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Melbourne's original injecting room to stay
Date of Posting: 24-04-2024
Melbourne's original injecting room will stay open and receive extra funding despite the Victorian government rejecting advice for a second facility in the CBD. Premier Jacinta Allan ruled out the creation of a new centre under her leadership, Read More...
Landmark doctor underpayment case prompts culture shift
Date of Posting: 24-04-2024
A culture of long hours of unpaid overtime for junior doctors will need to change following a multimillion-dollar underpayment settlement, believed to be the biggest in Australian history. More than 20,000 junior doctors could share in a $229.8 mi Read More...
Australia's healthcare system delivers value for money
Date of Posting: 24-04-2024
Australia's healthcare system delivers "some of the best value for money of any in the world", a federal government research body says. The Productivity Commission's conclusion is based on its assessment of how much it costs to t Read More...
Psychologist first person in Peru to die by euthanasia
Date of Posting: 23-04-2024
A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years has died by euthanasia, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assist Read More...
Door closes on new safe injecting room for Melbourne
Date of Posting: 23-04-2024
The Victorian government has rejected a second safe injecting room in Melbourne despite a report pushing for the facility and about six years after the first centre opened in North Richmond. * June 2018: Melbourne's first medically supervised Read More...
Millions in job support set for people with disability
Date of Posting: 23-04-2024
Australians living with disability who want to work, but have support needs, will benefit from millions in funding as the government attempts to bolster employment options. Almost $15 million will be awarded to organisations that help boost traini Read More...
Australian school guidelines changing to promote a healthy lifestyle
Date of Posting: 22-04-2024
Australian school curriculum guidelines have been updated, and any activities involving calorie counting, body mass index (BMI), body measurements, and food intake recording will be taken out. Teachers have also been asked not to use the word ‘ Read More...
Alarm sounded on 'deep fake' health misinformation
Date of Posting: 22-04-2024
Australia must do more to address health misinformation before artificial intelligence makes it harder to call out, leading experts say. Former Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton believes it's only going to get harder to stamp out fal Read More...
Long COVID study gives Australians cause for hope
Date of Posting: 21-04-2024
Some long COVID symptoms may not last quite as long as first feared, according a study of Australians infected early in the pandemic. Immunological symptoms that were present eight months after contracting the virus had largely resolved for most p Read More...
Survey shows culture of bullying in trainee doctors
Date of Posting: 21-04-2024
Non-binary and women medical trainees around the nation report higher experiences of bullying and mistreatment. Serious concerns about the culture of medicine were raised by trainee doctors all genders in the Australian Health Practitioner Regulat Read More...
'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis
Date of Posting: 21-04-2024
When squash coach Malcolm McClarty experienced persistent pain in his right hip, he chalked it up to just another sports injury. But when the 63-year-old described his symptoms to one of his students, oncologist Niall Tebbutt, it immediately set o Read More...
Fears history repeating with vaping uptake among kids
Date of Posting: 19-04-2024
Strong vaping laws to prevent devastating health impacts on children are being pursued by the nation's health ministers. Legislation was introduced last month to stop the importation, manufacture, supply and commercial possession of disposable Read More...
Elective surgery wait times longest on record
Date of Posting: 19-04-2024
Wait times for elective surgery at public hospitals have blown out to the longest on record, prompting calls for an overhaul by Australia's peak medical body. The latest Public Hospital Report Card, released on Friday by the Australian Medical Read More...
Vaccines saved 'thousands' of people during COVID-19
Date of Posting: 18-04-2024
COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 18,000 deaths among people over 50 in NSW as the Omicron strain hit, a study has found. And experts say this may be a conservative estimate after scientists used computer simulations to track death rates.[subscri Read More...
Falls behind one in three child injury hospital visits
Date of Posting: 18-04-2024
One in three injury hospitalisations among Australian children and young people are caused by a fall, with playground equipment the main culprit. A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows there were 603,675 emergency d Read More...
Food delivery apps leaving out nutritional info
Date of Posting: 17-04-2024
Outdated NSW menu labelling laws are allowing large food outlets to leave out nutritional information on food delivery apps, a study has revealed. The University of Sydney study shows that menu items for major food outlets such as McDonald's a Read More...
Nigeria first to use new meningitis vaccine
Date of Posting: 17-04-2024
Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organisation says. Nigeria is one of the hotspots of the deadly disease in Africa.[subscribe] Last year, a 50 per cent ris Read More...
Meningococcal disease warning ahead of predicted peak
Date of Posting: 17-04-2024
Families and students have been urged to be alert for signs of invasive meningococcal disease ahead of a predicted peak in cases over coming months. It can be deadly and up to 40 per cent of patients develop long-term consequences, according to th Read More...
Forget the fruit and veg, pass the choccies and chips
Date of Posting: 16-04-2024
Australians are consuming fewer fruit and vegetables and drinking less milk, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. But they're also tucking into more chips and chocolate and convenience foods such as pizzas.[subscribe] People co Read More...
Holding the smoke, students find new way to hide vaping
Date of Posting: 16-04-2024
Attempts to combat vaping could have perverse outcomes as students try to avoid detection and organised criminals eye off a market that only recently became illicit. An inquiry has been told schools are taking a health-focused approach to getting Read More...
Probe into 'dangerous' cosmetic surgery workers
Date of Posting: 16-04-2024
A national probe is under way after 180 complaints about 15 healthcare workers involved with cosmetic procedures. The investigation is described as "long and highly complex" by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.[subscr Read More...
New drug to reduce brain cell death in stroke patients
Date of Posting: 15-04-2024
A game-changing drug to protect millions of brain cells from dying after a stroke has been developed in Australia with hopes it could save lives across the globe. Argenica Therapeutics' ARG-007 is a neuroprotective drug that aims to reduce bra Read More...
Patient safety fears as junior doctors battle burnout
Date of Posting: 15-04-2024
Nine in 10 junior Victorian doctors are worried about making mistakes due to burnout and fatigue, sparking concerns for patient safety. That's according to a union report claiming the state's less experienced medicos work under Australia&# Read More...
Most at-risk Aussies don't have COVID-19 plan with a GP
Date of Posting: 15-04-2024
Most Australians at elevated risk of serious illness from COVID-19 do not have a GP management plan, research shows, as more than 100 people a day continue to test positive nationwide. The Pfizer Australia research released on Friday found 74 per Read More...
Date of Posting: 15-04-2024
It started as innocent backyard fun as two young kids reached for limes off a nearby tree and had a great time chopping them up into their very own lime juice. They spent hours playing in the sun (with plenty of sunscreen), jumping in and out of th Read More...
Australian drinking water safe from 'forever chemicals
Date of Posting: 09-04-2024
The first study to quantify the environmental burdens of 'forever chemicals' has found Australian drinking water remains safe, but the same may not apply globally. Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, which are commonly referred to as PFAS Read More...
Street drugs to be tested for purity, harmful additives
Date of Posting: 08-04-2024
The first drug-checking program of its kind in NSW is set to begin with a pilot launching in Sydney's inner city. The project will run on one day each week for four months at the Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Kings Cross, with drug Read More...
Regional ambulance mechanics go on 'historic' strike
Date of Posting: 08-04-2024
More than 700 regional Victorian ambulances will be without maintenance workers as they take "unprecedented" strike action after a breakdown in contract negotiations. About 23 fleet maintenance officers, responsible for servicing ambulan Read More...
Pregnant, young and ignored by a system meant to care
Date of Posting: 08-04-2024
A 19-year-old woman's fears about her pregnancy were dismissed with comments from midwives like "they just keep getting younger" in the weeks before she gave birth to a stillborn daughter. Larissa Palamara told the NSW parliamentary Read More...
Prostate cancer cases to double from 2020 to 2040
Date of Posting: 05-04-2024
Prostate cancer cases are expected to double worldwide between 2020 and 2040, new analysis suggests. The data suggests annual prostate cancer cases are projected to rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040.[subscribe] And annual dea Read More...
Refugee kids flourish with targeted health diagnoses
Date of Posting: 05-04-2024
Imam Hossain spent years in hiding as a political activist in Bangladesh but one of his biggest worries nowadays is affording medication for his son Ibrar's ADHD condition. Mr Hossain sought asylum in Australia in 2019 with his young family, a Read More...
Measles warning after second case in two weeks
Date of Posting: 05-04-2024
A second case of measles has been reported in quick succession with South Australian health authorities warning at-risk individuals to be on alert amid a potential wider outbreak. A 17-year-old boy from Adelaide is in a stable condition in hospita Read More...
From friends to folk music: how to keep a rural doctor
Date of Posting: 04-04-2024
A folk band, a soccer team, good surf and avoiding awkward conversations in the supermarket aisle are all things that help keep doctors in rural towns. The retention of GPs in country Australia has long been elusive, but research aiming to help ad Read More...
Sore backs and necks are being seen in Aussie school-aged children
Date of Posting: 04-04-2024
School kids in Australia are at risk of developing pre-arthritic postures. There has been an influx of children in Western Australia seeing physiotherapists for sore backs and necks, and physios have put it down to too much sitting and using screens. Read More...
How To Promote Well-being and Address Burnout as a Medical Student
Last Updated: 03-04-2024
Did you know Australia has 24 university medical schools accredited by the Australian Medical Council (AMC)? However, getting into and graduating from med school is no easy feat. In fact, Medical Deans reported about 3,701 graduates from medical s Read More...
Ray of light amid darkening health crisis
Date of Posting: 03-04-2024
One hospital's innovative solution to soaring demand and waiting times has raised hopes its success can be replicated across South Australia's ailing health system. The state is suffering from a hospital capacity crunch, punctuated by elec Read More...
Original Yellow Wiggle backs fresh defibrillator push
Date of Posting: 01-04-2024
The original Yellow Wiggle Greg Page and the Heart Foundation are behind a fresh push for more lifesaving devices in rural areas. Page's organisation Heart of the Nation has partnered with the foundation to advocate for greater access to autom Read More...
Deadly Heart Trek works with community to eliminate RHD
Date of Posting: 01-04-2024
There's nothing funny about this topic, yet these children are filled with laughter as they learn about 'cheeky' at a pop-up clinic in Alice Springs. The Deadly Heart Trek is visiting to check them for possible signs of acute rheumatic Read More...
Poland vetoes access to morning-after pill for over 15s
Date of Posting: 31-03-2024
Poland's President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a law that would have allowed over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill for girls and women ages 15 and above, his office said. Duda said he was concerned about the health of minors and heedin Read More...
One dead, another in ICU after drug overdose
Date of Posting: 31-03-2024
One woman has died and another is in a critical condition after drug overdoses on Queensland's Gold Coast. Emergency workers were called to an apartment in Surfers Paradise about 11pm on Friday after reports of people unconscious and not breat Read More...
