Democracy improves health outcomes
2019-05-17T10:46:48+10:00May 15th, 2019|
Democracy is linked with decreases in mortality caused by cardiovascular disease and road deaths, as well as increases in government health spending. The global study [...]
Report on antibiotic resistance exposes threat to patient health
2019-05-17T10:50:57+10:00May 9th, 2019|
Despite the use of antibiotics falling for the first time in two decades, they continue to be overprescribed, leading to numerous dangerous bacteria growing increasingly [...]
New asthma guidelines for practice released
2019-05-07T16:40:59+10:00May 6th, 2019|
Latest evidence based guidelines on asthma diagnosis and treatment have been released, with key changes in paediatric care. The National Asthma Council Australia has released [...]
WHO’S top 10 threats to global health in 2019
2019-05-31T10:07:47+10:00May 3rd, 2019|
Earlier this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its top 10 threats to global health in 2019 together with a new five-year strategic plan [...]
Nurses and midwives outline key federal election priorities to improve health
2019-04-17T09:42:56+10:00April 15th, 2019|
Australia’s peak nursing and midwifery bodies have released a set of joint federal election priorities calling on all political parties to work together with the [...]
5 ways to re-energise on a night shift
2019-04-10T16:38:25+10:00April 10th, 2019|
For many nurses and midwives working night shifts, it can be challenging to keep energy levels up and remain mentally alert. Here are five ways [...]
Health workers have crucial role to play on World Health Day 2019
2019-04-10T11:43:26+10:00April 4th, 2019|
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on health workers across the globe to support its push for universal health coverage (UHC) on World Health [...]
How nurses and midwives can support Save the Children
2019-04-10T11:42:21+10:00April 3rd, 2019|
Independent aid organisation Save the Children seeks to give a powerful voice to children and champion their rights. It does so in Australia and around [...]
Choose wisely
2019-04-03T10:33:10+11:00April 2nd, 2019|
Antibiotic resistance is a grave concern for the Australian healthcare system. Antibiotics, designed to prevent infections, have saved millions of lives since they were introduced [...]