As several countries in Europe and Africa battle a fourth wave of COVID-19, concerns as to whether Australia will follow have begun to emerge.  Top epidemiologist Professor Adrian Esterman said he is optimistic about the future but affirms that vaccines ...

If the Australian healthcare sector was a country, it would be the fifth-largest carbon emitter on the entire planet. Experts say that nurses, making up the largest group of healthcare workers, can use their trusted voice in the community to ...

For many, keeping positive and optimistic has been key to navigating the uncertainties and perils of the COVID-19 pandemic. But those harbouring an obsession with staying upbeat, or viewing negative emotions as a failure or weakness, may have fallen into ...

Student nurses and midwives will be critical to assisting Australia’s recovery from COVID-19, but have gone largely unrecognised by the broader system, according to education leaders. Tracey Moroney, a professor of Nursing at the University of Wollongong, says there needs ...

Australians living with mental illness are four times more likely to be hospitalised with a vaccine preventable illness compared to the rest of the population, according to recent studies. As NSW and Victoria emerge from extended lockdowns, experts are raising ...

Waking up at 3am in the morning and worrying is a common experience, and researchers have unpacked why we have late night sleep disturbances and how we can avoid it. Professor Greg Murray, a clinical psychologist and director of the ...

With reports of nurses in New York burning their scrubs in protest against vaccine mandates and footage of workers protesting in Melbourne against lockdown, the divide between 'vaccine mindsets' is growing. Around 90 per cent of health workers in Australia ...

With ongoing social distancing and lockdowns, the use of telemedicine has skyrocketed across the globe, with more patients than ever reaching for the phone to meet their healthcare needs. A new survey has delved into how primary care nurses have ...

The movement of consumer driven healthcare has become a growing phenomenon.  Engaging people accessing healthcare in the creation of policy, services, education and research is vital to address public needs, according to Dr Brett Scholz from ANU’S medical school. Dr ...

With COVID-19 severely restricting physical activity on wards, nurses have spoken out about the most significant challenges they face when getting their patients up and moving. Professor Danny Hills and his colleagues at Federation University surveyed 138 nurses and found ...