An efficient reminder system might be pivotal to improving the low pneumococcal vaccination rates among Australians 65 and over. A survey by the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) revealed that while many general practices do have a vaccination reminder ...
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Community nursing expert one of 100 Women of Influence
Anna Shepherd, chief executive of Regal Home Health, has been named one of this year’s winners in the 100 Women of Influence Awards. Shepherd has 32 years of experience in the community nursing and primary healthcare industry. She holds an honorary ...
More »Heart disease and sexual dysfunction: tough subject
A Deakin University researcher is looking to lift the taboo on the sexual problems that are often an unspoken side effect for people living with cardiovascular disease. The silent treatment on this issue is a major problem, considering that up to ...
More »Research closes in on link between dementia, eating disorders
Eating disorders are common in patients with certain types of dementia. The underlying reason for this has long been unclear but freshly published Australian research might just shed new light on this phenomenon. “We know from studies that eating changes ...
More »AMA wants bigger say in MBS review
The federal government's proposed review of the Medicare Benefits Schedule met with sharp objections from the Australian Medical Association this week. AMA president professor Brian Owler did not spare words in response to Health Minister Sussan Ley’s announcement, calling it ...
More »Breastmilk and baby saliva potent mix, study finds
Australian researchers have discovered an underlying reason why breast is best. They found mixing unpasteurised breastmilk with certain compounds in the saliva of newborn infants had an antibacterial effect. The interaction was selectively antibacterial, capable of killing harmful entities such ...
More »Long waits in emergency still a big problem
In Australia, 70 per cent of patients in emergency departments are waiting more than eight hours to be moved to a hospital bed after receiving emergency care, a recent survey has found. And that’s nothing new. The research, from the ...
More »Trauma professional takes NSW Nurse of Year honours
A practising trauma nurse and researcher has won Nurse of the Year in Research and Innovation at the 2015 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards. Associate professor Kate Curtis, from the University of Sydney, was recognised for her ...
More »Psychotropic medicine use high in the community
Psychotropic medicine use is high in people living with dementia in the community, and often not in line with therapeutic guidelines. This was one of the key findings from a project that reviewed the medication records of people with cognitive ...
More »Nurses, midwives carrying heavy symptom burden
NSW nurses and midwives have reported a host of health symptoms and diseases in a recent survey, although more than half rated their current health as very good or excellent. Among the 5000 workers surveyed in the study from the University ...
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