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Water injections could be used to relieve labour pains
Date of Posting: 18-06-2021
The effectiveness of using sterile water injections for labour contraction pain will be tested by an international collaboration of researchers, thanks to federal funding. The Commonwealth Government’s Medical Research Future Fund has grante Read More...
Coronavirus vaccine rollout has hit another roadblock
Last Updated: 17-06-2021
Health Minister Greg Hunt says a decision to lift the recommended age for the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine hasn't blown the rollout off course. Australia's troubled coronavirus vaccine rollout has hit another roadblock after medical exp Read More...
Australia's health system unprepared for bushfire harm
Last Updated: 17-06-2021
Australia's health system was not ready for the widespread smoke harm caused by the last mega-fire season, and it could be worse next time a report warns. Australia's health system is still unprepared for harm caused by bushfire smoke, des Read More...
Australia could end HIV transmission by 2025
Last Updated: 17-06-2021
Australia could end HIV transmission by 2025 according to a $53 million plan presented to federal MPs by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations. Australia could end HIV transmission within four years if it invested in prevention and eased Read More...
The compassion of mental health nursing in a broken system
Date of Posting: 16-06-2021
Against the backdrop of a fragmented and challenging mental health system, compassion and understanding are central to providing quality and patient-centred care, according to one nurse. “Whenever you work in mental health, it’s Read More...
Longer wait times at NSW hospitals
Date of Posting: 16-06-2021
The performance of NSW hospitals is down in several key measures, new figures show, despite the number of people seeking care remaining stable. Longer wait times for patients in NSW public hospitals as well as pressure on ambulance services and op Read More...
The Australian Human Rights Commission suggests to close Christmas Island
Date of Posting: 16-06-2021
The number of people in immigration detention must be urgently reduced to address COVID-19 risks, the Australian Human Rights Commission says. An outbreak of COVID-19 on Christmas Island could be catastrophic and the island should not be used for Read More...
Australians seek to be reunited with parents and grandparents
Date of Posting: 15-06-2021
The meaning of 'immediate family' is being challenged by a petition to federal parliament as Australians seek to be reunited with parents and grandparents. Families denied access to loved ones by the hard international border want the Morr Read More...
Remote communities in NSW could soon get a COVID-19 jab at their local pharmacy
Date of Posting: 15-06-2021
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has flagged that people living in the state's most remote communities could soon get a COVID-19 jab at their local pharmacy. Pharmacists could soon be part of a pilot plan delivering coronavirus vaccines to peopl Read More...
GPs to provide home COVID vaccinations
Date of Posting: 15-06-2021
A deal has been reached with doctors to visit people at home or in aged care or disability residential facilities to deliver COVID-19 vaccines. GPs have been given the green light to visit people at home or in disability or aged care facilities, i Read More...
Physio's novel invention fights infection globally
Last Updated: 15-06-2021
Physiotherapist Ibrahim Samaan is the winner of two Gold 2021 Asia Pacific Stevie Awards and is a finalist in the 2021 Allied Health Awards for his innovative Purifas FaceShield and a commitment to hygiene health education. The Purifas FaceSh Read More...
Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices
Date of Posting: 14-06-2021
Research has found most Australians prefer to work alongside others in offices, at least part of the time, with the desire strongest among younger people. For all the complaints and comedies about office politics and getting along with co-workers, Read More...
Superhero-inspired hospital shirt helps sick kids
Last Updated: 14-06-2021
The inventor of a superhero-inspired hospital shirt hopes Chris Hemsworth will help him get one to every sick kid in Australia. A Sydney tradie who makes superhero-inspired hospital gear for Australia's sickest kids is hoping for a call from T Read More...
New figures suggest that prostate cancer diagnoses is too slow
Date of Posting: 14-06-2021
New data shows the average Australian man is diagnosed with prostate cancer only when markers in his blood are more than double the threshold for concern. An alarming number of Australian men are being tested for prostate cancer far too late, new Read More...
APA launches new campaign to encourage more Australians to visit their physio
Date of Posting: 12-06-2021
The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) has launched a new campaign, targeting the more than 11 million Australians who live with a chronic health condition. The ‘With your physio’ campaign aims to encourage those Australians to Read More...
Medicinal cannabis driving less risk than some drugs
Date of Posting: 12-06-2021
A University of Sydney paper argues the risks of driving after taking medicinal cannabis would be lower than driving on other commonly prescribed medicines. The risks of driving after taking medicinal cannabis are the same or lower than for many o Read More...
States in charge of business lockdown aid
Date of Posting: 12-06-2021
The regularity of COVID-19 lockdowns, as seen in Melbourne, has prompted plans for future financial support to be more efficiently doled out. As Melbourne emerges from its fourth COVID-19 lockdown, Victoria and NSW are drafting a new model for hou Read More...
Aged care facilities needs nurse at all times
Date of Posting: 12-06-2021
Aged care facilities urgently need to implement "staffing mix ratios" and the NSW government should lobby Canberra to enact them, a parliamentary report says. The NSW government should lobby federal counterparts to implement a mandatory Read More...
The Australian Council of Trade Unions call for special vaccination leave
Date of Posting: 11-06-2021
The Australian Council of Trade Unions is urging the federal government to provide two days of paid vaccination leave for all aged care and disability workers. Aged care and disability support workers would receive four days of paid leave to get v Read More...
More than 300 nurses and midwives strike in NSW
Date of Posting: 11-06-2021
Around 300 nurses and midwives are striking in NSW in protest of an "insulting" pay rise offer and working conditions they say are unsafe. More than 300 nurses and midwives across NSW have walked off the job to protest unsafe work condit Read More...
Improving your financial wellbeing
Last Updated: 11-06-2021
Money makes the world go round, so they say. Every day you spend money on bills, food, coffee, and just general life. Big or small financial decisions can impact us in many ways. That’s why it’s really important to be on top of your fi Read More...
Eligible younger West Aussies flock for vaccines
Date of Posting: 10-06-2021
High demand for coronavirus vaccinations among newly eligible younger West Australians has been tempered by hesitancy among those aged over 50. West Australians aged under 50 are flocking to get vaccinated against coronavirus but their middle-aged Read More...
NSW residents who are ineligible still getting jab
Date of Posting: 10-06-2021
People who aren't eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in NSW are getting jabbed anyway, booking in with hyperlinks meant for health workers' family members. They're young, impatient, ineligible - and now vaccinated.[subscribe] Meet th Read More...
Outreach program reducing 'horrific' suicide rate in First Nation communities
Last Updated: 10-06-2021
In January 2019, five indigenous girls aged between 12 and 15 years committed suicide. This was the catalyst for outreach worker and suicide prevention worker, Gerry Georgatos, to self-fund and establish the National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Rec Read More...
From trauma surgeries to emergency births - life as a rural doctor
Last Updated: 09-06-2021
With the federal government’s budget announcement that $800.3 million would go towards improving the health of Australians in rural and remote areas, one country doctor has given an insight into the highs, lows and critical decisions that come Read More...
AMA and doctors support virus vaccine certificates
Date of Posting: 09-06-2021
Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid has backed offering tangible benefits for Australians who are fully vaccinated. Doctors have thrown their support behind linking vaccine certificates to greater freedoms in a bid to drive up j Read More...
AMA urged governments to give doctors more say in allocating health funding
Date of Posting: 09-06-2021
Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid has urged governments to learn from the pandemic and give doctors more say in allocating health funding. A 20 per cent tax would be slapped on all sugary drinks under a plan from Australia' Read More...
The Victorian government's mental health tax is set to become law
Date of Posting: 09-06-2021
A new tax on business to help fund a rebuild of Victoria's mental health system has passed the state's upper house 24-14. State Taxation and Mental Health Acts Amendment Bill 2021 passed the Legislative Council 24-14 and will now go to the Read More...
Mass vaccination key to beating mutant strains
Date of Posting: 08-06-2021
Mass vaccination is the way to counter emerging coronavirus variants, including those seen in Melbourne's outbreak, says Chief Nursing Officer Alison McMillan. Australia's chief nurse has declared mass vaccination will be the key to defeat Read More...
Ann Meares backs new cycling helmet technology
Date of Posting: 08-06-2021
Australian track cycling gold medallist Anna Meares is backing a prototype helmet that uses video and 5G technology to warn of road hazards. Anna Meares needed eyes in the back of her head to become one of track cycling's greatest sprinters.[s Read More...
Insecure housing and overcrowding risk children's health. But we've found a way to help
Last Updated: 08-06-2021
More than 19,000 Australian children were recorded homeless on census night in 2016. That’s about one in six of the nation’s homeless population. Many more children live in insecure housing, overcrowded spaces with a lack of priv Read More...
Needle-free COVID-19 vaccine shows promise
Date of Posting: 08-06-2021
A needle-free COVID-19 vaccination could be possible, with University of Queensland scientists successfully protecting mice from the virus by administering a US-developed vaccine candidate with a ‘patch’. The University of Texas Hexapr Read More...
A new drug for concussion brain injury
Date of Posting: 07-06-2021
South Australian researchers say a new drug has been identified that can help stop athletes from developing dementia after repeated head injuries. Researchers have identified a new drug to help stop athletes from developing dementia after sustaini Read More...
The changes under Medicare will create chaos for patients
Date of Posting: 07-06-2021
The Australian Medical Association believes changes to Medicare rebates for some private surgery procedures risk leaving patients out of pocket. Doctors are concerned Medicare rebate changes for some private surgery procedures will create "ch Read More...
Insulin was discovered a hundred years ago
Date of Posting: 07-06-2021
A hundred years ago Canadian researchers discovered insulin, saving the lives of millions world-wide including 450,000 Australians who now rely on it daily. A hundred years ago in a borrowed lab, two Canadian researchers had a breakthrough.[subscr Read More...
Helping rural hospitals overcome staff shortages to serve their community better
Date of Posting: 07-06-2021
Merridee Seiboth, Director of Nursing & Midwifery for the Loxton Hospital Complex in South Australia, discusses the challenges that rural hospitals face in recruiting staff and how the Australian Government-funded Rural Locum Assistance Program ( Read More...
A new COVID-19 variant now dominant in India has been found in Victoria
Date of Posting: 04-06-2021
Victoria has recorded four new virus cases, with authorities confirming a new COVID-19 variant now dominant in India has been found. The Delta coronavirus strain that has caused devastation in India and the UK has been detected in Victoria's l Read More...
Date of Posting: 04-06-2021
Foreign affairs officials have revealed there are 209 Australian minors stranded in India and almost 11,000 citizens and permanent residents. More than 200 Australian children are stuck in India where the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage wit Read More...
Australian researchers discovered a miracle drug for melanoma
Date of Posting: 03-06-2021
Australian researchers have identified a new immunotherapy drug that could treat melanoma and a variety of cancers, potentially saving millions world-wide. When Andrew Bennett was diagnosed with advanced, aggressive melanoma in July 2018, doctors Read More...
Lockdown in Melbourne extended for a week
Date of Posting: 03-06-2021
Melbourne's fourth coronavirus lockdown will extend for another seven days, though restrictions in regional Victoria are set to ease. Melbourne's lockdown will be extended for another week, in an effort to stamp out an outbreak of a highly Read More...
