A report by Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) has revealed that thousands of Australians are still missing out on quality care despite the country having one of the best breast cancer survival rates in the world. The State of the ...

“The 60-year-old aged care worker in Burnie is entitled to aspire to get a better job, is entitled to get a promotion, is entitled to be able to earn more money.” This is the phrase Malcolm Turnbull uttered in Parliament ...

Marital status should be included as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), a team of international researchers has suggested. The call comes after their study revealed that marriage might protect people against heart disease and stroke, and influence who ...

Veteran nurse with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Fiona Dickson is well versed in working in a rural setting. However, in May this year, when the No Roads Expeditions volunteer program came up, she and her colleague decided to ...

They might form part of just about everyone’s morning ritual but Australian researchers have suggested that products like toothpaste and hand wash include an ingredient that could be contributing to antibiotic resistance. A study led by the University of Queensland’s ...

Quelling elder abuse will be the charge of a national alliance, officially launched yesterday by Commonwealth Attorney-General Christian Porter, at an event hosted by Seniors Rights Service. The Federal Government earmarked funding for a new elder abuse peak body in ...

There are certain subjects in aged care that some still see as taboo – residents and families are uncomfortable raising them and health professionals may lack the confidence or training to successfully navigate them. At Nursing Review and Aged Care ...

While the benefits of caseload midwifery for women are well documented, there has been debate regarding the impact of this model of care on midwives – including suggestions that it increases burnout. But a new Australian study has revealed that ...

A nurse-led model of colorectal cancer surveillance has led to more compliance with current guidelines and has proved more successful than its physician-led counterpart, new research has found. The study, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, showed the model ...

Aged care providers should prove taxpayer funding will be spent on direct care for residents, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has argued. The union has submitted a number of key recommendations to the federal Senate Inquiry into the financial and ...