Widespread screening for atrial fibrillation (AF), an irregular heart rhythm that can cause blood clots to form in the heart and travel to the brain, in people aged 65 years and over could reduce the risk of strokes and premature ...
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Antibiotic resistance fight is in healthcare workers’ hands: WHO
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) has lent its voice to a World Health Organization (WHO) campaign to fight antibiotic resistance through good hand hygiene practices. Dr Trent Yarwood, from the Commission, said when ...
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The National Asthma Council Australia is calling on health professionals to check whether patients and carers know what to do in an asthma emergency. The call coincides with World Asthma Day and comes off the heels of the final report ...
More »Phone calls between patients, RNs reduce readmission rates: study
Patients who receive a phone call from a nurse following discharge are less likely to end up back in hospital within 28 days than those who don’t. This was one of the key findings of research, conducted by not-for-profit health ...
More »Replacing informal mental health carers would cost $13.2 billion: report
The hours of care provided by mental health carers is the equivalent to the work of 173,000 fulltime mental health support workers, a new report has found. The University of Queensland report said it would cost governments $13.2 billion to ...
More »Facing fire and floods: new guide for disaster management
Fire. Floods. Earthquakes. Terrorist attacks. These events may not be part of a health professional's typical working day but they might take over one. To help students and practitioners from different professional fields gain a common understanding of the principles ...
More »Clinics for pregnancy after perinatal loss highly valued, more needed: study
Services that support pregnant women who have previously experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or the loss of a newborn should be added to hospitals in more locations across Australia, mothers who participated in a study of pregnancy after loss clinics (PALC) have ...
More »WHO publishes list of most threatening bacteria in fight against antibiotic resistance
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of 12 families of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health. The list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens” was created to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics. ...
More »Online program aims to bridge gap in cancer support
With some people who are being treated for cancer turning to the web for psychological support, Australian researchers have launched an online program that offers information, suggestions and self-help resources. The Finding My Way website has been developed by Dr ...
More »Providers urged to help in cervical screening push for LGBTIQ people
No matter your sexuality or gender identity, if you have a cervix then you’re at risk of cervical cancer. This is the key message of a new PapScreen Victoria campaign aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-sex attracted and transgender people, ...
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