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Sexuality needs to be a central aspect of the breast cancer agenda, and nurses need to be empowered to discuss it, writes Jane Ussher. Changes to sexual wellbeing can be one of the most problematic aspects of life post-breast cancer. ...

Parents should not be given the choice to vaccinate their child, Professor Ian Frazer tells a Sydney audience. By Linda Belardi. The public has a right to vaccinations and parents who fail to comply should be fined, says a leading ...

Final year students rally over cuts to Tasmania's graduate nurse intake, Linda Belardi reports. One-third of Tasmania's annual graduate nurse intake has been slashed, due to public cost cutting. The Tasmanian Minister for Health, Michelle O'Byrne announced a 2012 employment ...

Nursing dean calls on the profession to break its policy silence, writes Linda Belardi. A ''virtual policy'' school to encourage the active involvement of nurses in public policy is to be established. The school will be an international collaboration between ...

Southern Health management withdraws request to meet with employee over evidence given to a parliamentary inquiry on security and violence. By Darragh O'Keeffe and Linda Belardi. Victoria's largest public health service provider has apologised to a nurse it summoned to a ...

Government announces first strategic review of health and medical research in a decade. The 2011 Australian of the Year, Simon McKeon, is to chair an independent review of health and medical research in Australia and recommend a 10-year strategic health ...

Australian study to investigate the impact of nurses practitioners in Eds. Four universities and five state health authorities are collaborating in a major study to examine the effectiveness of nurse practitioners in emergency department teams. Between 2007 and 2009 there ...

Diabetes Australia calls for more sensitive discussion of the condition Health professionals should refrain from referring to diabetes as a 'disease' and describing people living with the condition as 'diabetics' or 'sufferers', according to a new position statement from Diabetes ...

Report finds one in three prisoners have experienced mental illness. Australia's prisoners have high levels of mental and physical health issues, and high numbers engage in risky health behaviours, according to a new national snapshot. The Australian Institute of Health ...

A lack of clinical placements delays graduation for up to 150 UWS students, reports Annabel McGilvray. An acute shortage of practical nurse-training positions means that up to 150 students at the University of Western Sydney will be unable to complete ...