A tailored approach to deprescribing less effective medicines will get the best results among older adults, a team of University of Sydney researchers say. Lead researcher Kristie Weir said it can be safe to reduce or carefully cease medicines but ...

Four Australian organisations have received a share in close to $155,000 worth of funding for their HIV programs. The funding, provided by ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action Community Grants (PACG), will support organisations in leading community programs that address stigma, discrimination ...

Health professionals hoping to learn more about aseptic technique in wound care now have access to a new consensus document by Wounds Australia. Chief executive Anne Buck said the publication will help clinicians provide evidence-based wound care and meet infection ...

Malnutrition is a term used to describe an imbalance in nutrition, with a deficiency in energy, protein and other nutrients leading to unfavourable effects on body function, composition and clinical outcomes. Malnutrition is associated with a series of complications, including ...

The peak nursing union for NSW has warned aged care providers, policymakers and the broader community that current medication management practices allow for an unacceptable margin of error and risk to residents. The call stems come from a NSW Nurses ...

Eight residents of a Floridian aged care home died after the site lost air conditioning in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, leading many people, including the state’s Governor to question why residents were not evacuated. The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood ...

A study comparing the effectiveness of surgical masks with respirators has challenged long-held beliefs about infection control. A UNSW research team drew from the data of two randomised controlled trials involving 3591 Chinese participants to test the efficacy of hospital ...

Mary is an 85-year-old woman with dementia, living in residential aged care. She used to be very happy but in recent months has become sad, crying a lot and disengaging from her usual activities. Her carers believe that her sadness is ...