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More focus needed on women's heart health
Date of Posting: 19-03-2022
Senator Kimberley Kitching's early death highlights the need for major change to Australia's clinical guidelines to address the disparity between men and women when it comes to heart disease, the Heart Foundation says. Heart disease is the Read More...
Patients wait 12 weeks for a GP in Qld
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
The doctor shortage in rural Queensland has left some patients waiting for up to 12 weeks to see a GP, while Indigenous health services are spending millions of dollars on locum doctors, an inquiry has been told. Hayley Mattson-Finger, from the yo Read More...
UK approves AstraZeneca antibody therapy
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
Britain's medicines regulator has approved AstraZeneca's antibody-based COVID-19 treatment for adults with poor immune response, marking a major step in the fight against the pandemic amid the spread of the Omicron variant. The decision to Read More...
Hand, foot and mouth strikes NT child care
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
Hand, foot and mouth disease is spreading at childcare centres in the Northern Territory, with dozens of children having fallen ill. About 70 cases of the viral infection that causes fluid-filled blisters have been reported in the Top End region i Read More...
Breaking the bias in healthcare leadership
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
For all the progress that has been made, women continue to remain underrepresented in leadership positions. And Healthcare Leadership is no different! According to a recent survey by the Advancing Women in Healthcare Leadership (AWHL) project, des Read More...
NSW takes historic first step towards better health for LGBTQI people
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
A new Health Centre to care for and support LGBTQ people to improve their health will be established by ACON as part of the first NSW LGBTIQ+ Health Strategy unveiled. The Centre will deliver primary care and GP, mental health, sexual health and c Read More...
Nurses leading role in crisis responses deserve recognition
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
Nurses are best equipped to lead strategies managing catastrophic events because of their real-time, hands-on experience of dealing with the challenging unfolding situations present. A new report from Health Professionals Bank and the Australian C Read More...
Single test for over 50 genetic diseases will cut diagnosis from decades to days
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
A new DNA test, developed by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney and collaborators from Australia, UK and Israel, has been shown to identify a range of hard-to-diagnose neurological and neuromuscular genetic diseases qui Read More...
Life changing bowel cancer treatment added to PBS benefitting thousands of Australians
Date of Posting: 18-03-2022
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) supports the move to add Braftovi, a targeted therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule (PBS) this year, improving health outcomes for potentially t Read More...
Private obstetric care increases the chance of caesarean birth
Last Updated: 18-03-2022
Women in Australia are more likely to have an unplanned caesarean birth if they give birth in a private hospital rather than a public hospital – independent of their health status during pregnancy or their birth plans. Our recent study Read More...
Vaccine target nears as COVID cases surge
Date of Posting: 17-03-2022
As Australia prepares to reach a critical vaccination milestone, an explosion of COVID-19 cases is a reminder the pandemic is far from over. More than 30,000 cases of COVID-19 were detected in NSW on Wednesday, however, the number included 10,000 Read More...
Seventh NSW case of Japanese encephalitis
Date of Posting: 17-03-2022
A woman has become the seventh person to be diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in NSW. The woman in her 40s is from the Berrigan area in the Riverina region, NSW Health said on Wednesday.[subscribe] She was treated in hospital before being di Read More...
AMA offers grim report on SA hospitals
Date of Posting: 17-03-2022
The performance of South Australia's major hospitals has deteriorated as patients with serious conditions wait too long for treatment, the Australian Medical Association says. National President Omar Khorshid said the hospital system was comin Read More...
More Japanese encephalitis detected in Vic
Date of Posting: 16-03-2022
Japanese encephalitis has been detected at four more Victorian piggeries. Agriculture Victoria on Tuesday confirmed the mosquito-borne virus had been detected in the regional local government areas of Campaspe, Loddon, Gannawarra and the Northern Read More...
Date of Posting: 16-03-2022
Many people know not to go swimming in the ocean after heavy rainfall, but a paddle after an unprecedented flood may expose you to serious biohazards. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said swimming after a one-in-100 year flood may mean you're Read More...
WA to overhaul its mental health system
Date of Posting: 16-03-2022
There will be an overhaul of Western Australia's mental health system to ensure young people and families are better supported. A designated task force has been investigating the state's mental health services for children and adolescents Read More...
5 advancements in tech to support allied health organisations
Last Updated: 16-03-2022
1 - Robotics - Gait Training & Stroke Rehabilitation Robotics can be implemented with various forms of physical rehabilitation to provide support to patients as well as improve the safety of rehabilitation exercises for Physiotherapists. [sub Read More...
Pioneering work of quadriplegic recognised in book ten years after his death
Last Updated: 16-03-2022
The life of a remarkable quadriplegic from Perth who introduced an innovative model of exercise rehabilitation to Australia and helped pioneer research - which is now leading to spinal injured people gaining movement and even walking again - has been Read More...
Physiotherapists support calls for national surgery plan
Date of Posting: 15-03-2022
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has supported calls by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) for all levels of Government to develop a national plan addressing the growing and in Read More...
Sixth case of Japanese encephalitis in NSW
Date of Posting: 15-03-2022
A sixth person has been diagnosed with Japanese encephalitis in NSW. The confirmed case is a man in his 60s from the Balranald area in the Riverina region, who is being treated in a Victorian hospital.[subscribe] NSW Health is urging the commun Read More...
Omicron triggers outbreaks across China
Date of Posting: 15-03-2022
China has reported more local symptomatic COVID-19 cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant triggers outbreaks from Shanghai to Shenzhen. Mainland China reported 1337 new domestically tran Read More...
Victoria has 5192 virus cases, four deaths
Date of Posting: 14-03-2022
A further four COVID-19 deaths and 5192 new cases have been reported in Victoria, as a mandatory vaccination deadline passes in the state. The cases include 3434 from rapid antigen tests and 1758 from PCR lab tests, the health department confirmed Read More...
Indigenous people urged into health jobs
Date of Posting: 14-03-2022
The Morrison government has launched a 10-year plan to increase the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce to improve wellbeing outcomes. The national workforce plan is the first of its kind and seeks to have Aboriginal and Torres Read More...
Successful ageing about postcode
Date of Posting: 14-03-2022
Where a neighbourhood's medical services are located, how much green space it offers and how willing its volunteers are can affect the ability of older Australians to successfully age at home, researchers say. Dr Danielle Taylor believes a new Read More...
WA virus cases could hit 10,000 a day
Date of Posting: 13-03-2022
Western Australia could have about 10,000 COVID-19 cases per day in the next week as its Omicron wave peaks. Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson says WA is still in the early stages of its outbreak, with cases forecast to rise significantly from Read More...
More Japanese encephalitis in NSW, Vic
Date of Posting: 13-03-2022
A man in his 60s has contracted Japanese encephalitis in NSW, while Victorian authorities are reporting two suspected cases. NSW Health says the man was treated in hospital after contracting the mosquito-borne virus but has since been discharged a Read More...
Vic signs mRNA vaccine deal with Korea
Date of Posting: 13-03-2022
The Victorian government has signed a deal with a Korean medical institute to work together on mRNA vaccine research. Some of the earliest vaccines approved for use against COVID-19, the Pfizer and Moderna shots, are based on mRNA technology.[subs Read More...
Tasmania eases mandatory mask rules
Date of Posting: 12-03-2022
Tasmania is dropping mandatory mask-wearing requirements for a host of settings but health authorities still strongly recommend they be worn. The state recorded 1129 new COVID-19 infections on Friday, pushing the island's number of active case Read More...
Mental health a post-flood priority
Date of Posting: 12-03-2022
Flood victims in Queensland and NSW will have access to mental health support as the federal government warns of long-term trauma from the disaster. A $31 million mental health package for flood-affected communities will include $10 million for th Read More...
Fears over new Omicron strain in NSW
Date of Posting: 12-03-2022
A new strain of Omicron that's spreading in NSW could see COVID-19 cases double within weeks. Health Minister Brad Hazzard appeared at a budget estimates hearing on Thursday as the state recorded 16,288 new cases, an increase of more than 3000 Read More...
NSW Health staff sent north to flood zone
Date of Posting: 11-03-2022
NSW Health staff from Sydney are being deployed to the north coast to help with the flood crisis and deal with a lack of medical professionals amid growing reports of gastroenteritis. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard told a budget estimates hearin Read More...
Class action against cosmetic surgeons
Date of Posting: 11-03-2022
Patients who say they have suffered injury and losses from cosmetic surgery performed by Daniel Lanzer and his associates have launched a class action against the retired celebrity doctor. Maddens Lawyers this week lodged the case in Victoria' Read More...
SA signs up to mental health package
Date of Posting: 11-03-2022
South Australia has signed up to the federal government's mental health and suicide prevention plan, allowing for combined spending of $128 million to improve services across the state. The SA government will provide $62 million and the common Read More...
Vic posts nine COVID-19 deaths, 7081 cases
Date of Posting: 10-03-2022
Victoria has posted another nine COVID-19 deaths and a further 7081 virus infections. Of the new cases, 4758 were from rapid antigen tests and 2323 were from PCR lab tests, the health department confirmed on Wednesday.[subscribe] The number of Read More...
Encephalitis confirmed in NSW man's death
Date of Posting: 10-03-2022
A NSW man who died last month had Japanese Encephalitis, the mosquito-spread virus recently detected in the state for the first time. NSW Health announced on Wednesday afternoon a post-mortem of the Griffith man in his 70s confirmed he had Japanes Read More...
Most Australians will develop skin cancer
Date of Posting: 10-03-2022
More than two-thirds of Australians will develop common skin cancers with 500 deaths every year, making the country the 'skin cancer capital of the world'. A paper published on Thursday in the journal Public Health Research & Practice, Read More...
Qld probes rheumatic heart disease cases
Date of Posting: 09-03-2022
The deaths of three Indigenous women with rheumatic heart disease who were reportedly given Panadol and sent home by a remote Queensland hospital will be investigated by the state government. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has confirmed Read More...
COVID-19 can cause brain shrinkage
Date of Posting: 09-03-2022
COVID-19 can cause the brain to shrink, reduce grey matter in the regions that control emotion and memory, and damage areas that control the sense of smell, an Oxford University study has found. The scientists said that the effects were even seen Read More...
Victorian man dies from encephalitis
Date of Posting: 09-03-2022
A Victorian man has died from encephalitis as Australians are warned to take the risk posed by the condition seriously. The state Department of Health said the man, aged in his 60s from northern Victoria, died on February 28 and an autopsy reveale Read More...
China seeing new surge in cases
Date of Posting: 08-03-2022
China is seeing a new surge in COVID-19 cases across the vast country, despite its draconian "zero tolerance" approach to dealing with outbreaks. The mainland on Monday reported 214 new cases of infection over the previous 24 hours, with Read More...
