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Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Last Updated: 30-04-2021
Between vaccine supply issues, confusion about the role of GPs, and changed advice for AstraZeneca, the Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well behind schedule. How can we make it easier for the majority of Australians who want to be vac Read More...
NSW Ambulance union calls for more paramedics
Last Updated: 29-04-2021
NSW Ambulance was forced into an emergency "status three" case load declaration on Monday, prompting the union to call for 1500 more paramedics. The union for NSW health workers has refused to rule out industrial action after the state&# Read More...
Free flu vaccination available in Melbourne and Sydney
Last Updated: 29-04-2021
Free flu vaccinations are being made available in Melbourne and Sydney as experts worry that winter might be a bad season for the virus. Free flu shots are being offered in Melbourne and Sydney as experts worry about a bad season ahead.[subscribe] Read More...
Farmers appeal for funds to end NSW mice plague
Last Updated: 29-04-2021
Farmers are appealing for government funding to help them bait to reduce out-of-control mouse numbers in large tracts of regional NSW. Farmers are begging for help to end a biblical mouse plague that has for months troubled western NSW communities Read More...
Calls to act after research shows that mental illness increases risk of post-operative complications
Date of Posting: 29-04-2021
People with serious mental illness have higher rates of post-operative complications and longer stays in hospital, according to a review by Australian researchers. Lead author Kate McBride, Director of the Institute of Academic Surgery at Royal Pr Read More...
Queensland company develops rapid COVID-19 test
Last Updated: 28-04-2021
A Queensland company has developed and launched a low-cost and high sensitivity rapid COVID-19 test to be used worldwide. A new rapid and low-cost COVID test has been developed by a Queensland company with the breakthrough expected to be used worl Read More...
9000 Australians stranded in India
Date of Posting: 28-04-2021
The home affairs minister says her heart goes out to the thousands of Australians stranded in India now that flights have been suspended until May 15. The federal government has promised to do all it can to help the thousands of Australians strand Read More...
Study shows genetics drive desire for coffee
Last Updated: 28-04-2021
A world-first study by South Australian researchers found genetic evidence that heart health influences a person's coffee intake. Drinking too many cups of coffee a day?[subscribe] You can blame your genetics for that, according to a new st Read More...
Victoria Acting Premier seeks tick for overseas students plan
Last Updated: 27-04-2021
Victorian Acting Premier James Merlino has written to the federal government seeking approval for a plan to allow international students to return to the state. Victoria's Acting Premer James Merlino has lobbed a revised proposal at the feet o Read More...
Australia is considering sending help for India
Last Updated: 27-04-2021
Australia is considering sending oxygen and other medical supplies to India, which is in the grips of a devastating coronavirus crisis. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says the federal government has an obligation to support the 8000 Australia Read More...
Last Updated: 26-04-2021
A range of restrictions will remain in place beyond the three-day COVID-19 lockdown across the Perth Metropolitan and Peel regions. WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S POST-LOCKDOWN RULES:[subscribe] Perth Metropolitan and Peel regions to finish a thr Read More...
Possible extension of COVID restrictions in Perth
Last Updated: 26-04-2021
Perth residents should brace for an extension of COVID-19 restrictions, with no new cases of community transmission but more possible exposure sites. Authorities are still searching for and waiting to clear more than 270 people who were close and Read More...
PACU nurses a vital aid to recovery
Last Updated: 26-04-2021
Many patients emerging from the haze of an anaesthetic will experience a welcome, if-dreamlike, return to consciousness, most likely followed by a sense of overwhelming relief. Few however are aware of the crucial role played by nurses in a Post A Read More...
5 pieces of advice on getting a job with Aspergers or Autism
Last Updated: 26-04-2021
Is it impossible to get a job with Aspergers or Autism? I am a psychologist and my area of expertise is with individuals who identify as either Autistic or Asperger’s. My goal is to identify these individuals and help them become self-accept Read More...
Last Updated: 26-04-2021
Governments are starting to lift restrictions and some are considering “immunity passports”, where all restrictions are lifted for those previously infected. But are you immune from COVID-19 if you’ve already been in Read More...
Queensland to restart Torres Strait vaccine drive
Last Updated: 23-04-2021
All Torres Strait Islands and Cape York locals will receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, except for 992 people who have already been given the AstraZeneca jab. The Queensland government will restart the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the Torres Strai Read More...
Perth's quarantine hotels are deemed "high-risk" for ventilation issues
Last Updated: 23-04-2021
Three of Perth's quarantine hotels are deemed "high-risk" for ventilation issues but only one will be closed after becoming the source of a COVID-19 outbreak. A COVID-19 outbreak in a Perth quarantine hotel has spread to Melbourne as Read More...
Queensland advises parents as RSV virus spikes
Last Updated: 22-04-2021
An increase in cases of a highly infectious virus in children under 10 has prompted Queensland Health to issue advice for parents. A four-fold increase in cases of a highly infectious virus has prompted a warning to families with young children by Read More...
Victoria will study long COVID effects
Last Updated: 22-04-2021
The Victorian government is contributing $2.3 million to a study looking at "long COVID" effects and potential links between the disease and unborn babies. Research into the long-term effects of coronavirus and potential links between th Read More...
Australian women to benefit from national standard to reduce perineal trauma at birth
Date of Posting: 22-04-2021
In a momentous leap forward for women’s health in Australia, a new national standard of care released today will reduce the risk of women experiencing a serious tear of the perineum at childbirth. Until recently, perineal tears were a taboo Read More...
When it's your turn to be vaccinated, get vaccinated
Date of Posting: 22-04-2021
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging patients to get their COVID-19 vaccinations once they are eligible. It comes following the recalibration of the vaccine rollout – with health authorities recommending pe Read More...
NZ government pledged radical changes to its health system
Last Updated: 21-04-2021
The New Zealand government has pledged once-in-a-generation reforms to its health system. The New Zealand government has pledged radical changes to its health system, centralising control in a bid to improve care.[subscribe] Jacinda Ardern' Read More...
Health Minister Hunt defended disability care residents waiting for jabs
Last Updated: 21-04-2021
Health officials have promised to ramp up coronavirus jabs in disability care after revealing only a fraction have been administered in the high-priority group. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the delayed coronavirus vaccine rollout Read More...
Australian researchers found a way how to mend a broken heart
Last Updated: 20-04-2021
Australian researchers say they're the first in the world to find a way to prevent and reverse damage caused by broken-heart syndrome. Australian researchers say they've figured out a conundrum that's been a mystery since the dawn of t Read More...
Pregnant women will be screened to cut premature births in South Australia
Last Updated: 20-04-2021
A new screening program is being introduced in South Australia in a bid to reduce the number of premature births. Pregnant women in South Australia will be screened for omega-3 levels in a bid to reduce the number of premature births.[subscribe] Read More...
Calls to consider e-cigarettes a first line therapy for smoking cessation
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
E-cigarettes may be more effective in helping smokers quit than nicotine replacement therapies such as patches and gum, according to University of Queensland research. Lead author Dr Gary Chan from UQ’s National Centre for Youth Substance Us Read More...
Is dry needling therapy dangerous?
Last Updated: 19-04-2021
Is dry needling therapy dangerous? This is an important question given the rising popularity of Dry Needling training for Manual Therapists and the demand by patients for this relatively new and invasive technique, aimed at treating pain arising from Read More...
Home care provides a career opportunity like no other
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
The need for home care in Australia is growing faster than ever before, as more seniors choose to age in their own homes. To meet this demand, the government’s most recent budget provided $1.6 million to fund 23,000 additional home care pack Read More...
Prime Minister Morrison wary on foreign travel beyond NZ bubble
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison hopes to set a pathway for future international travel when the national cabinet meets, but he is in no rush to open borders. Two-way travel between Australia and New Zealand begins from Sunday night and one of the ta Read More...
Victorians aged over 70 can walk in for vaccine
Date of Posting: 19-04-2021
People aged over 70 will be able to get vaccinated at Victorian vaccine hubs without an appointment from Wednesday as the state ramps up its rollout. Victorians aged over 70 will be able to show up to a vaccine centre and get jabbed without an app Read More...
NT people have been warned of mosquito rare disease
Last Updated: 16-04-2021
Northern Territory health officials have warned people to protect themselves from insect bites after two rare mosquito-borne viruses were detected. Northern Territorians have been urged to protect themselves from mosquito bites after two rare and Read More...
Australian scientist behind a potential treatment for coronavirus
Last Updated: 16-04-2021
Former Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer says a new drug holds great promise for the treatment of coronavirus patients. The world should know in about a year if it has a new drug to help ward off coronavirus deaths.[subscribe] Former Read More...
Cocaine-induced deaths double in Australia
Date of Posting: 15-04-2021
More than five people a day lost their lives to drugs in Australia in 2019, new research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre shows. The number of drug-induced deaths involving cocaine has more than doubled since 2016 (86 compared to Read More...
Eating wild mushrooms not worth the risk
Date of Posting: 15-04-2021
With recent rain creating ideal conditions for mushrooms to pop up in the wild, health authorities are advising against the foraging trend, warning that eating wild fungi can be fatal. "We strongly advise against foraging for mushrooms and en Read More...
New emergency nursing care model to be rolled out nationally
Date of Posting: 14-04-2021
A new model of care to support emergency nurses has proven successful in the Illawarra and will now be rolled out across 30 hospitals nationally. Wollongong Hospital ED nurse and internationally renowned trauma nursing researcher, Professor Kate C Read More...
WA woman stable after vaccine blood clot
Date of Posting: 14-04-2021
A West Australian woman who suffered a rare blood clot after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is recovering well after a period in intensive care. The woman in her 40s presented at the emergency department of a regional WA hospital about Read More...
COVID death toll carries stark age warning
Date of Posting: 14-04-2021
Australia has recorded its 910th coronavirus death with all bar five involving people aged 50 and over. The head of the Therapeutic Goods Administration says the age profile of the dead demonstrates how vital it is for older Australians to get vac Read More...
Web-delivered exercise and tailored text messages improve knee arthritis therapy
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
A new online program enhanced by text messages to help people with knee osteoarthritis exercise has been found to improve knee pain, physical function and quality of life, new research reveals. The University of Melbourne-led study developed and t Read More...
Breakthrough discovery could speed up bone implant recovery
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
An international research team led by Monash University has uncovered a new technique that could speed up recovery from bone replacements by altering the shape and nucleus of individual stem cells. The research collaboration involving Monash Unive Read More...
The clear message on promoting body positivity
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a University of Queensland study. UQ School of Psychology PhD scholar Joanne Rathbone h Read More...
