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Children’s self-esteem and confidence can be badly affected by problems associated with continence, writes Janine Armocida. Continence issues in schools continue to be an ongoing concern. Many health professionals recognise that children who experience the problem, particularly if they do ...

Poor nutrition during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects into an infant’s adult life, write Shelley Wilkinson, Susan de Jersey and Jane Karpavicius. Have you heard the saying: “If there was one time I didn’t need to watch my weight or ...

Understanding cultural differences is important when dealing with older people from different ethnic backgrounds. By Cathy Wever. When providing community care to an elderly Arabic woman whose daughter was struggling to manage her incontinence, Lana Belleville from Just Better Care, ...

There is growing pressure for a nationally consistent approach to end-of-life planning to protect patients, families and healthcare workers, reports Darragh O Keeffe. Delivering advanced care planning (ACP) to every aged care facility in Australia would save about $330 million ...

While the popularity of other health professionals have dropped, nurses have consistently ranked Australia’s most trusted, Nursing Review reports. Nurses have again topped the list as Australia’s most trusted profession, claiming the number one spot for the 18th year in ...

A parliamentary inquiry has heard broad-based support for a national centre for disease control. The federal immigration department and health experts have called on the government to set up a national centre for disease control, modelled on the US organisation ...

Only one in four adults with kidney disease has been diagnosed and demand for kidney transplants and dialysis is expected to soar, health body warns. About 1.3 million Australian adults are unaware they are living with kidney disease, according to ...

Survey finds many Australians fear their final wishes may be ignored by their relatives or health professional. More than one-third of Australians believe their relatives may ignore their wishes near the end of their life. A survey of 1,000 Australians ...

A UK dementia expert has warned a Sydney audience of the impact of overprescribing antipsychotic medication for behaviour control in dementia patients. Hundreds of Australian dementia sufferers are dying unnecessarily each year because of the overuse of antipsychotic drugs, an ...

Nurses and carers are being called on to share their experiences of reporting suspected cases of elder abuse for an Australian first research project, writes Linda Belardi. An Australian first study is investigating the under-researched field of elder abuse, which ...