Improved nutrition has a major role to play in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries, write Beryl Dawson, Susan Nelan, Katrina Pace and Lilliana Barone. Pressure injuries can range from small red areas of damage to deep, full tissue ...

Queensland health groups have initiated a joint health campaign to emphasise the link between obesity and chronic disease. A network of Queensland’s leading non-government health organisations has joined forces to help combat the state’s obesity epidemic. Diabetes Queensland, the Heart ...

Consuming a high GI diet may increase the risk of breast cancer by 8 per cent, according to a leading nutrition researcher. Professor Jennie Brand-Miller from the University of Sydney’s medical school has said a scientific review of 10 studies ...

To attract and keep more nurses the healthcare sector will have to concentrate on training, recognition of skills and workplace conditions. By Peter Fairchild and Sarah Mott. Ever wondered why your feet and legs ache at the end of another ...

Domestic violence is directly linked with widespread productivity issues at thousands of Australian workplaces, a national workplace study has found. Nearly a third of employees included in the 2011 study – many of them nurses - identified themselves as victims ...

Compromised standards of patient care are forcing many rural nurses to quit, research suggests. A Charles Sturt University (CSU) PhD graduate may have some of the answers to the persistent problem of nursing workforce shortages due to challenges in retaining ...

Amanda Gossman combined her clinical expertise as a registered nurse with an interest in the law to forge a new career as a legal nurse consultant. Linda Belardi reports. Legal nurse consulting is an emerging specialty area for nurses. First ...

While the number of part-time workers rose by 33,600 in November, overall employment fell, the latest job figures show. By Colin Brinsden. An unexpected tumble in the number of people employed in full-time work justified the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

A British study will be replicated here to provide much needed statistical evidence for the continuing debate over midwives' duties. Mardi Chapman reports. It’s hard to find a more polarised debate than homebirths. Platitudes such as “a woman’s right to ...

Patients can shy away from looking after their teeth, which leads to more serious conditions, writes Karen-Leigh Edward. The importance of special attention to oral problems for people with mental disorders can’t be stressed enough since the lifespan of people ...