“Hello, Pat. It’s Judy.” That’s how Patricia Watson’s sister greeted her when the two unexpectedly crossed paths at the shops. Watson lives with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which, as Dr Jo Lane from Australian National University’s Research School of Population ...

A new report released today shows that the overall use of antibiotics in the community fell between 2015 and 2017 – the first decline in 20 years. However, the Third Australian Report on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Human Health revealed ...

Two sisters took the stand at the aged care royal commission on Wednesday and told the room that they had held their sobbing mother’s hand as she had her teeth extracted due to neglect by an aged care facility. The ...

Drugged without family consent and strapped to a chair for hours on end, Terrance Reeves spent a hellish 60 days in Garden View aged care facility, the Royal Commission has been told. The commission heard at times harrowing testimony from ...

Fancy speaking with a stranger about your death, or theirs, over a couple of crumpets and some chai? Talking about the end of life isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but that’s exactly why two academics decided to set up a ...

You could be forgiven for missing the Lionel Bowen Law Building on Sydney’s Goulburn street. Its slate grey facade blends in on a sunless street situated between an apartment building and a decrepit looking car park. There is little fanfare ...

If re-elected, the Liberal government will fund a new targeted research centre charged with ensuring Australia has an adequate aged care workforce. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the $34 million Aged Care Workforce Research Centre will ensure the nation builds ...

A new study has found that a poor sense of smell in older people could be an indicator of premature death. The study of 2289 adults aged between 71 and 82 found that those with poor sense of smell had a ...