The shortage of palliative care nurses is being felt across the nation, with Queensland and remote areas having the least staff. By Yvonne Luxford Nurses are the main carers for people who are dying and their “critical role” in caring ...

A range of complementary therapies including kinesiology, massage, reiki, therapeutic touch and reflexology are being offered to palliative care patients in Adelaide to promote comfort and relaxation. The simple relaxation techniques at the Repatriation General Hospital’s Complementary Care Centre may ...

Twenty nursing science students from University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) will leave for Tanzania this week to help bring smiles to the faces of orphans this Christmas. USC joined with volunteers from the Buderim Men’s Shed, who made handcrafted ...

Patients that suffer from debilitating leg ulcers will benefit from the federal government’s tobacco plain packaging laws that came into effect on Saturday, according to the Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA). At any one time, there is over 300,000 Australians ...

Nurses, midwives and the public are being called to action by a new poll launched today by the Australian Nursing Federation. The poll, part of the “Stop passing the buck, Australia’s nursing grad’s need jobs” campaign, seeks to address whether ...

Australian researchers have made further advances in treating cervical disease that may greatly improve survival rates. By Antonia Maiolo Painful surgical procedures to treat cervical cancer could soon be a thing of the past as researchers from Griffith University have ...

Researchers from Flinders University have launched a world first wearable device that resets the body’s internal clock, which may put an end to irregular sleep patterns. The device, known as Re-Timer, is worn like a pair of sunglasses and emits ...

Receding hairlines, earlobe creases, puffy eyes – all these signs of physical ageing are also associated with risk of heart attack, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that the presence of visible signs of ...

A leading continence nurse is heading to Asia to help advance treatment for the disabling condition. Incontinence is often a tough topic to talk about but one of Australia’s leading nurses in this field has been talking about it for ...

Patients may soon no longer need to fear needles and injections as a study continues to explore the possibilities of edible vaccines. The study, run by researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA), Ondek and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, ...