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Jan- 2017 -30 JanuaryIndustry News
MDFA calls for funding of aids and technologies for vision impaired Australians
Macular Disease Foundation Australia has released a new report into the long-term funding requirements for aids and technologies to assist…
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23 JanuaryIndustry News
Scientists develop fake news vaccine
A psychological tool aimed at immunising the public against the virus of fake news and misinformation has been developed by…
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19 JanuaryIndustry News
Doctors angered by South Australian hospital ward closure: AMA
The closure of a ward at the Royal Adelaide Hospital is an "insult" to doctors and nurses who are fuming…
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Dec- 2016 -15 DecemberIndustry News
Hard truths about toast and other soft food tips for aged care
Many residents of aged care facilities love having toast for breakfast. What many staff don't realise, though, is that toast…
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Nov- 2016 -29 NovemberIndustry News
The future of healthcare communications and tech products
Jeremy Paton is team engagement solutions lead at AvayaĀ Australia and New Zealand, the local office of the California-based technology firm.Ā After…
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22 NovemberIndustry News
When choosing between curative or palliative treatment, even autonomy isnāt absolute
Courts strongly favour the right of competent individuals to refuse treatment but the particulars of each individual case can lead…
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15 NovemberClinical Practice
When it comes to pop diets, separate fact, fat and fad
Gimmicky diets often result in weight loss at first, before leaving a person less healthy ā and heavier ā down…
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14 NovemberIndustry News
Recharging compassion in paediatric trauma
Nurses in paediatric trauma services must be especially proactiveĀ with self-care strategies, to manage the personal impact of encountering so much…
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9 NovemberIndustry News
Can new flooring improve staff and patient health?
Tarkett is a French company that manufactures and markets commercial flooring products, with a specific focus on education and healthcare…
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Oct- 2016 -19 OctoberIndustry News
Walk after meals best for diabetics: study
Exercise just after eating is best for those with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Researchers from the…
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13 OctoberIndustry News
Prevent clots and learn the risk factors for World Thrombosis Day
With World Thrombosis Day falling this week (Thursday 13 October 2016), it's a time to learn more about this medical…
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13 OctoberIndustry News
Profile: RN, paramedic Greg Hobson returning to CQU to upskill
Nursing Review's sister site Campus Review recently profiledĀ Greg Hobson, a nurse and paramedic with a passionĀ for giving back to the…
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11 OctoberIndustry News
Guest post: how healthcare workers can simplify their tax deductions
Tax time can be a time of dread for many healthcare workers as you try to sift through boxes of…
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11 OctoberIndustry News
To retain public confidence, take drug control seriously
The public must have confidence in nursesā ability and willingness to practise proper medication management. Those who violate that trust…
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11 OctoberClinical Practice
Eat your heart out (of trouble)
A diet high in Omega-3 fatty acids and low in salt can help decrease the odds of falling victim to…
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Sep- 2016 -9 SeptemberIndustry News
Have Cochlear cash and implant, will learn nursing
Brooke Michalanney is not one to let something like hearing loss stop her from achieving her goals of self-fulfilment and…
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8 SeptemberIndustry News
RUOK? Day an opportunity to listen to those around you
RUOK? Or, as it is soundedĀ out, Are You Okay? Thursday 8 September is RUOK? Day, a designated moment in our…
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Aug- 2016 -31 AugustIndustry News
On Trauma Island, paramedic students experience reality of the job
Being run over by an automobile, falling into a fire pit, and misadventuresĀ while scuba diving on the high seas. These…
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24 AugustIndustry News
ACHS searching for healthcare innovator to win coveted medal
Nominations are open for the 2016 ACHS Medal, which is awarded annually to a healthcare worker who has made a…
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11 AugustIndustry News
Make activity plentiful and a daily habit, not a chore
A study by University of Queensland researcher Dr Lennert Veerman has concluded that a five-fold increase from current World Health…
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3 AugustIndustry News
At-risk groups advised to avoid rockmelon following salmonella outbreak
People vulnerable to infection, among them the elderly, infants and pregnant women, are being warned to avoid eating rockmelon due…
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1 AugustIndustry News
Transcontinental Alzheimer’s research team wins funding
A team comprising researchers from New Zealand's Victoria University of Wellington and the UK's University of Liverpool has been awarded…
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Jun- 2016 -28 JuneIndustry News
Alleged ‘fake’ gynecologist facing 88 criminal charges
A Melbourne man allegedly gave women internal ultrasounds to help them get pregnant under the guise of being a gynecologist.…
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27 JuneUncategorized
Vaxigrants: a $100,000 donation for vaccination imagination distillation
French pharmaceutical multinational Sanofi Pasteur has officially launched a new contest to help four creative, medically minded ideas people spread…
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22 JuneIndustry News
Politicians, academics, doctors, lobbyists debate pop tax
Greens leader Richard Di Natale, who is a medical doctor, has called for a 20 per cent tax on soft…
