A PhD candidate's research will aim to train AI to identify frailty and forecast health outcomes to make aged care homes "more efficient". James Cook University researcher Jonathan Kong will train his AI to identify declining strength in older individuals ...

A new study by James Cook University is trialling a framework that has the potential to reduce the risk of falls in older Australians by 40 per cent if proven successful. Set to begin this year, the five-year study will ...

What if hospital waste could be broken down and used in agriculture or water treatment? That’s the idea Australian researchers are working to make reality. A team from Charles Sturt University, James Cook University (JCU) and the University of Queensland (UQ) ...

Nurses may be able to double their income by taking on further study, with workforce shortages predicted for the near future. This conclusion was made in a new report, The Future of Work: Occupational and Education Trends in Nursing in Australia, ...

Australian academics are making progress training Fijian nurses to be confident and competent in the area of disaster relief and emergency response, writes Kate Leaver. Under the leadership of Professor Kim Usher, the School of Nursing and Midwifery at James ...