Australia’s peak body for asthma has called on health professionals to check their patients’ inhaler technique. The National Asthma Council Australia said it’s concerned that Australians are incorrectly using their inhalers, adding those most likely to do so include young ...
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Nurses sound off on rural aged-care staffing, funding
Funding and resource shortfalls. Staffing shortfalls. Skill-mix and knowledge deficits. These were some of the barriers to care delivery identified by RNs and enrolled nurses working in rural aged care, as part of a study exploring their perceptions of the ...
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Transgender people’s needs little understood: paper
Prejudice. Harassment. Abuse. Violence. These are some of the issues driving transgender people to the margins of society, Australian researchers have said. It's there that they experience social isolation, poverty and poor health and wellbeing, explained the lead author of ...
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Study drills down into effective, equitable dental care
About 7500 Australians will undergo dental examinations as part of a new research project that aims to assess the level of oral diseases in the Australian adult population. The $5.8 million National Study of Adult Oral Health 2016–18 will also ...
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