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Aged care nurses are more stressed, make more medication errors and are less satisfied with their jobs now than three years ago, a new report reveals. Annie May reports. Action must be taken to increase the ratio of registered nurses ...

Early detection means that there are now more prostate cancer survivors than ever. But it comes at a price. Annie May reports. When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer the focus is most often on treating the disease and ...

Too often men’s health issues are ignored. For some it is a case of not seeing that there is a problem. Others are told it might be a problem but don’t listen. And then there are some who while knowing ...

The Nurses Memorial Centre, Melbourne, announces its 2011 scholarship recipients. The Nurses Memorial Centre, Melbourne, has continued with its drive to advance the profession with the announcement of its 2011 scholarship recipients. Provided annually to nurses and midwives who possess ...

One academic is taking role play to a whole new level to teach her students about nursing practice, writes Annie May. The reality of living in a technological age is that, at times, human connection can be lost. And in ...

An education program has been launched to meet the cultural needs of Chinese women with breast cancer. Culture has a significant impact on the way women comply with breast screening measures. For women of the Australian Chinese community, it is ...

A mobile teaching hospital is giving the gift of sight. Heather Machin never knows what her day will bring, but that’s to be expected when you work in a flying hospital and help treat blind patients all over the world. ...

Pressure on the government builds as more beds close across NSW. Nurses have closed more than 400 hospital beds across NSW as their industrial action enters its second week. Another 14 hospitals on Monday voted to join the action to ...

Peak in health pressures is still weeks away, predicts medical profession. Queensland's flood crisis will severely strain the state's health system for months, the Australian Medical Association has warned. AMA Queensland President Dr Gino Pecoraro says health workers are already ...

Governments urged to provide increased and targeted mental health services to affected people. People affected by the floods devastating Queensland are being urged to look after their mental health. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists is warning ...