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Aged care front and centre of physiotherapy campaign
Date of Posting: 07-05-2022
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has taken aim at the lack of specified allied health funding for aged care in the Federal Government’s proposed new funding tool, the AN-ACC. Launching their new campaign promoting how physiothe Read More...
Physiotherapy improves walking in people with poor leg circulation
Date of Posting: 07-05-2022
Adults with poor leg circulation who took part in one-to-one physiotherapy sessions were able to walk further than those who received standard care, new research has found. Results from the Motivating Structured Walking Activity in people with Int Read More...
How a sudden birth shaped midwife's career
Date of Posting: 07-05-2022
Sarah Watts delivered her first baby before she became a midwife. While working as a nurse in a general ward at a hospital in rural England, Ms Watts tended to an unwell pregnant woman.[subscribe] "I just happened to come into the room and Read More...
J&J COVID-19 jab linked to blood clots
Date of Posting: 07-05-2022
US regulators are strictly limiting who can receive Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said the vaccine should only be given to adults Read More...
Social media break boosts wellbeing
Date of Posting: 07-05-2022
Taking a break from social media for as little as a week can reduce depression and anxiety, according to new research from the UK. People who took a break from platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook for seven days reported an in Read More...
Men work out on female partner's time
Date of Posting: 06-05-2022
Australian women have less free time for exercise as men work out on the borrowed time of their partners. Researchers at the Australian National University analysed data from about 7000 households with heterosexual couples aged 25 to 64.[subscribe Read More...
Iraq dust storms cause breathing problems
Date of Posting: 06-05-2022
At least 5000 cases of respiratory problems resulting from dust storms have been registered in different parts of Iraq, the country's health ministry says. Thick clouds of dust have engulfed most of Iraq since Wednesday night, prompting health Read More...
Lose weight, reduce prostate cancer
Date of Posting: 06-05-2022
Hundreds of lives are being lost to prostate cancer each year because of high levels of obesity among men, a new UK study suggests. Researchers claimed more than 1300 prostate cancer deaths could potentially be prevented every year in Britain if t Read More...
Sick rural sector prepares for diagnosis
Date of Posting: 05-05-2022
Nurse Pen McLachlan says she has many horror stories about working in a rural hospital. There is one about a cook sitting with a stroke patient in the Condobolin Hospital car park, in western NSW, while the two nurses on duty were busy in the emer Read More...
Date of Posting: 05-05-2022
South Australia will change how it handles the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as it prepares to end the state's emergency management declaration. The new Labor government has introduced legislation to amend the Public Health Act to allow for some v Read More...
One in five NSW patients given bad advice
Date of Posting: 05-05-2022
NSW patients heading to emergency departments during the pandemic were generally happy with thecare they received but one in five say their medical advice didn't add up. The Bureau of Health Information surveyed almost 21,000 patients admitted Read More...
Regional post-COVID mental health crisis
Date of Posting: 04-05-2022
The demand for regional mental health services has spiked since the coronavirus pandemic, forcing many psychologists to close their books because they can't keep up. It's been described as a ticking time bomb by some in the industry who sa Read More...
Experts warn of possible renewed flu spike
Date of Posting: 04-05-2022
Health experts are warning of a renewed spread of seasonal flu after two years of COVID-19 restrictions left fertile ground for the potentially deadly bug to spread. The number of people hospitalised or killed by flu drastically declined during th Read More...
SA has first cases of new virus variants
Date of Posting: 04-05-2022
The latest coronavirus sub-variants have been detected in South Australia but officials say it's too early to tell if they could prompt the reintroduction of wider public health measures. The latest whole genome sequencing among infections rep Read More...
Vic to spend $12b on health post-COVID
Date of Posting: 03-05-2022
Victoria will inject an extra $12 billion into its ailing health system as it seeks to undo damage wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic. Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas on Tuesday handed down his eighth budget, titled Putting Patients First.[subscribe] Read More...
Stroke prevention as easy as ECG
Date of Posting: 03-05-2022
One in three Australians will develop an irregular heartbeat, yet many will have no idea until they suffer a stroke. NSW women Maryanne Bawden knew she had the condition but took little notice of it.[subscribe] She had minor surgery a few years Read More...
No quick ramping fix amid WA health spend
Date of Posting: 03-05-2022
Western Australia's government will pour a further $252 million into emergency departments amid warnings there is no quick fix to near-record ambulance ramping. The package, to be funded in next week's budget, ensures there will be registe Read More...
Housing designed for people with disabilities reduces the help needed
Date of Posting: 03-05-2022
The federal government has been warning that the rising cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is unsustainable. More than a third of NDIS funding is spent on in-house support provided to 5% of NDIS participants with the highest n Read More...
Lockdowns doubled your risk of mental health symptoms
Date of Posting: 03-05-2022
During the almost two years of on-again off-again COVID lockdowns, we heard lots of concern from many different corners about the mental health effects of forcing people to stay home and keep away from friends and family. Many research proje Read More...
More job support needed for people with a disability
Date of Posting: 03-05-2022
Employment can bring positive outcomes for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but new analysis says more long-term support is needed to help individuals reach their full potential. Researchers from Flinders University’s Colle Read More...
Beijing tightens COVID-19 restrictions
Date of Posting: 02-05-2022
China's capital Beijing has tightened COVID restrictions as it battles an outbreak, while Shanghai let some of its 25 million residents venture out for light and air after reporting a second day of zero infections outside of quarantine areas. Read More...
Australia reports 15 more virus deaths
Date of Posting: 02-05-2022
Australia has recorded a further 15 COVID-related deaths and more than 32,000 new virus cases. NSW reported 9303 infections and five fatalities on Sunday, while there were 7654 new cases and seven deaths in Victoria, two deaths in South Australia Read More...
Omicron sub-lineages dodge immunity
Date of Posting: 02-05-2022
Two new sub-lineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists have f Read More...
New PBS listings to save patients millions
Date of Posting: 01-05-2022
Australians now have cheaper access to treatments for breast cancer, spinal muscular atrophy and the painful inflammatory condition EoE. Eosinophilic oesophagitis causes difficulty swallowing and chest discomfort, affecting an estimated 2000 peopl Read More...
Australians urged to check blood pressure
Date of Posting: 01-05-2022
More than one in five Australians are living with uncontrolled high blood pressure and many don't even realise it. But with hypertension often leading to potentially fatal stroke, the nation is being urged to undertake more regular checks.[sub Read More...
Queensland boosts flu shot coverage
Date of Posting: 01-05-2022
An extra 70 pharmacies in Queensland's regions will help administer flu shots as part of a pilot scheme linked to the National Immunisation Program this winter. The measure follows free vaccination clinics in Sydney and Melbourne, while Tasman Read More...
Child hepatitis cases rise in UK
Date of Posting: 30-04-2022
The UK Health Security Agency has identified 34 confirmed hepatitis cases in children since Monday, bringing the total number to 145 amid a series of unexplained cases among children around the world. The agency says 10 children had received liver Read More...
Two thirds of Kids Helpline calls missed
Last Updated: 30-04-2022
Nearly two thirds of calls for help from young Victorians went unanswered as the demand for Kids Helpline spiked during the pandemic. Close to 123,000 Victorians tried to contact the service last year, a 20 per cent increase on 2019 levels, but co Read More...
US reports first human case of H5 bird flu
Date of Posting: 30-04-2022
The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. The person tested positive for avian influenza A(H5) virus and was involved in the cull Read More...
UK kids unfit, overweight after pandemic
Date of Posting: 29-04-2022
Nearly half of British children are overweight because of a lack of fitness exacerbated by lockdowns induced by the pandemic. A study done in partnership with researchers from the University of South Australia and Western Australia's Murdoch U Read More...
Seven hours of sleep ideal, says new study
Date of Posting: 29-04-2022
Seven hours of sleep per night is the ideal amount in middle to older age, a study suggests. Both too much and too little sleep are associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, according to researchers from Cambridge University Read More...
Rural cancer patients missing out
Date of Posting: 29-04-2022
Cancer patients in rural Australia are missing out on critical information about recovery and disease recurrence, potentially affecting their chances of survival, a study has found. A survey of 201 cancer patients from rural Queensland found 65 pe Read More...
Future health planning gaps between GPs, nurses and the public exposed
Date of Posting: 28-04-2022
As Australia’s population ages, nurses recommend people start actioning Advance Care Planning in their early 40s, 15 years ahead of what GPs suggest and what the public believe is necessary according to a new study from QUT. The findings, wh Read More...
Poor health symptoms have emerged in 53% of Aussies during the pandemic
Date of Posting: 28-04-2022
A telehealth doctor is urging the public to seek medical advice if they experience emerging health symptoms, after a survey found that surprising health issues have appeared in more than half the population (53 per cent) since the pandemic began. Read More...
Aussie parents 'hoodwinked' on baby foods
Date of Posting: 28-04-2022
Half of Australian parents are swallowing a dubious notion that ready-made baby and toddler foods are at least as healthy as home-made options, a new poll shows. The Royal Children's Hospital latest national survey, which polled 1023 parents w Read More...
Mushroom alert after child hospitalised
Date of Posting: 28-04-2022
A young child has been hospitalised in the ACT after eating a dangerous wild mushroom. The incident has sparked a public health alert from the territory's chief health officer Kerryn Coleman, warning Canberrans not to pick or eat wild mushroom Read More...
Doctors to kick 'opioid-first' habit
Date of Posting: 28-04-2022
Australian doctors will be encouraged to consider alternatives to prescribing opiates to protect patients from becoming addicted or overdosing on the medication. New standards of care released on Wednesday by the Australian Commission on Safety an Read More...
China finds first human H3N8 bird flu case
Date of Posting: 27-04-2022
China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, according to the country's health authority which says the risk of it spreading among people is low. A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to ha Read More...
Second Ebola patient dies in DR Congo
Date of Posting: 27-04-2022
A second Ebola patient has died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organisation has announced, days after a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease emerged. Genetic testing showed an infection confirmed last week was a new Read More...
Patient ramping edged up in southeast Qld
Date of Posting: 27-04-2022
Almost half of all patients waited more than 30 minutes in an ambulance before being admitted to hospital in southeast Queensland in December. Queensland Ambulance Service figures show ramping rose two per cent to more than 46 per cent of patients Read More...
