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Residential aged-care workers feel they need more support from employers to tackle dementia and depression among their patients. In a study of more than 250 residential aged-care workers in Melbourne, researchers at the Institute for Health and Ageing found that ...

What is the appropriate age for a teenager to take responsibility for their own medicine? It’s not a question with a clear-cut answer. NPS MedicineWise, an Australian not-for-profit organisation, wants to educate teens and their families on the importance of ...

Undergraduate students in healthcare need a broader understanding of mental health and how it relates to modern cultural issues,  the Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery has decided. To highlight the connections between mental health and cultural issues, the ...

There is an ever-increasing need for aged-care professionals in Australia. At the same time, service providers struggle to recruit enough RNs for these positions. This is particularly true in rural and regional areas. Researchers from Charles Sturt University have not stood idle in ...

Unplanned pregnancies in Australia are connected with various forms of disadvantage, as well as with ill-informed women and men. A recent nationwide study by Monash University showed that most unwanted or unexpected pregnancies are linked to sexual coercion, social disadvantages, rural ...