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Voices of hope: How the RMH Scrub Choir became a lifeline during COVID-19 and beyond
- November 12, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
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Financial stress and your mental health
- November 7, 2024
- Category: Sponsored Post
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
A higher cost of living has increased financial hardship for many Australians. Since 2020, interest rates, mortgages and inflation have risen fast, but real wages have gone down [1]. Despite low unemployment, higher living costs are affecting our living standards.
Exercise prescriptions to help reduce depression
- April 14, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Exercise can be a powerful tool to fight depression and should be routinely prescribed as part of treatment plans, according to Australian researchers. Activities such as walking, jogging, yoga and strength training were extremely beneficial
Exercise caution when taking nutritional advice from social media influencers, study finds
- April 4, 2024
- Category: Research, Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives
Researchers say Australians should think twice about taking dietary and nutritional advice from social media after a national audit of influencer posts revealed nearly half contained inaccurate information. Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and
Nurses poised to help shift dial in fight against obesity
- April 3, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: Health & Wellbeing
Nurses and fellow health professionals have a critical role to play in helping the growing number of Australians experiencing severe weight issues, according to the nation’s peak body for obesity in Australia. A new report
New sleep regime to help insomnia
- March 26, 2024
- Category: Wellbeing
- / Tag: All Nurses And Midwives, Shiftwork
For shift workers with a chronically mistimed body-clock, getting a good night’s sleep can be an endless battle. Australian researchers are moving a step closer to discovering how to personalise a sleep regime and readjust
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