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The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change

Ruth McCausland, UNSW Sydney; Peta MacGillivray, UNSW Sydney; Sacha Kendall Jamieson, University of Sydney, and Virginia Robinson, Indigenous Knowledge The…

Dementia professor awarded for pioneering work: Q&A

Professor Susan Kurrle from Sydney University has been honoured for her groundbreaking research in dementia. She was appointed an Officer…

The value of providing home care outside the home – opinion

Over the past ten years the range of care and support that can be easily accessed by elders who depend…

‘The times they are a-changin”: Concerns among providers as baby boomers enter care

The rapid approach of baby boomers entering aged care homes 'unwillingly' looms as experts say they'll be a force to…

Diet more powerful than drugs for anti-ageing

A nutritious diet could be more effective than drugs in preventing stroke, diabetes and heart disease, a new University of…

Is yoga the trick to kick lockdown lethargy?

As the nation’s largest cities remain under lockdown, staying active has posed a challenge for many older Australians. When 70-year-old…

Nurses courted by pharmaceutical companies, given financial incentives

New data shows that pharmaceutical companies are increasingly targeting non-prescribing health professionals, such as nurses, with financial gifts. Payments to…

New scholarship honours nurses of late cancer patient

A new nursing scholarship at the University of Sydney will honour the memory of the late Trace Richey and the…

Decline in cholesterol testing dangerous

Nearly half of Australians on stable lipid-lowering cholesterol treatment are not having enough high-density lipoprotein tests, research has revealed. The…