Intensive blood glucose lowering has been embraced to control hyperglycemia. Australian and New Zealand clinicians, uncertain if intensively lowering blood glucose was harmful or beneficial to critically ill patients have found it increases the risk of dying by 10 per ...

Education project provides a way forward for the development of the cancer nursing workforce in Australia. John is a 62-year-old male diagnosed with colorectal cancer, while Jane, 36, has ovarian cancer. From this month nurses will be able to follow ...

Supporting nurses in expanding their knowledge of cancer care is one of the main functions of the first ever academic chair in cancer nursing for NSW. Professor Kate White, Associate Dean (research) of University of Sydney’s faculty of nursing and ...

New technology is improving treatment options for those living with multiple sclerosis, writes Annie May. For the 18,000 Australians living with multiple sclerosis, up until now, treatment options often came in the form of regular painful injections. Problems with self ...

Jane Barry makes the link between nutrition and infant eye health. As an issue, infant eye health has not been high on the agenda for many child and family health nurses. It competes for attention and surveillance among other, often ...

His name appears on the credits of an Academy Award-winning film, but Hollywood isn’t where you will find Jason Lynch, writes Annie May. In one job he brings blobs of plasticine to life, in the other he helps keep people ...

The words we use around people with dementia are important, but so too is how we say them, writes Jane Verity To say darling or not to say darling – that is the question. The three words darling, dearie or ...

The federal government needs to look at the real cost of wound care. The very serious problem in relation to wound management is well known – if you are elderly, have a wound and live either in the community or ...

Reducing the risk of IAD is the focus of a new care plan. Experts on incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) are advocating a management plan that helps patients avoid incontinence-related skin issues. IAD is painful, often likened to burns on an individual’s ...

Research looks at getting baby back home and into the arms of their parents earlier. When parents look forward to the day their child is finally born the thought of being separated isn’t something they want to consider. However, that ...