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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” was created to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics. ...

People with Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and chronic airways disease; those from migrant groups; and Indigenous people will all have their say on death and dying as part of a new Australian research project. Led by University of Adelaide researcher Dr ...

The Fair Work Commission has decided to reduce Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for people working in the hospitality, retail and fast food industries, a move condemned by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF). In handing down the decision, ...

With some people who are being treated for cancer turning to the web for psychological support, Australian researchers have launched an online program that offers information, suggestions and self-help resources. The Finding My Way website has been developed by Dr ...

Some health professionals in the acute sector may be apprehensive when it comes to releasing patients into the healthcare-in-the-home system but it may be the best move for the patient. This is a key point raised by speakers at the ...

Despite manufacturers’ warnings, some women still carry their smartphone in their bra. The issue was the focus of a Monash University study, published in PLOS One, that surveyed 197 Melbourne-based women aged 15-40 to find out where and how near ...

No matter your sexuality or gender identity, if you have a cervix then you’re at risk of cervical cancer. This is the key message of a new PapScreen Victoria campaign aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-sex attracted and transgender people, ...

Maps of the temperature forecast for the next two days have been likened to a portal to hell online but the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is hoping Australians don’t forgot the very real dangers of extreme heat. With Bureau ...

Conscientious objectors to immunisation should make a commensurate contribution to society to account for the risk their decision imposes to the community, an Australian philosopher has argued. Associate professor Steve Clarke, from Charles Sturt University’s School of Humanities and Social ...

Most palliative care professionals agree that self-care is very important, however, a considerable proportion rarely engage with relevant strategies, a new study has found. The research, led by Jason Mills, a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology's School of Nursing, ...