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Mental health nurses call for greater Medicare access
Mental health nurses are calling on the government to use their expertise to drive a targeted response towards rising rates…
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NSW nurses and midwives rally amid Covid surge
Nurses in two major Sydney hospitals have walked off the job to highlight dangerously low staffing levels. As hospitals prepare for…
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‘Step up’: Australian hospitals running low on blood
Australian hospitals have issued a plea for blood donations after back-to-back disasters have diminished supplies. Floods, road closures, the flu…
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Scientists unravel a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease
A new Flinders University study has shown how a protein called tau, a critical factor in the development of Alzheimer’s…
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Vic nurse suspended over patient relationship
A psychiatric nurse has been suspended after she formed a personal and intimate relationship with a “highly vulnerable” patient. Jaclyn Stratton was…
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NSW emergency wait times skyrocket
Over thirty per cent of NSW residents are waiting over four hours for emergency medical treatment, new figures have shown,…
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‘Immunity is waning’: fourth-jab push for health staff
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will push for a fourth jab for healthcare workers following concerns over waning Covid immunity. The Premier…
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Staff shortages strain regional hospital
Peaks have called on the government to address severe staffing shortages in a state hospital after a nurse was allegedly…
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‘There’ll always be a nurse around’ – Opening up about domestic violence
Nurses play a crucial role in detecting, preventing and helping those experiencing domestic violence (DV). DV involves complex patterns of…
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Is Xanamem the Alzheimer’s breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for?
A local biotech company thinks it may have found the future drug to treat Alzheimer's disease. This week, Australian firm Actinogen announced…
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