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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…
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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…
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Opinion
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…
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Specialty Focus
‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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