New treatment offers hope to sufferers of chronic wounds. A wound-healing invention developed at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has produced remarkable results in an international human trial. The multi-centre study of VitroGro found 92 per cent of the ...

Couch potatoes double risk of blood clots. Lying around for long stretches outside of work doubles the risk of dangerous blood clots in the lungs, according to a new study among women. The study looked at the risk of pulmonary ...

Nurses to do a risk assessment before allowing mothers to breastfeed lying down, says coroner. Nurses must ensure new mums are alert enough before letting them breastfeed in bed, an inquest into the smothering death of a baby has found. ...

Wound bed preparation a core component to effective wound care treatment. It is well documented that chronic wounds constitute a major problem in society, as they lead to social isolation of the patient, prolonged inability to work and considerable effects ...

Australian researchers produce new tool kit to improve end of life care. Australian researchers are launching a palliative care toolkit which aims to improve resources for residential aged care facilities nationally and throughout the world. The Palliative Approach Toolkit, which ...

The death of a baby during delivery demonstrates the need for collaborative arrangements between doctors and midwives. Coroner John Hutton last month handed down his findings of an inquest into the newborn’s death following a birth intervention at Gold Coast’s ...

Providing better patient outcomes in Australian hospitals by improving the management of acute patient deterioration events is the focus of a new research project at the University of Technology, Sydney. UTS has received funding from the Australian Commission for Safety ...

Robots and other assistive technology may be inevitable in aged care moving into the future, but can they replace the human touch? Annie May reports. Standing at just 40cm tall and looking suspiciously like the latest toy their grandchildren have ...

Senior clinical nurses can effectively contribute to the pandemic influenza public health response. Annie May reports. On 24 April, 2009 the World Health Organisation advised of an outbreak of a new strain of flu – H1N1 Influenza 09, to become ...

Prevention of infectious diseases is vital following sudden flooding disasters, according to an infectious diseases specialist. Writing in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine Australasia, Dr Tony Allworth, director of Infectious Diseases at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, offered advice ...