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Australia’s health inequality gap is growing, a new report has warned, and experts are calling for a cultural shift in policy to help curb preventable deaths in lower socioeconomic communities.  The 2021 Australia’s Health Tracker by Socio-economic Status report found ...

With COVID-19 severely restricting physical activity on wards, nurses have spoken out about the most significant challenges they face when getting their patients up and moving. Professor Danny Hills and his colleagues at Federation University surveyed 138 nurses and found ...

A new report detailing Indigenous patients' experiences of hospital care has affirmed the importance of supporting the midwifery workforce, according to UWS researcher and registered midwife Renae Coleman. Recent insights from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) found that Aboriginal women ...

A Melbourne COVID-19 nurse has been awarded a national scholarship in efforts to develop more leadership roles for women in health. Le Truong, 32, was selected to receive the Leadership in Nursing Scholarship by Chief Executive Women, after leading 50 ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is more effective than medication in treating insomnia among women during pregnancy and after birth, according to a new study. Sleep disturbances and symptoms of insomnia affect one in three Australian women after giving birth, ...

A coalition of six organisations, including the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation (AMNF) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA), have released a joint statement urging Minister Hunt to consider a nurse-led vaccination model. Under the plan, 250 ...

An Australian first medicinal cannabis trial has offered new treatment pathways for advanced cancer patients.  Mater researchers observed the efficacy in cannabidiol (CBD) oil to provide symptom relief in more than 150 participants, who they say showed vast improvement in ...

On the frontlines of hospitals and emergency units around New Zealand, nurses and midwives are suffering from deteriorating working conditions.  Nurses claim they are at breaking point, reporting severe exhaustion, dangerous staffing levels and unacceptable pay and conditions. “People, including ...

National Pain Week is an annual event drawing awareness towards the impact of chronic pain on people’s lives and this year runs from July 26 to August 1st.  Around 3.4 million Australians currently suffer from the condition. More than half ...

People with intellectual disabilities are hospitalised at significantly higher rates compared to the general population, according to an Australian-first study.The analysis, published last month in the Medical Journal of Australia, spotlighted the critical gaps present in our healthcare system.Researchers evaluated ...