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Sport, music boost childhood wellbeing
Date of Posting: 21-06-2022
Children involved in after-school activities, including sport and music lessons, are more likely to feel happier and healthier than those glued to a screen, a new study has found. University of South Australia and the SA education department resea Read More...
Boost for mental health support in Vic
Date of Posting: 21-06-2022
A new Victorian mental health and wellbeing act will be introduced to parliament as the state government invests $200 million to improve support in schools. The bill, to be introduced on Tuesday, will replace the Mental Health Act 2014 and ensure Read More...
Crafting a new framework for quality and safety in aged care
Last Updated: 21-06-2022
With the Australian population ageing, the market for aged care is increasing. Aged care has become a hot discussion topic as of late. In fact, a national conversation about aged care is currently taking place as the Royal Commission Into Aged Care Q Read More...
Falling healthcare rating points to crisis
Date of Posting: 21-06-2022
Australians think the healthcare system is getting worse, as they grapple with long emergency department wait times, and being able to afford and access essential services. The country's healthcare rating dropped from 7.8 out of 10 in March la Read More...
The relationship between posture, spatial awareness and health
Last Updated: 21-06-2022
Scientists have recently revealed important insights about posture and spatial awareness. These new discoveries add to our collective understanding of how posture can influence human health. Neuroscience researchers from the Norwegian University o Read More...
Rural Australians urged to check skin
Date of Posting: 20-06-2022
Cases of melanoma could be going undetected among rural Australians, with those who work on the land prone to falling victim to skin cancer and men more likely than women to die from the disease. That combination of findings from national research Read More...
US CDC backs COVID-19 jabs for babies
Last Updated: 20-06-2022
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, allowing a rollout to start across the country next week. The CDC's move came after a panel of advisers to the institution Read More...
Indonesia to hold G20 health meeting
Date of Posting: 20-06-2022
Health ministers from the world's 20 largest countries will thrash out ways to prepare and respond to future disease threats, looking beyond the remaining challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under Indonesia's G20 presidency, its health mi Read More...
Boost for Melbourne children's hospital
Date of Posting: 20-06-2022
The emergency department of Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital will be expanded to meet a rise in demand. An extra 20 emergency clinical treatment spaces will be created through a $50 million state government investment, boosting the de Read More...
Ex-NSW pharmacist jailed for $19m fraud
Date of Posting: 19-06-2022
A former NSW pharmacist will spend at least four years behind bars after trying to defraud taxpayers of more than $19 million. The man was involved in falsely claiming benefits through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.[subscribe] He was sente Read More...
China 'used health app for crowd control'
Date of Posting: 19-06-2022
Angry bank customers who travelled to a city in central China to retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks have been stopped by a health app on their mobile phone. Chinese residents are required to have the app, which displays a code indica Read More...
Few Aussies eat enough fruit and veg
Date of Posting: 18-06-2022
Only a small share of Australians are eating enough fruit and vegetables, with dieticians warning the country could be headed for an obesity crisis. Results from the latest National Health Survey, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Read More...
Misconceptions hindering blood donations
Date of Posting: 18-06-2022
Fact: more than 8.3 million Australians, or one in three, will need to receive a blood donation in their lifetime. Yet it is something three-quarters of the nation's population are unaware of, while more than 80 per cent have little or no idea Read More...
Wrongly accused gynaecologist wins costs
Date of Posting: 18-06-2022
A former Sydney gynaecologist who was acquitted in two separate trials of all allegations of aggravated sexual assault against his patients will have all legal costs paid for. Dr Richard Ian Reid, 78, was accused of more than 20 charges dating bac Read More...
Obese kids develop poorer cognition
Date of Posting: 17-06-2022
Obese and inactive children are more likely to have poorer brain function in middle age and a higher risk of dementia later in life, an Australian-led study has found. The world-first study followed the development over 30 years of 1244 people fro Read More...
Strong demand for flu jabs in SA
Date of Posting: 17-06-2022
More than 700,000 South Australians have had a flu vaccine this year with a program of free jabs boosting numbers in recent weeks. The state government is offering free flu vaccinations to anyone during June amid fears COVID-19 infections and risi Read More...
Shoddy homes lethal to Indigenous patients
Date of Posting: 17-06-2022
Indigenous Australians living in remote, shabby housing with unstable electricity connections in the Northern Territory's extreme heat are enduring life-threatening conditions. A research paper published this month in the Medical Journal of Au Read More...
More men sought mental help during COVID
Date of Posting: 16-06-2022
The introduction of COVID-19 restrictions coincided with many Australian men seeking professional mental health help for the first time in nearly a decade. A longitudinal study by national research project Ten to Men shows that of nearly 750 men w Read More...
Nurse stole dying patients' medication
Date of Posting: 16-06-2022
An opioid-addicted nurse who fleeced dying patients of their medications has been stripped of her registration for five years. Sonja Spehar refused to face a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal hearing out of shame, a decision said, and in Read More...
WHO to assess monkeypox emergency status
Date of Posting: 16-06-2022
The World Health Organisation will convene an emergency committee next week to assess whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern. That is the highest level of warning issued by the United Nations a Read More...
Mask rule dropped for airport terminals
Date of Posting: 15-06-2022
Travellers will no longer need to wear masks in airports from midnight on Friday, with the mandate remaining in place for flights. The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee is scrapping its recommendation to mandate masks at airport ter Read More...
WA hospital wait patient died of aneurysm
Date of Posting: 15-06-2022
A woman who died while waiting for care at a regional West Australian hospital had suffered a rare aneurysm, a review has found. The woman, aged in her 70s, died at the Busselton Health Campus emergency department in April.[subscribe] She had a Read More...
Novavax vaccine approved as COVID booster
Date of Posting: 15-06-2022
Novavax has been approved as a COVID-19 booster for people aged 18 and above. In a statement released on Tuesday, Novavax announced the Therapeutic Goods Administration had granted provisional registration for the vaccine as a third jab.[subscribe Read More...
Novel way to take the pressure off spine surgery
Date of Posting: 14-06-2022
QUT biomedical engineers with an industry partner are solving a major problem for young patients with unusual body shape undergoing corrective spinal surgery. QUT Associate Professor Paige Little, from the Biomechanics and Spine Research Group of Read More...
National disease control centre needed
Date of Posting: 14-06-2022
Experts are calling for a national centre for disease control to ensure Australia is better prepared to respond to disease outbreaks. Individual states and territories are responsible for public health protection and providing the infrastructure f Read More...
Pandemic exposes need for health reform
Date of Posting: 14-06-2022
Doctors say the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed big flaws in a health system already struggling with other pressures. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners President Karen Price said she was proud to see so many GPs and medical leaders r Read More...
Qld govt earmarks $750m for cancer centre
Date of Posting: 14-06-2022
Queensland cancer patients will be able to access specialist treatments at a new $750 million centre, which is expected to ease pressure on crowded public hospitals. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Monday announced the new Queensland Cancer Centr Read More...
Building muscle: slowing down the tempo of your workout won't help you get stronger faster
Last Updated: 14-06-2022
Everyone wants to get fit, but many of us lack the time or patience required to get results – especially if our goal is to build a more muscular physique. While there’s plenty of advice online telling people about the best ways to Read More...
When is a condition 'chronic' and when is it a 'disability'?
Last Updated: 14-06-2022
“Chronic conditions” and “disability” are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we’re treated and how we feel about ourselves. For population data purposes, disabi Read More...
I'm getting older, how can I prevent falls?
Date of Posting: 14-06-2022
Falls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of us have a friend or relative who has experienced an injury from a fall and know what a life-changing event it can Read More...
Site secured for new Melbourne hospital
Date of Posting: 13-06-2022
One of 10 new Victorian community hospitals will be built in Melbourne's northeast. The Andrews government on Saturday announced the new hospital will be built on government-owned land at Diamond Creek, 23km from the city centre.[subscribe] Read More...
Date of Posting: 13-06-2022
Australia reported nearly 21,000 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday as reproductive rates of the virus plateau around the country. Sunday also saw far fewer deaths, with 24 reported, compared to 70 on Saturday.[subscribe] Saturday's death to Read More...
Hotter than thought: brains can reach 40C
Date of Posting: 13-06-2022
Healthy human brains are hotter than previously thought, and can regularly exceed 40 degrees Celsius, a UK study suggests. The study also found that brain temperature drops at night, and increases during the day.[subscribe] In healthy men and w Read More...
Record flu cases in May prompt warning
Date of Posting: 12-06-2022
Australia has had its worst May on record when it comes to flu cases, prompting experts to warn this season will redefine what it means to be ready for the virus. The national disease surveillance system reported about 65,770 confirmed influenza c Read More...
Aust veterinarians in mental health crisis
Date of Posting: 12-06-2022
Australia's veterinary industry is in the midst of a mental health crisis. New research shows nearly 70 per cent of vets have lost a colleague or peer to suicide and about six in 10 have sought professional help for their mental health.[subscr Read More...
Date of Posting: 12-06-2022
UK health officials say they cannot tell if the spread of monkeypox has peaked in the country as they announced another 45 cases, bringing the total in the disease's biggest-ever outbreak beyond Africa to 366 cases. The United Kingdom Health S Read More...
Health crisis could risk patient safety
Date of Posting: 11-06-2022
Australian doctors in training hold grave concerns for the future of the healthcare sector, as senior medical professionals grapple with burnout brought on in part by COVID-19 and influenza. The Australian Medical Students' Association is call Read More...
COVID-19 lab leak theory needs study
Date of Posting: 11-06-2022
More than two years after coronavirus was detected in China and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been counted worldwide from the pandemic, the World Health Organisation is recommending in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is required Read More...
NSW must protect workers from deadly dust
Date of Posting: 11-06-2022
Toiling on a construction site or in a mine apart can result in a deadly lung disease that a new parliamentary report is urging the NSW government to take seriously. Found in soil, sand and granite across many industries, silica dust is small enou Read More...
Doctors urged to act on racism and sexism
Date of Posting: 10-06-2022
Rural doctors have been urged to consider their privilege a superpower, and call out racism and sexism in their workplaces. Dr Jillann Farmer, a Rockhampton-raised GP who served as the United Nation's medical director, said the word "priv Read More...
