Author Archives: Dallas Bastian
Political parties must put preventive health first: open letter
Australia can no longer adopt an 'ambulance at the bottom of the hill' approach to health. Political parties must act to reduce the burden of chronic disease. This is the call from more than 25 health and community leaders, who ...
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Australian nursing students will travel to Thailand to learn how local health professionals and community members approach the issues they encounter, while also delivering much-needed eye glasses for locals. The Charles Sturt University (CSU) students will travel to villages in ...
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Less care sometimes means better health: forum
New diagnostic and screening technologies may be doing more harm than good in some cases. This was a key point raised during a public forum on the issue of overdiagnosis and over-treatment. Public health researchers from the University of Sydney ...
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Better arthritis care means big savings: peak body
Better care and support for people with arthritis could save the health system $170 million a year by reducing the need for joint replacement surgery. That’s one of the key points raised by Arthritis Australia following the release of their ...
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