Negative attitudes towards mental illness is leading to fewer student nurses pursuing a career in mental health, a nursing professor has said. Vice President of the Australian College of Mental Health Nursing (ACMHN) Professor John Hurley said the stigma is ...

A research team has embarked on a two-year project to design individual health screening tools and community-level interventions in the Torres Strait region. James Cook University's Healthy Ageing Research Team (HART) researchers joined forces with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Nurses will play a critical role in educating the public on the risks of e-cigarette use as the Australian government moves to crack down on recreational vaping. During last week's budget, health minister Mark Butler said the department will allocate ...

Caitlin Clayer, a remote area nurse, is leading the way in improving the health and wellbeing of First Nations communities in the Northern Territory.  Indigenous Australians have a lower life expectancy compared to non-Indigenous Australians, and are at least twice ...

Registered nurse and lecturer at the University of South Australia, Kim Gibson, is spreading awareness about hearing loss as a possible symptom of Covid-19. Studies suggested that the Covid virus could attack the tissue and cells in the inner ear, ...

A Parkinson's specialist has said increasingly more nurses are offering valuable support to people living with the disease following yesterday’s awareness day. Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease that impacts the central nervous system, affecting someone’s movement and mood. Over 1,100 Australians ...

A paediatric nurse has been recognised for her unwavering dedication to caring for young patients with terminal illnesses and long-term health issues. Grace Fearon, 24, received the Juiced TV Super Hero Awards earlier this month for her outstanding work in ...

A young nurse has been recognised for his dedication to improve healthcare delivery across three continents. Charles Sturt University recently awarded their prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award to Gideon Johnson. Throughout his ten-year career, Gideon has pursued university degrees in both ...

One of Australia's leading nursing unions is calling for more research to battle the sexualisation of the workforce. In early March, 120,000 NSW registered nurses and midwives received an email from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW (NMC) warning them not ...

NSW's two major parties have committed to employing more healthcare staff, upgrading hospitals and allocating funding towards women's health, with less than a week out of the election. On March 25, millions of East-coast Australians are anticipated to take to ...