Deanna Stuart-Butler, The University of Queensland; Aleena Wojcieszek, The University of Queensland; Sarah Graham, The University of Queensland; Valerie Ah Chee, The University of Queensland, and Vicki Flenady, The University of Queensland Australian national data show First Nations women face ...

Expressions of interest are now open for Aurora Education Foundation's First Nations Cancer Scholarship, a $5.9 million investment to support Indigenous health professionals and researchers complete postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field. The collaboration, between the Albanese government, ...

Laura Chien - PhD Candidate and Research Assistant Institute for Communication in Health Care, Australian National University Nursing handovers are the backbone of ward communication, critical for ensuring seamless continuity of patient care from one shift to the next. Ineffective ...

Danielle Harrop, The University of Queensland; Debra Pauza, Indigenous Knowledge, and William Wang, The University of Queensland A First Nations child born in Australia today can expect to live eight to nine years less than a non-Indigenous child born on ...

Nurses rank as the most trusted and dedicated profession in the world. According to the nurses' peak body, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, the number of nurses in Australia's workforce has grown by 23 per cent, with figures from ...

New research could see South Australian midwives taking on an even more crucial role in supporting pregnant women to address alcohol and other drug use. A new initiative between Flinders University, the University of Adelaide, and the Northern Adelaide Local ...

A recent TAFE graduate proves it's never too late to follow your passion after switching from a small business owner to a nursing graduate aged 46. Daniella Goodridge owned and operated a thriving swim school in the eastern suburbs of ...

Tasmanian registered nurse and aid worker Carol Nagy has recently returned from a six-week stint as an emergency medical coordinator with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) for their Palestine medical program. She has worked with MSF for 23 years ...

Australia has been quick to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to enhance patient care and improve overall health outcomes. For instance, virtual reality (VR) has been one mode, with NSW rolling out VR training for nurses to help with stroke ...

Hazel Keedle, Western Sydney University and Hannah Dahlen, Western Sydney University In theory, pregnant women in Australia can choose the type of health provider they see during pregnancy, labour and after they give birth. But this is often dependent on ...