Maternal obesity puts males at risk in later life
Males born to obese women are more likely to be overweight at birth and develop metabolic complications in later life, including liver disease and diabetes. The way that male sex hormones activate pathways in the developing liver is partly to blame, according to a new study led by University of South Australia (UniSA) researchers looking […]
Primary health care nurses campaign to work to full scope of practice
Primary health care nurses are calling on policymakers to better utilise nurses in the sector by enabling them to work to their full scope of practice. On today’s inaugural Primary Health Care Nurses Day, established to highlight the pivotal work nurses carry out across the sector, Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) leaders, including […]
Trailblazing Indigenous nurse and leader, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, passes away aged 91
Trailblazing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nurse, leader, and rights activist, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue, passed over the weekend, aged 91. A proud Yankunytjatjara woman, Dr O’Donoghue leaves behind a remarkable legacy of work underpinned by a fierce and unrelenting drive to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Among her […]