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Businesses confused and fear over unclear lockdown exit plan
Date of Posting: 15-09-2021
Industry bodies say businesses are confused and fearful over the unclear plans to reopen when restrictions lift across NSW next month. Confusion and fear over vaccine rules, COVID-19 restrictions and exposure risks are plaguing NSW businesses as t Read More...
ACT will remain under lockdown until nation hits jab targets
Date of Posting: 15-09-2021
The ACT is set to remain under restrictions until the nation achieves vaccination thresholds of between 70 and 80 per cent, as the jab program surges ahead. Canberra is set to start opening up gradually from between mid-October and early November Read More...
South Australia looks to recruit more nurses
Date of Posting: 15-09-2021
South Australia is looking to recruit 370 more nurses to help with the COVID-19 response and other issues in the health system. South Australia is looking to recruit 370 nurses amid union concerns hospital staff are burnt out after battling the CO Read More...
Prescribed exercise is a critial treatment for cancer survivors, says new campaign
Date of Posting: 15-09-2021
People with prostate, breast and lung cancer will be the focus of a new campaign, aimed at raising awareness of the benefits of physiotherapy for survivors, during treatment and beyond. The campaign is the second phase of the Australian Physiother Read More...
'Living with COVID' looks very different for frontline health workers, who are already exhausted
Last Updated: 15-09-2021
With the Delta variant raging across New South Wales and Victoria, health services are stretched and strained. Behind the scenes is a fearful, anxious and overburdened workforce. In the next few months, the health workforce will care Read More...
Kids' fitness is at risk while they miss sport and hobbies
Last Updated: 15-09-2021
For most of our lives, the rhythms of our days are governed by crystallised routines: we get up, have breakfast, go to school or work, have lunch, dinner, watch TV, go to bed. For families, weekly routines often revolve around kids’ spo Read More...
Hot pack or cold pack: which one to reach for when you're injured or in pain
Last Updated: 14-09-2021
When you injure yourself, you may reach for a hot or a cold pack. Which option is better depends on the nature of your pain, what caused it and how long you’ve had it. Heat therapy, sometimes called thermotherapy, involves apply Read More...
Experts say high vax rates not enough to curb COVID
Date of Posting: 13-09-2021
Experts are calling for ventilation upgrades for schools and businesses, the vaccination of children, mask wearing and booster vaccines for frontline workers. A new independent pandemic advisory group is warning high vaccination rates alone will n Read More...
3D body scanners designed to improve melanoma treatment
Date of Posting: 13-09-2021
Fifteen 3D body scanners designed to improve melanoma detection and treatment are set to be fired up in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. New technology that could save lives through the early detection and treatment of melanoma is set to be fired up Read More...
Date of Posting: 10-09-2021
Some 3500 people diagnosed with COVID-19 or suspected of having the virus were transported by ambulances in NSW in the past two weeks. NSW ambulances are enduring a daily level of demand typical of New Year's Eve as they transport hundreds of Read More...
Worldwide vaccination vital to curb COVID-19
Date of Posting: 10-09-2021
An Australian virologist says global vaccination and the quick sharing of virus data are vital to combat COVID-19, a disease that is "with us forever". Worldwide vaccination is critical in fighting COVID-19, but Australia is at risk of l Read More...
Study shows most parents keen to vaccinate kids
Date of Posting: 10-09-2021
A study shows the majority of parents and carers are likely to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 when jabs are available. Most parents are keen for their children to get a COVID-19 jab, but language and education are major barriers to Read More...
Many Australians seek help from suicide prevention services
Date of Posting: 10-09-2021
Social isolation and the disrupted economy are the two biggest threats to suicide prevention over the next 12 months, a state of the nation report has found. Record numbers of Australians are coming forward to seek help from suicide prevention ser Read More...
'Always pushing yourself' - life on the cutting-edge of critical care
Date of Posting: 09-09-2021
For Will Jones*, trying to decide which nursing area to specialise in was no easy task – until he realised he could experience them all as a critical care nurse. From neurology, cardiology to emergency caesareans, he says the autonomy and adren Read More...
Australia will begin to issue vaccine passports
Date of Posting: 08-09-2021
The federal government will begin rolling out vaccine certificates designed to allow international travel from October, ahead of borders opening. Australia has cleared coronavirus vaccine passports for takeoff from next month in preparation for in Read More...
Persistent cough could be warning signs of cancer
Date of Posting: 08-09-2021
People with a persistent cough should talk to their GP to rule out the potential for lung disease or lung cancer, Lung Foundation Australia says. Lung Foundation Australia is warning people with a persistent cough not to brush off what it says cou Read More...
Victoria and Tasmania extends fruit and vegetable worker deal
Date of Posting: 08-09-2021
Victoria and Tasmania have extended a COVID quarantine deal that will result in the mainland state receiving an extra 1500 seasonal workers from the Pacific. An additional 1500 Pacific Island seasonal workers will be on hand for Victoria's fru Read More...
South Australia in talks on truck drivers and vaccines
Date of Posting: 08-09-2021
South Australia says it's working hand in hand with the freight industry to work out how best to mitigate the risk of transmission from infected truck drivers. South Australia is talking to the freight industry about making COVID-19 vaccinatio Read More...
5M Australians impacted by suicide during COVID-19
Last Updated: 07-09-2021
Australia’s annual suicide rate (3,318) is currently more than three times that of deaths from COVID-19 (1,012). It’s an alarming statistic, but considering one in four Australians report knowing someone who has died by suicide in the pas Read More...
What is EMDR therapy, and how does it help people who have experienced trauma?
Last Updated: 07-09-2021
Earlier this year, Prince Harry revealed he has used a therapy called EMDR to cope with anxiety and trauma, including trauma resulting from his mother Princess Diana’s death when he was 12. He demonstrates the technique in the A Read More...
Physiotherapy's vital role in treating long COVID
Date of Posting: 07-09-2021
As more about the effects of long COVID is learnt, it is apparent that cardio-respiratory physiotherapists have an essential role in helping people recover from the virus, a University of Otago physiotherapy specialist says. Dr Sarah Rhodes is a c Read More...
Paramedic says COVID patients waiting hours in ambulance
Date of Posting: 06-09-2021
The paramedics' union says ambulances are being forced to wait up to seven hours at Sydney hospital bays with COVID-19 positive patients on board. COVID-19 positive patients are being kept waiting for hours in ambulances as under-stress Sydney Read More...
Australia will have access to millions of Pfizer vaccines
Date of Posting: 06-09-2021
Millions of Pfizer COVID vaccines will be available in Australia in coming weeks as batches arrive from Singapore and the UK. A wave of COVID-19 vaccination doses is about to sweep Australia's states and territories.[subscribe] The 500,000 Read More...
Victoria to roll out Australia's first vaccination bus
Date of Posting: 03-09-2021
Victorian health authorities are confident Shepparton's COVID-19 outbreak is coming under control, as local officials simultaneously roll out a vaccination bus. Australia's first dedicated COVID-19 vaccination bus will be launched in regio Read More...
Unvaccinated might be lockout in Victoria
Date of Posting: 03-09-2021
Unvaccinated Victorians could be "locked out" of major sporting events, cinemas and pubs once the state reaches its COVID-19 immunisation targets. Unvaccinated Victorians could be "locked out" of major sporting events and enter Read More...
Nursing children in the fast-paced ICU is a 'privilege'
Last Updated: 03-09-2021
When many people think about working in critical care, they might think about the adrenaline rush of working in situations that unfold rapidly and unpredictably – and they’d be right. But a paediatric critical care nurse has also highligh Read More...
How will Delta evolve? Here's what the theory tells us
Last Updated: 03-09-2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is a dramatic demonstration of evolution in action. Evolutionary theory explains much of what has already happened, predicts what will happen in the future and suggests which management strategies are likely to be the most ef Read More...
NSW town of Dubbo is the epicentre of rural outbreak
Date of Posting: 02-09-2021
NSW's deputy premier has flagged the possibility that people who wish to travel to regional areas might need to be double-vaccinated once the state opens up. The western NSW town of Dubbo remains the epicentre of the state's regional COVID Read More...
Independent review ordered into Caboolture Hospital
Last Updated: 02-09-2021
An independent review of surgical services has been ordered amid claims of botched and deadly operations performed at Caboolture Hospital. An independent review has been ordered amid mounting negligence claims against a Queensland hospital, includ Read More...
Queensland has set up a hotline for botched surgery claims
Date of Posting: 31-08-2021
The Queensland government has set up a hotline amid allegations of botched operations leading to preventable deaths at Caboolture Hospital. Queensland's health minister has set up a complaints hotline amid allegations of botched surgeries and Read More...
Australia has recorded more than 1000 coronavirus deaths during the pandemic
Date of Posting: 30-08-2021
Australia has recorded its 1000th coronavirus death, with the outbreak in NSW continuing to surge amid debate on reopening the nation. Australia has recorded more than 1000 coronavirus deaths during the pandemic as another record for new daily cas Read More...
Australian teens turn to jabs because lockdowns suck
Date of Posting: 30-08-2021
Lucca and Padua Beaves are among more than 230,000 teenagers who have lined up for their first dose of the COVID jab. Melbourne Year 12 students Lucca and Padua Beaves had their first dose of Astra Zeneca vaccine about a fortnight ago.[subscribe] Read More...
Prime Minister Morrison talks up overseas travel plans
Date of Posting: 28-08-2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged international travel could resume once Australia reaches an 80 per cent coronavirus vaccination rate. Scott Morrison believes international travel could be on the near horizon for fully vaccinated Australi Read More...
Children will be back to school by October in NSW
Date of Posting: 27-08-2021
Kids will be back to school by October in NSW, while plans to reopen some industries rely on the state meeting its 70 per cent vaccination rate target. Children will return to school in NSW from October 25, while the premier has promised everyone Read More...
Olympic 'gold standard' care all Australians deserve
Last Updated: 27-08-2021
If all Australians had access to the collaborative care afforded to our Olympic athletes, the outcome would be better physical and mental health. This is the message from Australian Physiotherapist Association (APA) President Scott Willis, who sai Read More...
Simple steps can reduce risk of chronic wounds
Last Updated: 27-08-2021
Caring for your skin as it gets older can help reduce the risk of chronic wounds that cause physical, emotional and financial burdens. Bolton Clarke Senior Clinical Nurse Adviser Kylie Elder said research shows regular twice daily moisturiser appl Read More...
Regional NSW locked down until September 10
Date of Posting: 26-08-2021
A lockdown in regional NSW has been extended until September 10 as Deputy Premier John Barilaro warns "we are on a knife-edge in the regions". A lockdown in regional NSW has been extended by two weeks as Deputy Premier John Barilaro warn Read More...
Heart conditions in women remain under-recognised and under-treated
Last Updated: 26-08-2021
Heart conditions in women remain under-recognised and under-treated despite cardiovascular disease accounting for one in four female deaths. Nearly half a million Australian women are risking heart attack or stroke by not being on preventative med Read More...
Artificial intelligence may diagnose autism in 20 minutes
Date of Posting: 26-08-2021
A 20-minute brain scan may one day be able to detect autism in children, a new study suggests. A group of international researchers, including University of Southern Queensland’s Professor Raj Gururajan, are developing an artificial intellig Read More...
Improving Australia's mental health system
Date of Posting: 26-08-2021
Patients run away from in-patient mental health facilities because they experience bad news or conflict, or because they have specific everyday things to do, a Flinders University study has found, adding fewer than 2 in every 100 patients leave care. Read More...
