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Burnout is on the rise in our health sector. It is an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed – and, in the health and social sectors, chronic stress is the rule, not the ...

There are concerns toilets could spread COVID-19 because flushing could generate aerosols that linger in the air. A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlighted several examples of how coronavirus was spreading via airborne transmission including by “faecal ...

A NSW aged care worker has had her unfair dismissal claim rejected after she was sacked for refusing to have a flu jab, The Guardian reported. Jennifer Kimber, a receptionist with Imlay House in Pambula on the NSW south coast, refused to ...

The South Australian mother of a 10-month-old baby has told of her daughter’s fight for life after being diagnosed with a disease that attacks the intestine of premature infants. Unlike her twin sister Luna, Nyiah Orsborn was diagnosed with necrotising ...

Vaccination is a tricky topic of late. The global race to find a way to get our lives back to some semblance of normality has caused concern among some as to the efficacy and safety of the vaccine options available. ...

Correctional nursing is a tough beat. All nursing has its hard parts, but this is a speciality job, looking after a high-risk community in a residential style setting. Correctional nurse Donna-Marie Bloice has seen a lot in her time at ...

Does the way in which a doctor describes a medical condition influence our decision making?  Researchers from the University of Sydney believe that it does, and found that in some cases the terminology used could make people up to 25 ...

A new international study has found that surgery dramatically increases the risk of death from COVID-19 and it recommends that all non-emergency surgery patients be vaccinated while awaiting surgery. The COVIDSurg Collaborative international team of researchers, led by the University ...

An artwork depicting nurses as superheroes by reclusive street artist Banksy has raised more than £16m for an NHS charity, as reported by the BBC. The piece, titled Game Changer, was sold by Christie's auction house and fetched a 'hammer ...

As Australia's COVID-19 vaccination rollout gets off to a sluggish start, other nations have made great strides in vaccinating their population. Israel is one of those nations, and since the start of its vaccination drive in December 2020, about 57 ...