied sabotaging gas supplies at a major public hospital after revelations a man died an hour after the alleged tampering. Officials have launched a major investigation after it was confirmed on Wednesday that a 72-year-old died at a Read More...
Medical care becoming unaffordable for more Australians
Date of Posting: 31-10-2025
Ally Finnis has battled chronic medical conditions for years but health isn't their only worry when booking an appointment with a doctor or nurse. "Cost is very much a concern that's forefront of my mind whenever I am looking at healt Read More...
Forever chemicals linked to impact on male fertility
Date of Posting: 31-10-2025
Male fertility could be significantly affected by exposure to "forever chemicals" after a study in animals raised concerns about potential generational effects. PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a group of 15,000 to Read More...
Call to aid survival rates of cancer claiming under-40s
Date of Posting: 30-10-2025
Hundreds of brain cancer patients and carers demand urgent government action as a report reveals the deadly disease's devastating economic impact. The group joined former Australian of the Year and renowned pathologist Richard Scolyer to meet Read More...
Sabotage: woman accused of cutting hospital gas lines
Date of Posting: 30-10-2025
A woman has been accused of deliberately sabotaging two major hospitals after allegedly tampering with water and gas mains. The 42-year-old allegedly cut the gas and water mains just after midnight on Tuesday, before setting off the fire hoses at Read More...
