Mateship and comradery are values fundamental to rural and remote communities with people picking up the slack for a mate who is sick or just [...]
ABSTRACT The burden of seasonal influenza is particularly high in older adults. In 2017, 91% of the deaths from influenza disease and related complications in [...]
Across Australia there are small populations of chronically unwell people who are using Telehealth Home Monitoring Service to support them in the home to improve [...]
Globally, viral hepatitis is a leading cause of death and a major public health threat; in 2017, more people were infected with Hepatitis C Virus [...]
Aboriginal traditional healers are working alongside health professionals in Adelaide hospitals to treat patients’ physical, emotional and cultural health and wellbeing. The Northern Adelaide Local [...]
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 [...]
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a common mental illness impacting around 1 to 4% of the Australian population (National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [...]
A Canberra-based nurse practitioner (NP) who developed an innovative model integrating specialist palliative care into residential aged care in a bid to give people more [...]
Two call bells are ringing, a patient’s pump is beeping and a relative has just motioned for a word as you’ve started your medication round. [...]
