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The numbers show children in detention centres face higher risks for mental, physical and social problems. If you open an Australian newspaper or news website, questions or criticism regarding the treatment of refugees in Australian immigration detention centres and offshore ...

Reflective practice should be a tool for building resilience against racism in nursing and midwifery, attendees at the recent CATSINaM conference were told. Griffith University professor of first peoples health Roianne West delivered the presentation, following recent membership forums at ...

Is electric stimulation therapy a viable alternative when compression therapy is not tolerated? That’s the current focus of a La Trobe University pilot randomised controlled trial investigating whether people with venous disease would tolerate an alternate regimen and, further, would ...

United Nations experts have declared the current Ebola outbreak like nothing the world has ever seen – something morphing from a local to an international crisis. The World Health Organization has confirmed that more than 4000 people have died in ...

Security in wards for patients and staff was a key discussion point at the recent Australian College of Mental Health Nursing 40th international conference. The theme – honouring the past and shaping the future – was prevalent through all talks at ...

Quick fixes and gimmicks are no safe way to weight loss and nutrition in the long term; learn to help patients steer clear of them. The Lemon Detox Diet, the Clay Diet, the Breatharian Diet, the Atkins Diet, the Wheat ...

A collaboration is set to direct $2.5 million to improve remote access to healthcare. Just under one-third of Australians, 29 per cent, live in regional and rural areas, an Australian Bureau of Statistics study completed in June 2013 states. Of ...

There are more overweight or obese men in Australia than women, yet most weight-reduction surgeries are performed on women. A team of researchers hopes to help change that. As the number of bariatric surgeries increases, the numbers of men receiving ...

Pre-hospital placements are offering nurses and students more chances for training and learning. Nurses and student nurses are increasingly exploring alternative and innovative ways to deliver care and develop their knowledge and skills in environments beyond the traditional hospital setting. ...

A sloppy, poorly constructed application can doom a deregistered worker’s hopes. The process of applying for reinstatement to the nurse’s register, having been suspended, is not to be taken in a cavalier fashion. The neatness or sloppiness of the application ...