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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will push for a fourth jab for healthcare workers following concerns over waning Covid immunity. The Premier on Monday revealed plans to seek federal government support in including healthcare workers among those eligible for a fourth dose as ...

From children swallowing coins to a man being crushed by his truck – a telehealth nurse's life is unlike any other. Cora O'Brien, the clinical lead of 20 triage nurses at Medibank Health Solutions, keeps herself busy managing the day-to-day ...

A patient's self-reported wellbeing may better indicate their response to treatment than clinician-based data, new research has found. The study from Flinders University compared nearly 3000 patients who were receiving therapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. ...

After two years of almost flu-free Australia, cases are rising once again as winter closes in. Within a fortnight, 26,000 confirmed influenza cases were recorded nationwide while borders open up and covid restrictions eased. It's a stark contrast compared to ...

Today, nurses are increasingly playing a greater role in diagnosing and prescribing treatments. The digitalisation of healthcare systems in recent years also meant that nurses had to upskill to keep up with new administrative demands in addition to their extensive ...

Health workers in NSW will receive a three per cent wage rise and a one-off $3,000 payment as recognition for their efforts during COVID-19. On Monday, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet announced the new wage policy with an additional 10,000 health staff staff ...

Nathan Boase always knew he would be a scientist, and he is currently researching new methods to protect people against viruses like Monkeypox and COVID-19. Boase and his team from QuT have been given the green light to develop a ...

Peaks have called on the government to address severe staffing shortages in a state hospital after a nurse was allegedly stabbed by a patient during a busy emergency shift. According to the NSWMWA, emergency patients at Shoalhaven Hospital on the ...

Picture: Supplied. Nurse practitioner Sue Hegarty had the honour to receive the 2022 HESTA Nurse of the Year award. She was one of the three nominated nurses this year and won because of her exceptional contribution to the not-for-profit organisation ...

Chronic migraine can be a debilitating condition that affects multiple aspects of someone's life. Nearly 5 million Australians live with migraine, which is equivalent to 20 per cent of the population. Nurse and midwife Liz Durant has been having frequent migraine ...