Bombing hospitals, destroying ambulances and the ethics of (un)just war
Bombing hospitals, destroying ambulances and the ethics of (un)just war
Elder-led LGBTQIA+ program to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth
The first Elder-led intervention for improving the social emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTQA+ young people will be trialled in Western Australia. Edith Cowan University (ECU) has received a NHMRC/Medical Research Future Fund grant to develop and test the Pride Yarns: Development and trial of an inter-generational intervention for supporting Aboriginal and […]
Dissolvable stent reduces risk of lower limb amputation in PAD
Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) with blocked lower leg arteries could soon have access to treatment with a dissolvable stent which has been shown to be more effective than standard balloon angioplasty. A phase 3 randomised clinical trial (RCT) led by UNSW researchers found that in patients treated with the dissolvable stent Esprit BTK, […]
Help shape policy and workforce planning in Primary Health Care
The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association is inviting nurses and midwives working in non-hospital settings to participate in its annual national survey of the Australian Primary Health Care (PHC) nursing and midwifery workforce. The Association says the aim of the survey is to better understand PHC nurses and midwives and their work, as a […]
Improve deep sleep to stave off dementia
As little as 1% reduction in deep sleep per year for people over 60 years of age translates into a 27% increased risk of dementia, new research shows. Enhancing or maintaining deep sleep, also known as slow wave sleep, in older years could stave off dementia, suggest Monash University researchers. Slow-wave sleep is the third […]
COVID-19 and Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
With another wave of COVID-19 infections building and a peak expected around Christmas 2023, the pandemic is now having a double impact on both people with new acute infections as well as on people suffering with a variety of post-COVID-19 conditions. Among these, there are increasing reports of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL) and other […]
How many days a week do you need to exercise to see real benefits?
Edith Cowan University researchers may have unlocked a question many of us have pondered – how often do you actually need to exercise each week to see real benefits? The new study saw participants perform a single three-second, maximum-effort eccentric bicep contraction — similar to slowly lowering a heavy dumbbell, from a bent arm to […]
Ahpra launches new checklist to help health practitioners better address complaints from patients and clients
Ahpra launches new checklist to help health practitioners better address complaints from patients and clients
Registered nurses encouraged to take advantage of free ‘Every Nurse’s Business’ CPD program
The ‘Every Nurse’s Business’ free CPD program, developed to build registered nurses’ capacity to provide quality care for people with intellectual disability (ID) and/or autism (ASD), was recently extended until June 2024. RN’s nationwide who have not yet accessed the three available levels of training are being encouraged to take advantage of the educational opportunity […]
Hospital admissions for injuries linked to extreme weather on the rise
The number of hospital admissions for injuries associated with extreme weather – such as heatwaves, bushfires and storms – has increased over the past decade, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). The report, Let’s talk about the weather: injuries related to extreme weather, reveals that in the […]