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Researchers from the University of Queensland have partnered with fellow academics from the University of North Carolina in the United States and Cardiff University in the United Kingdom to develop a smartphone app to survey women about postpartum depression (PPD, ...

Christine Burrows, an RN from the New South Wales Central Coast, has been awarded the Remote Area Health Corps Annette Walker Award for 2016. This award honours health professionals who exceed the requirement of their role, demonstrate resilience and inspire their team to ...

Exercise can be just as beneficial as drugs or surgery for many chronic conditions, researchers have said. But it's often overlooked as a treatment for conditions like hip and knee osteoarthritis, low back pain, diabetes and heart disease. "Many doctors ...

Professor Paul Glasziou from Bond University heads up a team of Australian researchers – including professors Rachelle Buchbinder from Monash, and Chris Maher and Kirsten McCaffery from the University of Sydney – who have just received a $9,578,895 grant to investigate unnecessary testing ...

The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) last week launched two new training programs for 2016: the Patient Safety Lead Training program and the Quality Improvement Lead Training program. The modules provide tips for administration staff, middle management and healthcare professionals at ...

A new hotline and website dedicated to supporting carers has been launched by the Australian Government. Called Carer Gateway, the initiative is intended to provide support, advice and information to the 2.7 million Australians caring for friends and family in the ...

Keeping close tabs on a stroke patient's body temperature and blood sugar levels may improve recovery, a study by Australian Catholic University and the University of Tennessee has found. This research was presented at the Nursing Symposium of the American Stroke ...

UPDATE: A University of New South Wales public health expert said that, as a result of the cyclone's direct and indirect damage, Fijians are most at risk of food poisoning, dengue fever and mosquito-borne illnesses. “Many Fijians have lost absolutely ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has declared its support for the medical professionals at the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital in Brisbane who are refusing to discharge a baby for fear it will be returned to an asylum seeker ...

Progress on meeting the stated goals of the Closing the Gap initiative has been mixed, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in a speech. The PM praised Indigenous leaders and the other major parties for their collaborative approach to the project, ...