A West Australian nurse who tested positive to COVID-19 while volunteering in Victoria has returned home with her six colleagues after making a full recovery. Renee Freeman contracted the virus earlier this month after working in an aged care home ...

A 32-year-old nurse at Ipswich hospital in Queensland has tested positive for COVID-19 as 220 staff at the hospital have gone into precautionary quarantine.  The nurse is one of two new positive cases in the state announced on Sunday, and Ipswich hospital has moved all appointments elsewhere whilst only the emergency department remains open.  Both new cases are linked to the youth detention cluster ...

A senior nurse who recently returned from coronavirus-hit Victoria has become South Australia's latest positive case, as the state mulls a "soft border" with Queensland. The woman, among a group of nurses sent to Victoria to assist in the embattled ...

Senator Richard Colbeck faced intense questioning at the Senate Select Committee hearing on Australia’s response to COVID-19 on Friday, and was criticised for appearing not to know how many people in aged care have died from COVID-19 since the beginning ...

The aged care royal commission has heard evidence that the government had no COVID-19 plan for the aged care sector, leading to one of the highest aged care death rates in the world. In his opening remarks on Monday, counsel ...

Maternity wards across the globe have noticed something strange happening during the coronavirus pandemic. Premature births were disappearing. Preterm birth is defined by the WHO as babies born alive before 37 weeks, with extremely preterm occurring before 28 weeks. In ...

Welcome to Nursing Review's new podcast. Each week 'The Coronavirus Podcast' will tackle all of the myths, research and talking points that surround the pandemic.

Scott Morrison today announced more measures aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus, including new aged care guidelines and lifting work restrictions on student nurses. In a wide-ranging press conference, the Prime minister laid out restrictions on non-essential gatherings ...

Australia’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has been criticised by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). Its president, Dr Harry Nespolon, said the lack of government planning is “risking people’s health”. The RACGP is urging the government ...

Reducing the risk of heart attack in the early stages of a bereavement with a common medication has been the focus of new research by the University of Sydney. Professor Geoffrey Tofler, leading the study published in the American Heart Journal, said ...