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Qld govt orders mental health inquiry
Last Updated: 30-11-2021
A "very concerning" increase in eating disorders among young people is among the issues expected to be investigated by an inquiry into Queensland's mental health services. The parliamentary review will look at how the health system i Read More...
Trying for a baby? Put down the wine
Last Updated: 30-11-2021
When Sophie and her husband knew they wanted to try for a baby, she knew what precautions to take. She stopped smoking a year before coming off contraception; started taking folate and pregnancy vitamin supplements; stopped eating pate and soft ch Read More...
Date of Posting: 30-11-2021
"Asking individual health care workers to stop the epidemic of violence is just like asking the lifesavers at the beach to stop the rising sea levels." That is the viewpoint of a Queensland PHD researcher addressing a 'wicked' an Read More...
Calls for cosmetic surgery regulation
Last Updated: 30-11-2021
More then 300 cosmetic surgeries in Australia have been botched in recent years, prompting calls for tighter regulations for doctors. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has raised concerns over doctors calling themselves Read More...
Omicron spreads, race is on for answers
Last Updated: 29-11-2021
The Omicron coronavirus variant is spreading around the world, with new cases found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia even as more countries impose travel restriction to try to seal themselves off. The World Health Organisation says it' Read More...
Australia to revisit booster shot timeline
Date of Posting: 29-11-2021
Australia is looking at bringing forward booster shots and tightening international border rules in a bid to contain the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation will review the time frame for booster s Read More...
Nurse says St Basil's outbreak was 'chaos'
Last Updated: 29-11-2021
A former nurse at a Victorian aged care home where 45 residents died of COVID-19 has told an inquest she could never bring herself to work in the industry again. Milena Avramovic was the deputy director of nursing at St Basil's Home for the Ag Read More...
Mental health care lack in jails
Last Updated: 29-11-2021
The death of a First Nations prisoner has highlighted the ongoing shortfall in culturally appropriate mental health care in Queensland jails, a coroner has found. State Coroner Terry Ryan handed down his findings in Brisbane on Tuesday into the de Read More...
Give jabs to global poor before kids
Last Updated: 29-11-2021
As children and adolescents are at lower risk of severe COVID-19 disease, countries should prioritise adults and sharing vaccine doses with the COVAX program to bring supplies to poorer countries, the World Health Organisation says. Some rare case Read More...
Omicron situation unlike Delta or 2020
Last Updated: 29-11-2021
Scott Morrison has assured Australians the country is not facing the same sort of challenges it endured when the coronavirus first arrived in early 2020, as a new variant emerges. The prime minister says the emergence of Omicron is a fast-moving i Read More...
PBS treatment expanded to leukaemia
Last Updated: 28-11-2021
A treatment already on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme will be expanded to help treat leukaemia. Listed Venclexta is being expanded for the treatment of acute myeloid leukaemia for use in combination with azacitidine, which Health Minister Greg Read More...
UNSW Sydney study busts fat burning myth
Date of Posting: 28-11-2021
A UNSW Sydney study published in Sports Medicine suggests that fat-loss is not only possible with strength training but is equal to the results achieved with cardio fitness. It's a myth-busting revelation that refutes the basic premise that to Read More...
Germany confirms first two Omicron cases
Date of Posting: 28-11-2021
Germany's first two cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in Munich, the Bavarian health minister says. Omicron, first detected in South Africa in November, has been classified as a "variant of concern" by the World Health Read More...
Vic has 1252 COVID cases, protests return
Date of Posting: 27-11-2021
Victoria has recorded 1252 COVID-19 cases and five deaths, as thousands gather in the state capital to protest vaccine mandates. It is the third consecutive weekend protesters have gathered in Melbourne's city centre and it comes a day after a Read More...
Omicron 'concerning': NSW Health Minister
Date of Posting: 27-11-2021
The new Omicron variant of the coronavirus is possibly even more transmissible than the Delta strain that sent NSW into a months-long lockdown, says the state's health minister. While cases of the new variant have not yet been identified in NS Read More...
What we know about virus variant omicron
Date of Posting: 27-11-2021
WHAT IS THIS NEW COVID-19 VARIANT IN SOUTH AFRICA? South African scientists identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country's most populous province.[s Read More...
Vic vax hubs to close, test demand rises
Last Updated: 26-11-2021
As COVID-19 vaccination hubs wind down in Victoria, a rise in demand for testing is putting more pressure on the system. The Victorian government on Friday confirmed the closure of eight state-run vaccination clinics, starting from the end of this Read More...
South Africa detects new COVID-19 variant
Last Updated: 26-11-2021
South African scientists say they have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications. The variant - called B.1.1.529 - has a "very unusual constellation" of mutations, which are Read More...
Vic to increase non-urgent surgery cap
Last Updated: 26-11-2021
Victoria will increase its cap on non-urgent surgeries at private hospitals by a quarter, while public hospitals can resume up to 50 per cent of capacity in some regional areas. The state government said, beginning on Monday, public hospitals in B Read More...
The love, compassion, and tears of a neonatal ward
Date of Posting: 26-11-2021
The neonatal team at Mater Mothers’ Hospital Neocritical Care Unit have implemented key changes to the way premature babies are treated in the delivery room, leading to marked improvements in survival rates as well as a decline in lung disease Read More...
More virus cases detected in SA
Last Updated: 25-11-2021
Dozens of people have been forced into quarantine after South Australia reported two new coronavirus cases in travellers from interstate and a third in someone returning from overseas. The cases take the number of active infections in SA to five.[ Read More...
Latest on worldwide spread of coronavirus
Last Updated: 24-11-2021
* France recorded more than 30,000 new COVID-19 infections over 24 hours for the first time since August as the pace of infection sped up despite new social distancing measures and a drive to boost vaccinations. * Spain's Catalonia region plan Read More...
A real shot in the arm for anaphylaxis
Last Updated: 24-11-2021
The danger doesn't end with a shot of adrenaline for thousands of Australians who suffer from anaphylaxis. Almost 20 Aussies die from anaphylaxis annually.[subscribe] Each year more than 11,500 Australians present to emergency departments w Read More...
Recorded HIV cases drop 31 pct in NSW
Date of Posting: 24-11-2021
There's been a dramatic drop in HIV infections in NSW which health authorities attribute to the extended lockdown during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. From January to September, 141 NSW residents were diagnosed with HIV, a decrease of 3 Read More...
Qld wants Medicare rebate for PCR tests
Last Updated: 23-11-2021
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is calling for a Medicare rebate for PCR tests for inbound travellers until the state reaches its 90 per cent COVID-19 vaccination target. The state will scrap quarantine for fully vaccinated domestic trave Read More...
High performance CPR: The role of CPR Coach
Date of Posting: 23-11-2021
Successful resuscitation attempts rely on the optimisation of cerebral and coronary perfusion. For this to occur it is important to minimise interruptions to compressions, and optimise compression rate, depth and recoil in addition to effective ve Read More...
Get vaccinated or get COVID, warns Germany
Last Updated: 23-11-2021
Germany's health minister says the rapid rise in coronavirus cases means it is likely that everyone in the country who is not vaccinated will have caught COVID-19 by the end of the winter, and some of those will die. Official figures showed mo Read More...
One-of-a-kind learning with a Graduate Certificate in Custodial Health
Last Updated: 22-11-2021
Did you know that the Graduate Certificate in Custodial Health at the University of Newcastle is the only one of its kind offered in Australia? This online course provides specialised knowledge and training in primary health care; forensic mental Read More...
Asbestos concerns over Aussie DIY rise
Date of Posting: 22-11-2021
Australians have admitted to disposing of asbestos illegally - even dumping it in their neighbour's bin - during a COVID-19 home improvement surge, raising cancer fears. A study of DIY enthusiasts around the country has revealed 46 per cent ci Read More...
Austria begins fourth COVID-19 lockdown
Date of Posting: 22-11-2021
Austria has powered down public life as its fourth national COVID-19 lockdown began, making it the first western European country to reimpose the drastic and unpopular measure in the face of surging coronavirus infections. This lockdown from Monda Read More...
Kids are on their screens more than ever
Date of Posting: 22-11-2021
The overwhelming majority of Australian adolescents are spending excessive amounts of time glued to their screens, a habit that could put them on a trajectory for developing chronic diseases. A study of 11-14 year-olds has found nearly 86 per cent Read More...
Plant-based nutrition: optimise your ability to help patients manage disease
Last Updated: 22-11-2021
Poor nutrition is a leading cause of disease and early death in Australia. As a health professional, this is unlikely to come as a surprise to you. The typical Western diet consumed by many of your patients is nutrient poor and energy dense. It is Read More...
No early freedom for NSW's unvaccinated
Date of Posting: 21-11-2021
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet says unvaccinated people will not be granted freedoms any earlier than December 15 despite thousands rallying against vaccination requirements. "All of these measures are not tailored for rules for the sake of th Read More...
Australia to enjoy virus summer honeymoon
Date of Posting: 21-11-2021
Australia will probably avoid the new burst of coronavirus cases that are enveloping Europe, although problems could arise entering winter next year. Several European countries are being forced to impose new lockdown restrictions in the face of a Read More...
Sloppy funding slapped in skin cancer slip
Date of Posting: 21-11-2021
Australian teens are getting just as sunburnt as they were at the start of the millennium amid a lack of investment in skin cancer prevention, researchers from the Cancer Council say. The rate of sunburn in teenagers has not decreased since the ea Read More...
Vic child becomes youngest COVID-19 death
Date of Posting: 20-11-2021
A Victorian child under 10 has become Australia's youngest person to die with COVID-19, as thousands of protesters brought parts of central Melbourne to a standstill. The state reported 1166 new locally acquired infections on Saturday as activ Read More...
US authorises Pfizer, Moderna boosters
Date of Posting: 20-11-2021
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for all adults who were vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot and the Moderna shot. The regulator's decision paves the way for millions in the US to get a Read More...
Aussie heart surgery breakthrough
Last Updated: 20-11-2021
Until now, performing keyhole heart valve replacement surgery was a bit like trying to cook the perfect steak, says the Australian doctor who has revolutionised the procedure. The delicate operation relied heavily upon experience and instinct, as Read More...
Worst COVID modelling 2000 NZ cases a day
Date of Posting: 19-11-2021
New Zealand's top doctor admits worst case modelling has COVID-19 cases increasing tenfold this summer to 2000 a day. On Friday, officials announced 198 new community cases of the virus.[subscribe] The Delta outbreak is still centred on Auc Read More...
Victoria scales back hotel quarantine
Date of Posting: 19-11-2021
Victoria will end its quarantine arrangements with seven Melbourne hotels before the end of this year, as fewer international arrivals now require the accommodation. The state's COVID-19 numbers jumped by more than 200 on Friday after recordin Read More...
