Dr Frederic Gilbert is a philosopher and ethicist in the School of Humanities at the University of Tasmania. He has been studying the positive and negative effects of implantable brain technologies, which are used to treat conditions including Parkinson’s disease ...

Some health professionals in the acute sector may be apprehensive when it comes to releasing patients into the healthcare-in-the-home system but it may be the best move for the patient. This is a key point raised by speakers at the ...

Despite manufacturers’ warnings, some women still carry their smartphone in their bra. The issue was the focus of a Monash University study, published in PLOS One, that surveyed 197 Melbourne-based women aged 15-40 to find out where and how near ...

No matter your sexuality or gender identity, if you have a cervix then you’re at risk of cervical cancer. This is the key message of a new PapScreen Victoria campaign aimed at lesbian, gay, bisexual, same-sex attracted and transgender people, ...

It’s a new year! We have a new health minister with a personal understanding of mental illness and Australia has been ranked number two in the region for its mental health efforts. However, there’s still a lot to do to ...

Maps of the temperature forecast for the next two days have been likened to a portal to hell online but the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) is hoping Australians don’t forgot the very real dangers of extreme heat. With Bureau ...

Conscientious objectors to immunisation should make a commensurate contribution to society to account for the risk their decision imposes to the community, an Australian philosopher has argued. Associate professor Steve Clarke, from Charles Sturt University’s School of Humanities and Social ...

Most palliative care professionals agree that self-care is very important, however, a considerable proportion rarely engage with relevant strategies, a new study has found. The research, led by Jason Mills, a lecturer at Queensland University of Technology's School of Nursing, ...

A frustrated nurse posts on social media about a matter unrelated to her workplace and is found guilty of misconduct. As an ever-increasing number of nurses embrace social media, they should not forget that the nature and content of their ...

Allergy guidelines have been revised. How does this affect infant feeding? Starting solids can be a confusing time for new parents, with the barrage of information available online offering conflicting advice. Allergies and intolerances are on a dramatic incline, and ...