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Free transport pledge for Vic health staff
Date of Posting: 14-08-2022
Victorian nurses, age care workers and paramedics would be able to travel on public transport across the state for free under a new election promise. The Liberals and Nationals are pledging to provide unlimited free public transport for all Victor Read More...
Study confirms mRNA vax safe in pregnancy
Date of Posting: 14-08-2022
Pregnant women can safely receive COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, ending up with side effects less frequently than people who aren't pregnant, a Canadian study has found. The study looked at how pregnant and non-pregnant women reacted to mRNA vaccines Read More...
Pharmacists, GPs clash on COVID antivirals
Date of Posting: 14-08-2022
Doctors resisting calls for COVID-19 antiviral treatments to be sold over the counter have accused pharmacists of creating a false narrative for commercial reasons. The Australian Pharmacy Guild this week publicly petitioned the federal government Read More...
Aussies encouraged to be 'death literate'
Date of Posting: 13-08-2022
It is a certainty that will befall us all, but talking about it can feel morbid and distressing. While most Australians spend months planning birthday parties and weddings, new research shows two-thirds haven't discussed what they want to happ Read More...
NT man dies with meningococcal disease
Date of Posting: 13-08-2022
A man has died with meningococcal disease in Darwin, as the Northern Territory records its second case of the illness this year. The man in his 30s, who died on Tuesday at Royal Darwin Hospital, had no recent interstate or international travel, NT Read More...
Pitch for COVID-19 saliva test machine
Date of Posting: 13-08-2022
A saliva-based COVID testing machine could offer accurate detection in workplaces and classrooms, and let users do away with nasal swabs. A team of Australian and international researchers has developed a system, named DISCoVER, that inserts saliv Read More...
Ambulance Tasmania vows change after death
Date of Posting: 12-08-2022
Tasmania's ambulance service has vowed to overhaul its culture after the death of a paramedic almost six years ago exposed workplace cracks. Damian Crump, 36, took his own life in late 2016 using drugs stolen from the ambulance service's s Read More...
Tas to shut state-run vaccination clinics
Date of Posting: 12-08-2022
Tasmania will close state-run coronavirus vaccination clinics on August 31, allowing health staff to be diverted to other "priority areas". The island state's health department says people will need to make an appointment with a GP o Read More...
Veggie women 'more likely to break hips'
Date of Posting: 12-08-2022
Women who follow a vegetarian diet have a higher risk of breaking their hips in later life, a new study suggests. Researchers said vegetarian diets "often have lower intakes of nutrients that are linked with bone and muscle health" after Read More...
Introducing Rural LAP Aged Care
Last Updated: 11-08-2022
Following the success of the Rural Locum Assistance Program (Rural LAP), funded by the Australian Government, we are excited to announce the expansion of the program to include Rural LAP Aged Care. This expansion will allow us to support aged care fa Read More...
SA gets first monkeypox vaccines
Date of Posting: 11-08-2022
South Australia has received an initial allocation of 900 monkeypox vaccines and will target vulnerable communities. Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier says more doses are expected later this year and early next year.[subscribe] SA hop Read More...
New centre to ease Melbourne surgery woes
Date of Posting: 11-08-2022
A new centre dedicated to public elected surgery will open in Melbourne to ease the backlog brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bellbird Private Hospital in Blackburn will be transformed into a centre to help 5700 Victorians each year get the sur Read More...
Pharmacies, GPs at odds over antivirals
Date of Posting: 11-08-2022
A push to allow access to COVID-19 treatments without prescriptions has triggered safety concerns. There are two oral antivirals available in Australia and while early treatment is critical to lessen the effects of the virus, access is restricted. Read More...
Woman dies after wait for Tas hospital bed
Date of Posting: 10-08-2022
A woman is dead after waiting nine hours for a bed at Launceston General Hospital. The woman aged in her 70s was taken to hospital by ambulance on Friday night but died about 9am Saturday after being ramped at the emergency department, the union r Read More...
Issues raised in SA disability service
Date of Posting: 10-08-2022
An Adelaide disability service will be subject to spot checks and receive more staff and training after a review found major issues with its level of care. The government-run Transition to Home service was established in 2020 to allow people with Read More...
Health discrimination costing women more
Date of Posting: 10-08-2022
Forcing women into top-level private health insurance for birth and pregnancy cover is a form of gender discrimination, the peak group for obstetricians claims. National Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists president Gino Pecoraro says Read More...
Call to expand pregnancy health insurance
Date of Posting: 09-08-2022
Forcing women into top-level private health insurance for birth and pregnancy cover is a form of gender discrimination, the peak group for obstetricians claims. National Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists president Gino Pecoraro says Read More...
Red Cross in the poo as donors wiped out
Last Updated: 09-08-2022
The Red Cross is in desperate need of your poo - it takes guts, but it's for a good cause. Perth is home to the only Lifeblood Microbiota Donor Centre in Australia - but many of their existing donors have been wiped out by COVID-19 and the col Read More...
Healthy alcohol 'spin' misleads consumers
Date of Posting: 09-08-2022
Health-conscious Aussies may want to reconsider their next "low sugar" alcoholic drink as experts warn "healthy" booze marketing campaigns can often be misleading. More than 75 per cent of adult drinkers believe that beverages Read More...
Low vitamin D linked to inflammation
Date of Posting: 08-08-2022
New research has established a direct link between low levels of vitamin D and persistent inflammation, which can lead to a wide range of problems including type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and autoimmune issues. The University of South Australia s Read More...
Bowel cancer test urged over screen time
Date of Posting: 08-08-2022
Australians spend the equivalent of 18 days every two years in the bathroom. No prizes for guessing that for most of it they're sitting but in the spirit of multitasking, perhaps it's also worth asking what else people do during their toil Read More...
New facility to free-up SA hospital beds
Date of Posting: 08-08-2022
Two dozen beds have been found for NDIS patients stuck in South Australian hospitals, as the state government continues efforts to ease the pressure caused by the latest wave of COVID-19 infections. The 24-bed Regency Green site, to open next week Read More...
Teach kids to bounce back from bumps
Date of Posting: 06-08-2022
Watching a child take a tumble or endure a painful jab of a needle can be distressing for any parent. But while the natural urge is to rush to their aid, teaching kids resilience about managing their own pain can be just as valuable as they grow.[ Read More...
WA targets vapes with misleading labels
Date of Posting: 06-08-2022
Thousands of illegal vapes have been seized in Western Australia amid warnings a new generation is becoming addicted to nicotine. More than 15,000 e-cigarettes, valued at more than $500,000, were confiscated from 32 retailers during a six-week WA Read More...
Review calls for dedicated PCOS clinics
Date of Posting: 06-08-2022
More dedicated services are needed to treat and support Australian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome, a new review says. Up to one in five Australian women have the reproductive, metabolic and psychological condition known as PCOS, but it can Read More...
US declares monkeypox health emergency
Date of Posting: 05-08-2022
The United States has declared a monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says, in a move expected to free up additional funding and tools to fight the disease. The World Health Organisation Read More...
Latest on worldwide spread of coronavirus
Date of Posting: 05-08-2022
WASHINGTON, D. C., RAW - ASIA-PACIFIC * The southern Chinese city of Sanya, a tourism hotspot, imposed lockdown measures from Thursday in most parts of the city, ordering residents to reduce their trips outside to shop for daily necessities to onc Read More...
Killer proteins may axe meningitis
Date of Posting: 05-08-2022
A group of bacteria-killing proteins inside the body could help develop more effective drugs, with the potential to eliminate diseases including meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis, a new study has shown. A specific group of immune peptide proteins h Read More...
Natural tissue replaces implants in trial
Date of Posting: 04-08-2022
A safer alternative to silicone implants has been unveiled in a world-first surgery delivered by Metro North Health surgeons in Brisbane, paving the way for women worldwide who require breast reconstructions. The procedure is based on decades of r Read More...
CBD helps ease chronic anxiety
Date of Posting: 04-08-2022
A drug derived from cannabis has been found to significantly ease chronic anxiety, the most common mental health disorder in Australia. A small-scale 12-week study by youth mental health organisation Orygen found young people with treatment-resist Read More...
Race against time for bush stroke victims
Date of Posting: 04-08-2022
A stroke patient in the bush may notice their symptoms in the early morning, arrive at a hospital for a scan three hours later, before being flown to a specialist unit in a major city by noon. That time frame of five hours and 10 minutes was the e Read More...
Vaccine available for children under five
Date of Posting: 03-08-2022
The Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 will be made available to some children aged six months to five years in particular risk categories. Health Minister Mark Butler announced in Canberra on Wednesday he had accepted the advice of experts to allow the Read More...
Burns and injuries treated via video in WA
Date of Posting: 03-08-2022
A boy who accidentally slashed his throat when he rode his motorbike into a fence, a burns victim, and an elderly Indigenous woman who wanted to die on country - all are among rural patients successfully treated by telehealth, a conference has heard. Read More...
Farmers more prone to diabetes, obesity
Date of Posting: 03-08-2022
Farmers are being urged to check in on their own health using an online tool, with research showing they are more prone to heart disease, diabetes, obesity and unsafe alcohol consumption. Researchers from the National Centre for Farmer Health deve Read More...
Free mask call for SA public transport
Date of Posting: 02-08-2022
Free face masks should be provided on Adelaide public transport to promote better compliance with COVID-19 rules and reduce community infection rates, the South Australian opposition says. While masks remain mandatory on public buses, trains and t Read More...
Filling the gaps for migrant health care
Date of Posting: 02-08-2022
In an Australian first, a multicultural health collaborative will provide care and a voice to culturally and linguistically diverse people, many whose visas render them ineligible for Medicare. Currently run by the Federation of Ethnic Communities Read More...
Living with COVID: Where next for pandemic
Date of Posting: 02-08-2022
As the third winter of the coronavirus pandemic looms in the northern hemisphere, scientists are warning weary governments and populations alike to brace for more waves of COVID-19. In the United States alone, there could be up to a million infect Read More...
Nearly 10,000 COVID-19 cases in aged care
Date of Posting: 01-08-2022
As aged care facilities across the country battle COVID-19 outbreaks, with nearly 10,000 people infected with the virus, the federal government says older Australians are safer than in the two previous years. The latest data from the Australian De Read More...
Generation of short-sighted kids at risk
Date of Posting: 01-08-2022
Children are at increased risk of developing myopia due to increased screen time during the pandemic and delayed vision checks, optometrists say. Results from Optometry Australia's latest Vision Index survey revealed more than a third of Austr Read More...
People given 'too much' asthma medicine
Date of Posting: 01-08-2022
Most Australians with asthma are prescribed too much preventer medicine, which increases the chance of harmful side-effects, experts say. More than two million people have asthma in Australia but an estimated seven out of 10 over the age of 12 may Read More...
