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UK finds 176 kids with mystery hepatitis
Date of Posting: 14-05-2022
More than 170 children with sudden onset hepatitis have been identified in the United Kingdom. An update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed an extra 13 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 176 as of May 10.[subscri Read More...
Underage drinkers put down the bottle
Date of Posting: 14-05-2022
In this social media age, where risky behaviour can be broadcast widely online, the number of Aussie teens drinking underage has dropped drastically. The number of young drinkers has plummeted by about 42 per cent between 2010 and 2021, according Read More...
No apps for death caps, mush lovers warned
Date of Posting: 14-05-2022
Relying on apps to distinguish between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties could risk fatal consequences. As winter draws closer, cool and wet weather conditions are making it prime time for death caps and yellow-staining mushrooms to flouris Read More...
NSW flu cases rise ahead of winter
Date of Posting: 13-05-2022
Flu cases are spiking in NSW with several outbreaks in schools as winter approaches and COVID-19 lingers. NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said cases are rising quickly throughout the community, with outbreaks detected in boarding schools.[sub Read More...
'Compromised' system spurs Vic doc to quit
Date of Posting: 13-05-2022
A top Victorian doctor has quit his job in protest at mounting staff burnout and falling care standards after two torrid years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Outgoing Royal Australasian College of Physicians president John Wilson has departed Melbourne Read More...
Abortion rights bill fails in US Senate
Date of Posting: 13-05-2022
Legislation to make abortion legal throughout the United States has been defeated in the US Senate amid solid Republican opposition. Democrats had sought to head off an impending Supreme Court opinion that is expected to overturn the nearly 50-yea Read More...
Helping older Australians avoid the Emergency Department
Date of Posting: 12-05-2022
Improving the care of older Australians in a bid to help them avoid hospital emergency departments will be the focus a new project that federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Future Fund. Led by F Read More...
Abortion is no longer a crime in Australia. So why is it still so hard to access?
Last Updated: 12-05-2022
A leak of draft court documents reveals Roe v. Wade – which has broadly guaranteed abortion rights in the United States since 1973 – may be overturned. The US decision may influence the rhetoric and lobbying techniques of Read More...
WA health system fears amid virus surge
Date of Posting: 12-05-2022
A surge in COVID-19 infections in Western Australia has prompted calls for the reintroduction of restrictions amid fears the state's health system "may get smashed". WA reported 17,033 new cases on Wednesday, easily the highest numbe Read More...
Qld kicks off health practitioner laws
Date of Posting: 12-05-2022
Health practitioners will be more closely scrutinised and those who pose a risk to community health and safety face new punishments under proposed Queensland laws, set to be replicated nationally. Health Minister Yvette D'Ath tabled the new la Read More...
NSW mental illness unit for new mothers
Date of Posting: 12-05-2022
New mothers with mental illness from around NSW will be able to keep their newborns with them while they get the care they need. The first public mother and baby mental health unit in NSW opened on Wednesday at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hos Read More...
Hopes for 'variant-proof' COVID-19 vaccine
Date of Posting: 11-05-2022
Sydney University is leading an international consortium hoping to develop a 'variant-proof' COVID-19 vaccine. The consortium has a $US19.3 million ($A27.7 million) grant from The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop Read More...
Ambulance 'error' before Tas man's death
Date of Posting: 11-05-2022
An elderly Tasmanian man who died from a head injury waited more than four hours at his home for an ambulance after being incorrectly triaged. Alan Maurice Gray, 77, who had mobility issues, fell while pumping up his tyres at a Hobart service stat Read More...
Mental health funds to grow in WA budget
Date of Posting: 11-05-2022
Thursday's economic blueprint will include an additional $181 million for new and expanded programs with total spending across the sector rising by 13 per cent. The new funds include $47.3 million to respond to recommendations of the Ministeri Read More...
Qld hospital capacity crisis impacts cops
Date of Posting: 11-05-2022
Emergency waiting times and ambulance ramping have been increasing in recent years in Queensland with the problems exacerbated by COVID-19. Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers says officers escorting mental health patients to hospital ar Read More...
Why physios are investing in a Studio Pilates Franchise
Date of Posting: 10-05-2022
One of the things we love most about the Studio Pilates network is the diversity of our franchisees. From Pilates instructors who wanted to turn their passion into profits right through to corporate CEO’s who wanted to expand their investment p Read More...
Hip arthritis doesn't just affect older adults
Last Updated: 10-05-2022
Liam Gallagher recently revealed that he is suffering from arthritis, leaving him with excruciating pain and the realisation that he will probably need hip replacement surgery. Most people associate arthritis with old age, but Gallagher is just 49 Read More...
A burnt-out health workforce impacts patient care
Last Updated: 10-05-2022
Throughout the pandemic, we’ve heard much about health-care worker burnout. But what we haven’t heard much about is its effects on patients. Even before the pandemic, health workers were grappling with long hours, high wor Read More...
Abortion rights protesters rally around US
Date of Posting: 09-05-2022
Abortion rights protesters have rallied in cities around the United States, vowing to fight to ensure terminating a pregnancy remains a legal option for women nationwide. Hundreds gathered in Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and other cities days after a Read More...
Breast cancer research gets $12m in grants
Date of Posting: 09-05-2022
More than $12 million in grants for breast cancer research will help save lives and revolutionise screening and treatment in Australia, experts say. The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) has announced funding of nearly $12.4 million for 20 Read More...
Help hard to find amid mental health pinch
Date of Posting: 09-05-2022
As demand for mental health support surges during the pandemic, trainee psychologists are struggling to complete their qualifications, prompting many to drop out of their studies. The issue, which is exacerbating wait times for patients, is being Read More...
Free rapid COVID tests slip on ALP agenda
Date of Posting: 08-05-2022
Labor will reconsider its policy to provide free rapid COVID-19 tests for all Australians. The party had pushed for free RATs in January as the Omicron outbreak hit Australia's east coast.[subscribe] "Times have changed and what we wou Read More...
US CDC finds 109 cases of kids hepatitis
Date of Posting: 08-05-2022
US health officials say they are investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, including five reported deaths, updating a country-wide alert issued in April for doctors to be on the look-out for such cases of the liver di Read More...
Third Ebola patient dies in DR Congo
Date of Posting: 08-05-2022
The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organisation says, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month. The 48-year-old man was the most recent confirmed case in the country' Read More...
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...
