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The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced a national, cross-university network in a bid to advance Australia's digital health systems. The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health (the Council) will bring together academic leaders from ...

Nathan Bartlett, University of Newcastle We’re in the midst of a bad cold and flu season in Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza, RSV, and rhinoviruses (which cause the common cold), bacterial pathogens are also causing ...

Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA) and Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) are joining forces to present the 2024 Australian Elder Abuse Conference in Adelaide later this month. The national conference takes place every two years and helps determine areas of ...

Jade Cartwright, University of Tasmania; Anne Whitworth, University of Tasmania; Elizabeth Oliver, Curtin University, and Lynette R. Goldberg, University of Tasmania Australian celebrity cook Maggie Beer has long been an advocate for better quality meals in aged care. It led ...

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has alleged that some aged care providers may be reclassifying their lifestyle staff as Personal Care Assistants (PCAs) as a way to meet mandated care minutes. ANMF Federal Secretary Annie Butler said the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Kisunla (donanemab-azbt) injection for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease after months of delays. Clinical trials of the new drug were performed on 1736 patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia and ...

The Albanese government has announced the commencement of their first Aged Care Data and Digital Strategy. The Department of Health and Aged Care has developed a five year plan that aims to "enable a digitally connected aged care system that ...

The Australian Fair Work Commission has finalised the decision to determine when 250,000 Australian aged care workers will receive a pay increase of up to 14 per cent. The Commission has confirmed that direct care workers under the aged care, ...

The life expectancy of Australians has fallen for the first time since the mid-1990s, a new government report reveals. The Australian Institute of Health and Wealthfare has released data on Australia's health that depicts a 0.1 year decrease in life ...

The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is calling for community members, healthcare professionals, politicians, and sector representatives to have their say on the health and service needs of the region. The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey, which is ...