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Alcohol consumption link to increased breast cancer risk
Date of Posting: 07-10-2021
Breast cancer rates have risen by 50 per cent since the 1980s, prompting a warning to women about the role alcohol consumption plays as a risk factor. Breast cancer is expected to become the most commonly diagnosed form of the disease in Australia Read More...
Emotional and mental support forgotten in child cancer
Date of Posting: 07-10-2021
Mental health and emotional support has been forgotten when childhood cancer is treated, a charity has found in a survey of parents and carers. When her two-year-old son Jamie was diagnosed with cancer, Nicky Sherlock was forced to leave her famil Read More...
COVID survivor says long COVID-19 effects are brutal
Date of Posting: 06-10-2021
A 24-year-old Victorian COVID-19 survivor has given a stern warning about the long-term effects of the virus. Will Smith was training more than 12 times a week as a top-level college athlete in the United States when the young Victorian man was st Read More...
ACT will have mandatory vaccination for healthcare staff
Date of Posting: 06-10-2021
The ACT has recorded 33 new cases of COVID-19, as it was announced frontline healthcare workers will have to be fully vaccinated by December 1. The ACT is set to mandate its frontline healthcare workers be fully vaccinated, as the territory record Read More...
30 per cent of Australian teens have considered self-harm
Last Updated: 05-10-2021
A survey of Australian adolescents has found 30 per cent have considered self-harm. About one-third of Australian adolescents have considered self-harm, with girls more likely than boys to report incidents and thoughts of self-harm.[subscribe] Read More...
'I did it myself' - guidelines to give greater independence to kids with cerebral palsy
Date of Posting: 05-10-2021
New International Clinical Practice guidelines for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) have been drawn up by an expert panel of researchers led by The University of Queensland. Associate Professor Leanne Sakzewski and Dr Michelle Ja Read More...
Chiropractor suspended for promoting antivaccination material
Last Updated: 05-10-2021
A Victorian chiropractor has been suspended for six months for professional misconduct which included linking childhood vaccination to poison and permitting an antivaccination movie to be shown in his clinic. Chiropractic Board of Australia Chair Read More...
NSW authorities warn against NRL partying
Date of Posting: 04-10-2021
There was a drop in COVID-19 cases in NSW, Victoria and the ACT but people were warned not break the rules with large gatherings to watch the NRL grand final. A clear message has been issued by health ministers in lockdown - don't use this hol Read More...
New antiviral pill for COVID will be soon available in Australia
Date of Posting: 04-10-2021
Research into new ways to treat COVID-19 has played second fiddle to the global vaccine rush, but this is shifting as emerging drugs show promising results. An antiviral pill showing promising signs of slashing COVID-19 deaths and hospitalisations Read More...
Mandatory vaccine for a million Vic workers
Date of Posting: 02-10-2021
Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all Victorian authorised workers, while the construction sector will reopen with safeguards. A million Victorians have two weeks to get their first COVID-19 vaccination to keep wo Read More...
Thunderstorm asthma season starts in Australia
Date of Posting: 02-10-2021
As wet and wild weather lashes much of eastern Australia, health authorities are warning people to be on alert this thunderstorm asthma season. Thunderstorm asthma season has arrived and the risk of deadly events is tipped to be higher than normal Read More...
Australia Health Minister provide Australians a choice of virus vaccine
Date of Posting: 30-09-2021
Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced all Australians over the age of 12 - including those 60 and above - will receive access to Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Australians aged over 60 have been given access to mRNA vaccines in a bid to get about Read More...
Female nurses must demand equal pay
Last Updated: 29-09-2021
Written by Caglayan Yasan Nurses help to keep us alive and healthy, and the work of a female nurse is no less valuable than that of a male nurse.[subscribe] Yet, despite the obvious truth of this statement, male nurses on average earn higher sa Read More...
COVID-19 self-testing kits will be available in Australia on November
Date of Posting: 29-09-2021
Self-testing kits for COVID-19 will be made available in Australia from November 1 after a decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Australians will be able to self-test for coronavirus at home from November provided a series of hurdles a Read More...
BreastScreen NSW prepares to re-open
Date of Posting: 29-09-2021
BreastScreen NSW clinics will gradually re-open to provide free mammograms again after closing when staff were redeployed to help with the pandemic. BreastScreen NSW will resume providing free mammograms for women after the service was suspended b Read More...
Data reveals increase in mental health presentations in NSW and Victoria during the current lockdown
Date of Posting: 28-09-2021
Since the start of the current lockdowns in NSW and Victoria, a leading telehealth service has received a spike in requests for mental-health related consultations and prescriptions. Now, through its latest patient data, the service has revealed t Read More...
Physio Joel's fresh approach to get athletes fighting fit
Date of Posting: 28-09-2021
A Gold Coast physiotherapist has taken the unique step of basing his business from a combat sport centre to help give athletes a winning edge over their rivals. Joel Nucum set up Nucum Physio in the CMBT Training Centre in Varsity Lakes, offering Read More...
IVF success rates have improved in the last decade, especially in older women
Date of Posting: 28-09-2021
UNSW’s annual IVF report has revealed the latest numbers and trends in assisted reproductive technology. IVF success rates have improved significantly over the last 10 years, a new report by UNSW medical researchers has shown. The live birth Read More...
Virtual specialists have real impact on rural stroke patients
Date of Posting: 28-09-2021
‘Tele Stroke’ puts a Sydney stroke specialist in the emergency department of a rural hospital to give patients vital early assistance. Every minute counts when a person has a suspected stroke and nowhere is time more crucial than in re Read More...
PM Morrison raises travel well before Christmas
Date of Posting: 27-09-2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says international travel could resume well before the end of the year with Australia's vaccination rollout gaining momentum. Australians could be taking off overseas "well before" Christmas under Scott Read More...
Australian couple campaigns to avoid the risk of stillbirth
Date of Posting: 27-09-2021
A couple who lost their baby son have made it their mission to educate prospective parents on steps to reduce the risk of stillbirth. The moment Holly Ryan's first child was born was supposed to be among the happiest of her life.[subscribe] Read More...
Health expert says hospitalisations may be worse than thought
Date of Posting: 24-09-2021
Health outcomes for the unvaccinated may be worse than predicted, says a trusted public health expert, as NSW approaches the October peak of hospitalisations. New evidence about the virulence of the Delta strain of COVID-19 may mean unvaccinated p Read More...
Queensland will restart domestic cruises but wary about international travel
Date of Posting: 24-09-2021
The Queensland government wants to restart domestic cruises along the state's coast next year, but it says international travel is a federal decision. Queensland's premier won't commit to a date for people in the state to be able to tr Read More...
COVID and telemedicine: video consults are the future
Last Updated: 24-09-2021
A GP has described practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic as “challenging, exciting, interesting, depressing, upsetting and fraught – all of those things together”. But his experience in shifting towards telehealth practice has hig Read More...
Nursing patients with brain cancer - 'it strips people back'
Last Updated: 24-09-2021
For two neuro-oncology nurses, seeing the devastating impacts that brain cancer has on a person is a challenging part of their job. But being able to provide continuous, consistent care for a person from the day of their diagnosis, and helping them f Read More...
Women are waiting too long for breast reconstruction
Date of Posting: 24-09-2021
A survey of women diagnosed with breast cancer reveals many are waiting too long or paying thousands for a breast reconstruction after a mastectomy. Australian women who've had mastectomies are waiting too long and often paying high out-of-poc Read More...
First Nations people face ongoing threat of COVID-19
Date of Posting: 24-09-2021
First Nations people will continue to face the dangers of COVID-19 if vaccination rates do not improve across Queensland, a leading health council says. Vulnerable indigenous communities could be at risk of being 'overwhelmed' by COVID-19 Read More...
A glimmer of hope for Sydneysiders on NYE
Date of Posting: 22-09-2021
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has offered a glimmer of hope that the 9pm New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour might go ahead this year. Sydneysiders may yet get their family-friendly harbourside fireworks display on New Year's Eve, desp Read More...
NSW government will start vax passport trials on October
Date of Posting: 22-09-2021
The NSW government will pilot a "vaccination passport" on the Service NSW app from October 6, meaning it may not be operational when restrictions are eased. NSW's vaccination passport may not be fully operational in time for the easi Read More...
No PPEs and no Panadol - pharmacists on the frontline of COVID-19
Last Updated: 21-09-2021
When we think about the impact of the COVID-19 on the mental health of frontline health workers, we often think about nurses and doctors – yet the impact has been far more widespread than that. Pharmacists have been at the coalface of the pande Read More...
Vaccinations need to reach 90% of First Nations adults and teens to protect vulnerable communities
Last Updated: 21-09-2021
While some Australians are awaiting the nation reopening after lockdowns with hope and optimism, others are approaching it with dread. This is because a blanket lifting of restrictions when the vaccination rate reaches 70% will have devastati Read More...
Therapy for babies showing early signs of autism reduces the chance of clinical diagnosis at age 3
Last Updated: 21-09-2021
A therapy for infants showing early signs of autism reduces the chance of the child meeting diagnostic criteria for autism at three years of age. That’s according to our new research, published today in the journal JAMA Pediatrics. [su Read More...
NSW town of Cowra to go into lockdown
Date of Posting: 21-09-2021
Cowra in central western NSW is going into lockdown after a school boy there was diagnosed with COVID-19 and traces of the virus were found in wastewater. The central western NSW town of Cowra is going into lockdown after a primary school boy test Read More...
Postgrad dementia patient fights discrimination
Date of Posting: 20-09-2021
A postgraduate science student says she's been discriminated against because she has a diagnosis of dementia. When Juanita Hughes was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 54, people "wrote her off", she says, including members of he Read More...
Melburnians need to show proof of work permit to board buses
Date of Posting: 17-09-2021
Authorised workers and those with COVID-19 vaccination bookings will need to show proof to board limited buses into Melbourne's CBD during a planned protest. Melburnians heading into the city for a COVID-19 vaccination or authorised work will Read More...
Australia will receive Moderna on Friday
Date of Posting: 17-09-2021
Australia will receive its first shipment of Moderna coronavirus vaccines on Friday with doses set to touch down in Sydney. Australia will add a third weapon to its coronavirus vaccine arsenal when the first Moderna doses arrive in the country.[su Read More...
Doctor gets longest ever ban from practising
Last Updated: 17-09-2021
A South Australian general practitioner will never practise again following a 25-year ban by the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the tribunal). On 14 September, the tribunal found all allegations brought by the Board against Dr Read More...
Aged care workforce leads the nation in vaccination uptake
Date of Posting: 17-09-2021
The Morrison Government has commended workers across Australia’s aged care sector for their extraordinary commitment to protect themselves and those they care for. As the first sector to benefit from a national approach to mandatory vaccinat Read More...
Victoria mandated COVID-19 vax for construction workers
Date of Posting: 16-09-2021
The Victorian government has mandated COVID-19 vaccines for all construction workers while immediately banning them from crossing the regional-metro divide. Victorian construction workers have a week to get vaccinated and keep their jobs, as the s Read More...
Australia is on 70 percent vaccination rate milestone
Last Updated: 16-09-2021
Almost 70 per cent of eligible Australian residents aged over 16 have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose as some regional towns return into lockdown. Australia is on the cusp of having 70 per cent of eligible residents receiving their firs Read More...
