Speech can measure the severity of depression as well as a patient’s response to treatment, a new international study has found. The study by the University of Melbourne and the Center for Psychological Consultation in Wisconsin in the US is ...

Australians are still gravely misinformed about depression and how to support someone, said Beyondblue CEO, Kate Carnell. A NSW survey by the mental health organisation found that one in five surveyed wrongly thought it would be helpful to tell someone ...

People at low risk of a heart attack could still benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, researchers say. Half of all heart attacks occur in patients with a low cardiovascular risk, and a large study has shown the risk of these ...

Scott Trueman discusses the crucial importance of nursing documentation in legal proceedings. Nursing documentation or “nursing notes” have several functions not least of which are to record faithfully and actually what occurred at the relevant time. Such documentation is highly ...

Australian researchers are leading the development of a 20-minute test to identify the early stages of dementia in Parkinson’s disease patients. The test to be administered by health professionals will be able to accurately diagnose pre-clinical dementia in the about ...

A Victorian coroner’s recommendation that health authorities should warn all parents against the dangers of co-sleeping with their baby risks some mothers rejecting all health messages, says a leading midwifery researcher. Following an inquiry into the SIDS related deaths of ...

Acute care nurses need support to introduce spiritual care in their daily work, according to new research. Older more experienced nurses working in palliative care are more likely to include spiritual care in their day-to-day work than their younger counterparts, ...

Government inaction and insurance are two roadblocks in the way of private practice midwives, writes Joy Johnston. On May 10 an Australian Greens senator, Lee Rhiannon, drew attention to serious obstructions to maternity reform when announcing the passage in the ...

Midwives are concerned a recommendation to report all high risk homebirths will push the practice underground, Darren Mara reports. The Australian College of Midwives has expressed “grave concern” over calls by the South Australian deputy coroner for mandatory reporting by ...

Indigenous men and those living in rural areas have poorer health outcomes, AIHW analysis shows certain groups of Australian men are at higher risk of poor health than others, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and ...