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AMA calls for change to safeguard staff mental health
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon will tomorrow make an "impassioned plea" to the nation’s health ministers to adopt mandatory reporting…
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Emergency departments, obesity and LGBTI health: a snapshot
The latest research from the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association has provided an analysis of how different population groups interact…
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A quick chat with…a Nursing Unit Manager
What is your name, and where are you based? I am Nerys Brackman from the Metro North Hospital and Health…
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Staying nourished with Parkinson’s disease
Research estimates that more than 110,000 Australians may be living with Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by reduced control…
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Pathology reports go online
Queensland-based pathology lab InfinityPATH has announced it will upload its pathology reports to the My Health Record system to improve…
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‘White privilege’? Industry bodies respond to criticism of new code
Some of Australia's leading healthcare bodies have today issued a joint statement in response to comments made about recognising "white privilege"…
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New scholarship honours nurses of late cancer patient
A new nursing scholarship at the University of Sydney will honour the memory of the late Trace Richey and the…
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Post-grad qualifications to bring “lifetime wage premium” for nurses
Nurses may be able to double their income by taking on further study, with workforce shortages predicted for the near future.…
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More health data needed: AHHA
Australia's healthcare system will not improve without access to more data, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association says. The comments…
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Pharmacists underutilised during pandemics
Pharmacists are a "largely untapped resource" during a flu outbreak and could be better utilised, according to a new paper…
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Funding for mental health studies in nursing
The federal government has committed $128,000 to fund mental health course materials for undergraduate nursing degrees across the country. Minister…
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Hope for babies born with a cataract
A team of Australian researchers is using human stem cells to develop light-focusing eye lenses that could significantly improve the lives…
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Rural town leads in online health service
The New South Wales town of Berrigan has been identified as the first Australian township to have all health and…
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How do we close the healthcare gap?
As part of National Close the Gap Day today (Thursday), the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association has urged governments to…
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GPs encouraged to start pregnancy weight conversation
New guidelines for the care of pregnant women are placing a greater focus on healthy weight and risk associated with…
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Melbourne researchers conducting world-first human trial to treat glaucoma
A humble vitamin B3 supplement could be the key to treating glaucoma, new research has found. Melbourne's Centre for Eye Research…
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Palliative care standards updated
Palliative Care Australia has launched the fifth edition of the National Palliative Care Standards and the Palliative Care Service Development…
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World Hospital Congress speakers announced
The first speakers for the 42nd World Hospital Congress have been announced, and will join a lineup of health leaders…
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Decline in cholesterol testing dangerous
Nearly half of Australians on stable lipid-lowering cholesterol treatment are not having enough high-density lipoprotein tests, research has revealed. The…
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Public Hospital Report Card evidence of funding shortfalls: AMA
The AMA Public Hospital Report released today is evidence that all state governments need to re-negotiate the COAG 2020–25 hospital…
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Nominations needed for Public Health Awards
As the AMA prepares for its annual Public Health Awards, the organisation has urged staff in the medical sector to…
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Virtual reality applied to midwifery
New virtual reality technology has been applied to midwifery for the first time, in what researchers say is a "huge…
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Poor mental health rife in medical sector
As the conversation about the mental health of medical staff continues, the AMSA has launched a new preventative health campaign…
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New UOW health precinct to create 2,000 jobs
The University of Wollongong's new health and wellbeing precinct will include Australia's first patient-centred health clinic to offer aged care,…
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Mental health patients face eight-hour wait in ED
Healthcare staff have called for urgent action after new figures showed that one-third of patients with mental illness faced an…
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