Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities experience a higher rate of dementia than the general population and now five new research projects will explore its onset and prevention and seek to improve the lives of First Nations people living with ...
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A new diagnosis of dementia in older people can bring with it increased potentially unnecessary medication use, an international study has found. Led by University of Sydney, the study of nearly 2,500 people explored the patterns of medication use from one-year ...
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A health monitoring station for large corporations. A Gumtree for health services. And a platform for GPs to connect retirees to local activities. These are some of the early ideas hashed out in the lead up to the University of ...
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It will soon be mandatory for every Australian residential aged care provider to offer the flu vaccine to staff. The move was announced over the weekend by Health Minister Greg Hunt and Aged Care Minister Ken Wyatt. It coincided with ...
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Minister for Aged Care Ken Wyatt today announced new quality benchmarks and checks for aged care homes. The reforms will centre around the establishment of a new national independent Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission that the government hopes will ...
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Health and aged care professionals who provide care to older Australians at end of life now have access to a new resource that aims to give them the right tools for the job. End of Life Directions for Aged Care ...
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People are too busy to participate in the national bowel screening program even though the three-minute test could save their life. Data released on Monday shows 40 per cent of respondents who received the free and potentially life-saving bowel cancer ...
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Fewer nursing home residents are needing to return to hospital after discharge under a program that involves regular specialist follow up. The intervention, called Regular Early Assessment Post-Discharge (REAP), was developed by a team from St George Hospital, Calvary Health ...
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