Ruth McCausland, UNSW Sydney; Peta MacGillivray, UNSW Sydney; Sacha Kendall Jamieson, University of Sydney, and Virginia Robinson, Indigenous Knowledge The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recognised the aged care system has failed to provide culturally safe care ...
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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 of the Order of Australia in January this year as tribute to her outstanding service as a geriatrician and work ...
More »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 on care at home in this country has become increasingly narrow. Despite the rhetoric of increasing consumer choice and of expanding ...
More »‘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 be reckoned with. Born between 1946 and 1964, the post-World War II generation has not been shy in voicing their ...
More »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 Sydney study has found. The research, published in Cell Metabolism, tested different combinations of three anti-ageing drugs with various mixtures ...
More »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 Belinda Pring signed onto an online yoga trial from her living room, she said within weeks she had gained an ...
More »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 doctors by pharmaceutical companies is commonplace and widely accepted, and there is currently no governmental regulation surrounding these types of ...
More »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 nurses who cared for him during his battle with cancer. A $160,000 gift will be used to establish the Trace ...
More »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 new figures, published in BMJ Open, suggest that many Australians may be at risk of developing cardiovascular disease because health ...
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