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Parents speak out after surgery delay
Last Updated: 13-04-2021
A young girl's appendix ruptured as she waited for hours in a crowded hospital emergency department in Adelaide, prompting an official investigation and an apology from the South Australian premier. Annabelle and David Oates took their seven-y Read More...
No targets, just 'getting on with it' PM says
Date of Posting: 13-04-2021
Scott Morrison has taken to Facebook to reassure Australians the government's COVID-19 vaccination program is safe and rolling out in a timeframe comparable to other countries. The prime minister launched the video message as the government fa Read More...
Chemical found in Vitamin E possible cancer drug
Date of Posting: 12-04-2021
An Australian biotech company has developed a new way of dispensing a chemical found in Vitamin E, which could treat pancreatic cancer and fatty liver disease. An Australian biotech entrepreneur has developed a new way of dispensing powerful chemi Read More...
No calendar target for vaccine rollout
Date of Posting: 12-04-2021
There is no longer any timeframe for the rollout of Australia's COVID-19 vaccination program. More than 1.1 million doses have been administered, but Prime Minister Scott Morrison has refused to set a target for the remainder.[subscribe] &q Read More...
Full overseas travel years away as per Deloitte Access Economics
Date of Posting: 12-04-2021
A new report has warned that international travel for Australians is likely to remain restrictive until 2024. Deloitte Access Economics' quarterly business outlook - printed prior to the Morrison government's vaccination program being thro Read More...
AstraZeneca jab advice changes in Australia
Last Updated: 09-04-2021
The Australian government has updated advice on the rollout of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after confirming a link between the jab and rare blood clots. NEW ASTRAZENECA RECOMMENDATIONS[subscribe] * The use of the Pfizer vaccine is preferre Read More...
New report proves physiotherapy offers both health and economic benefits to Australians
Date of Posting: 09-04-2021
Olympian Jessica Trengove has launched a ground-breaking new report, that provides irrefutable evidence of both the cost effectiveness and enhanced quality of life, delivered by physiotherapy interventions. The Value of Physiotherapy, released by Read More...
Integrating a patient's perspective into their cancer care: the final frontier
Date of Posting: 09-04-2021
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may be the key to finally putting patients at the core of personalised cancer care delivery, say Australian experts. Published in an MJA article, the authors wrote that patient-reported outcomes, which include pati Read More...
AstraZeneca Jabs for under-50s cancelled by WA
Date of Posting: 09-04-2021
The West Australian government has banned residents under the age of 50 from getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The decision comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison late on Thursday received recommendations from the Australian Technical A Read More...
Death of QLD woman not caused by vaccine
Last Updated: 08-04-2021
An elderly woman with pre-existing medical conditions has died hours after receiving her COVID-19 vaccine in a Queensland aged care home. It is understood the 82-year-old received a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the Springwood Yurana Aged Care Fac Read More...
Victoria hotel quarantine 3.0 tested by travellers
Date of Posting: 08-04-2021
Victoria's much-maligned hotel quarantine program has resumed, with international flights to touch down in the state for the first time in almost two months. Some 106 returned travellers will arrive at Melbourne airport from 4.30am on Thursday Read More...
Blocking of 3.1M AztraZeneca shots for Australia denied by EU
Date of Posting: 07-04-2021
The European Union has denied blocking shipments of 3.1 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine from going to Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has blamed vaccine supply issues for the failure to meet his government's jab ta Read More...
CSIRO says that Aussies overindulge in junk food
Date of Posting: 07-04-2021
Nearly four in five Australians overindulge in junk food every day, according to research by the CSIRO. The national agency wants people to change their approach to eating "discretionary items" and has released a free online junk food an Read More...
New requirements to protect senior Australians
Date of Posting: 06-04-2021
New requirements starting today for aged care providers will better protect older Australians. Launched today, The Morrison Government has invested $67.2 million to implement the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS) which offers greater securit Read More...
A new way to prevent childhood obesity
Date of Posting: 06-04-2021
For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age. Researchers from The University of Queensland have developed and validated the i-PATHWAY model Read More...
Cracking the 'code' to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury
Date of Posting: 06-04-2021
Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according to University of Queensland researchers. Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from UQ&rs Read More...
Latest update of the coronavirus impact
Last Updated: 06-04-2021
MELBOURNE, AAP - LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * The introduction of general practice clinics to the national coronavirus vaccination program has enabled the number of doses delivered to triple in the past couple of weeks.[subscribe] * Acting C Read More...
173,000 broken bones too many - Osteoporosis Australia rebrands
Date of Posting: 05-04-2021
A report revealing Australians sustained 173,000 broken bones last year prompted Osteoporosis Australia to rebrand as ‘Healthy Bones Australia’ and is calling for greater awareness, education and management of osteoporosis. An article Read More...
Wave of influenza to hit later in 2021, doctors say
Date of Posting: 05-04-2021
Flu season is likely to hit Australia later than usual this year, and it could make a big comeback. Australia saw the lowest number of influenza cases on record in 2020, and there have been few cases recorded over the past six months, following a Read More...
Supply of vaccinations seen to ramp up
Date of Posting: 05-04-2021
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt is confident that as the supply of AstraZeneca vaccine from CSL ramps up, so will the number of inoculations against COVID-19. On Monday last week over 55,000 people were vaccinated but by Thursday this had increa Read More...
COVID-19 vaccine rollout: urgent updates to immunisation register needed
Date of Posting: 05-04-2021
Experts are calling for urgent updates to the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) to optimise the national COVID-19 vaccine rollout out and protect vulnerable patients. Writing in an MJA article, a group of experts said that several targeted va Read More...
Victoria to ease Brisbane border restrictions
Date of Posting: 02-04-2021
The few Brisbane travellers still stuck in Victorian hotel quarantine will soon be freed as the state eases its hardline border rules. From 6pm on Thursday, the Greater Brisbane area will be reclassified from a "red zone" to an "ora Read More...
Latest update of the coronavirus impact
Date of Posting: 02-04-2021
LATEST COVID-19 DEVELOPMENTS: * Brisbane's three-day snap lockdown ended at midday on Thursday after Queensland reported just one new locally acquired COVID-19 case, a person who was already in quarantine.[subscribe] * Deputy Prime Minister Read More...
Turning stillbirth and other birth trauma into empowerment
Last Updated: 01-04-2021
Women unite to share stories of overcoming deep grief, trauma, addiction and abuse and how they are using their experience to help others. Twenty eight women from all over the world share their extraordinary stories of grief, trauma, addiction and Read More...
Study shows processed foods spur kidney disease
Last Updated: 01-04-2021
Diets high in processed foods - from chocolate and chips to bread - increase the risk of kidney disease, an Australian study has shown. The Monash University study found some chemical compounds in processed foods prompt "leaky gut syndrome&qu Read More...
Queensland lockdown to end at midday
Date of Posting: 01-04-2021
The Greater Brisbane lockdown will end at 12pm on Thursday after only one new case of community transmission was recorded in Queensland. The single case is linked to an existing cluster and has been in quarantine during their infectious period.[su Read More...
Brisbane lockdown might end before Easter Holiday
Date of Posting: 31-03-2021
Greater Brisbane's lockdown could still end before the Easter holidays after the number of coronavirus cases grew by just two to 17. The two additional cases were reported after 33,408 tests were conducted in the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday.[ Read More...
Toxic mushrooms sprout across Victoria
Last Updated: 31-03-2021
Victorians are being urged not to gather wild mushrooms, as two poisonous varieties have started growing across the state. Deputy Chief Health Officer Angie Bone on Tuesday warned the recent wet weather has created ideal conditions for death cap a Read More...
Aged care royal commission a failure for wound care
Date of Posting: 31-03-2021
Wounds Australia, the peak body for chronic wound prevention and management, says the Royal Commission into Aged Care has been an “almost complete failure” for hundreds of thousands of older Australians suffering from chronic wounds. W Read More...
Cancer gene discovered for deadliest breast cancer
Date of Posting: 31-03-2021
Perth researchers discover new cancer-causing gene and protein which creates highly aggressive hard to treat breast cancers. A novel cancer-causing gene produces large amounts of a unique protein[subscribe] This new protein Read More...
Ambulance response time blowout confirms strain on health system
Date of Posting: 30-03-2021
Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) quarterly performance data confirms that increased demand for ambulance services is having an effect ambulance response times in Victoria. From 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020, only 79.3% of Code 1 cases had an a Read More...
NSW aims to eliminate HIV within 5 years
Last Updated: 30-03-2021
HIV transmission in NSW will be virtually eliminated in five years if a new government strategy is effective. The plan, announced by NSW Health on Monday, will target priority populations, with additional efforts to prevent, test and treat the vir Read More...
NSW getting ready for COVID cases from Queensland
Date of Posting: 30-03-2021
No new COVID-19 cases have been detected in NSW but Gladys Berejiklian is bracing for some to emerge after two infected people visited the northern tourist haven of Byron Bay. "We hope that we do not have any cases arise in NSW but I would no Read More...
Restrictions ease NSW now 'back to normal'
Last Updated: 29-03-2021
As restrictions ease in NSW, people are being urged to maintain COVID-safe practices as Brisbane deals with a cluster. More than 20,000 people have been contacted by NSW Health after recent COVID-19 cases in Queensland, and nine have been deemed c Read More...
Lockdown rules in QLD starts from 5pm Monday
Date of Posting: 29-03-2021
The rules of Greater Brisbane's snap three-day lockdown will be the same as January's lockdown, with just four valid reasons to leave home. Residents will be allowed to undertake essential work, buy essential supplies such as food and medi Read More...
Victoria reaches 28 days with zero new coronavirus cases and deaths
Last Updated: 26-03-2021
Victoria has eliminated coronavirus after going four weeks without a new locally transmitted case. The Health Department confirmed the milestone on Friday, following 13,800 tests.[subscribe] Health authorities say 28 days with no new infections Read More...
Queensland struggling in healthcare planning
Date of Posting: 26-03-2021
The Queensland government doesn't have a definition for a sustainable health system as it struggles to grapple with a surge in demand for hospital beds. State Auditor-General Brendan Worrall's report into planning for sustainable health se Read More...
Rheumatoid arthritis drug could reduce "awful" side effects of chemotherapy
Date of Posting: 25-03-2021
A discovery by University of Queensland pain researchers may allow some future cancer patients, including children with leukaemia, to avoid chemotherapy’s worst and most debilitating side effects. Lead researchers, Professor Irina Vetter and Read More...
NSW COVID-19 restrictions to be eased
Last Updated: 25-03-2021
NSW COVID-19 RULES TO EASE ON MONDAY: * No caps on numbers at weddings and funerals [subscribe] * Masks on public transport no longer mandatory but strongly recommended * Dancing allowed everywhere, including nightclubs, weddings and pubs * Read More...
GP trip wasn't skipped in COVID times says Aussies
Date of Posting: 25-03-2021
Australians kept going to the doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic, although the mental health of almost one in three suffered amid increasing social isolation. Those are among the insights gleaned from the Australian Healthcare Index, a new report Read More...
