It may seem unlikely that drones, droids and robots would have much to do with wound care, but they encompass the theme of this year’s National Science Week, which Wounds Australia (Qld) has embraced as the basis for an upcoming ...
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Cancer to carer: Survivor pursues midwifery career
Megan Grisman is an activist and a cancer survivor. Soon she will add midwife to that list. After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 28 and again at 33, Grisman's battles have made her determined to enter the profession and ...
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People with healthier lifestyles are less likely to develop depression, a new study that followed 1200 people over five years has found. The research, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, also found there was a tendency for those with a ...
More »Healthcare outpricing chronically ill
Australians with chronic conditions are more likely to skip healthcare because of cost than their counterparts in Canada, the UK, Germany and France, new research suggests. The study found 1 in 4 chronically ill Australians is avoiding healthcare because of ...
More »Seniors taking sleeping tablets for decades, unaware of side effects
Older Australians are using sleeping tablets for longer than what’s recommended but may want to stop altogether, recent research has found. The study, published in the journal Australian Family Physician, found that patients were often unaware of the side effects ...
More »Nurse reflects on more than a decade of international aid work
When Denise Moyle got the call for her first international aid mission, she was nervous, excited and a little scared about what was in front of her. Moyle ended up working on the perimeter of Kenya and Sudan, providing care ...
More »NSW union backs marriage equality campaign
Australian Marriage Equality (AME) has welcomed support from the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) for its campaign to legalise same-sex marriage. The motion to support the fight for marriage equality was put to the union’s delegates at its 71st Annual ...
More »Shift workers urged to lighten up for bone health
Nurses, aged-care staff and other shift workers must take action on their bone health, Australian experts have warned. Ahead of Healthy Bone Action Week, which runs throughout the first week of August, Dr Belinda Beck, from Griffith University and co-founder of ...
More »Support for head, neck cancer survivors must go beyond hospital
Care doesn't end at the completion of treatment for head and neck cancer. That's one message University of Queensland school of dentistry researcher Kelsey Pateman sent out ahead of World Head and Neck Cancer Day late last month. She said it's ...
More »Nurse educator shares advice on working in pediatric oncology
Starting work in paediatrics, especially on the oncology and hematology ward, can be daunting. It’s important to give yourself time to get your head around things. This is a key piece of advice that Andrew Grant, acting clinical nurse educator for ...
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