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As the AMA prepares for its annual Public Health Awards, the organisation has urged staff in the medical sector to nominate people or groups deserving of recognition. President Dr Michael Gannon said nominations were sought in the categories of Excellence ...

New virtual reality technology has been applied to midwifery for the first time, in what researchers say is a "huge step for practitioners" around the world. The VR technology developed by the University of Newcastle has given what is believed ...

As the conversation about the mental health of medical staff continues, the AMSA has launched a new preventative health campaign to curb the negative statistics. The Activ8 Mental Health campaign was designed to improve awareness and self-care as both medical ...

The University of Wollongong's new health and wellbeing precinct will include Australia's first patient-centred health clinic to offer aged care, retirement living, research facilities and teaching programs. Details about the plan released last week confirmed that Lendlease would lead the ...

Healthcare staff have called for urgent action after new figures showed that one-third of patients with mental illness faced an eight-hour wait in emergency departments. Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) president Dr Simon Judkins said the issue was referred ...

Royal Melbourne Hospital has released CCTV footage showing incidences of violence in the emergency department in an effort to raise awareness of the dangers faced by staff. The footage was used to create the Help Us, Help You campaign to protect staff ...

Health industry representatives from 13 countries have launched a global network to support the use of new digital technology in the sector. Minister for health Greg Hunt and India's minister for health and family welfare Shri Jagat attended the inaugural ...

University of Queensland researchers have found that the key to preventing Type 1 diabetes could be found in a person's gut. In the study, lead researcher Dr Emma Hamilton-Williams investigated differences in gut microbiota, and specifically compared those susceptible to Type ...

Medical students interested in remote health care are celebrating, following news that a new Rural Generalist Pathway will be added as a study and career option. The announcement was made by national rural health commissioner Professor Paul Worley earlier this ...

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has responded to the 10-year-review of the Closing the Gap Strategy, and says all governments need to present a united front to improve Indigenous health. Chief executive Alison Verhoeven said that just last ...