An infectious disease expert says not only will monkeypox cases continue to rise, but we're also likely facing the appearance of new contagious diseases in the future. According to Griffith University Professor Nigel McMillan, climate change, population increase and urbanisation ...

Very few researchers have endeavoured to do what Professor James McAuley and his team are about to embark on. They've started a large, world-first trial exploring whether physiotherapy in combination with a drug can treat a rare chronic condition characterised ...

North Carolina-based scientists say they may have designed a universal vaccine that could protect us from current and future Covid strains, but progress is being held back due to funding issues. The dominant BA.4 and BA.5 strains have proven to ...

Mental health nurses are calling on the government to use their expertise to drive a targeted response towards rising rates of mental illness in Australia. According to the latest ABS data, nearly two in five people aged 16 to 24 ...

Personal care assistant Maria La Marca has been honoured with an award for her stop-at-nothing attitude in supporting nurses and caring for patients. Nursing Agency 'Caring for You' handed out the 'Can Do Attitude' prize to honour Maria's limitless energy ...

Researchers are alerting hospitals and homeowners to watch out for antibiotic-resistant germs in plumbing that may pose a threat to people with lowered immune systems. The warning comes amid rising numbers of people with compromised immunities due to Covid-19 and ...

What started as a project to help provide feedback to diabetic patients who'd lost sensation in their feet became a brand-new footwear concept for healthcare workers. Monash University and Blundstone Australia put their heads together to design footwear for nurses ...

Medical experts have called for a quick response to curb monkeypox in Australia after the World Health Organization declared the virus a global emergency. Since the disease was first reported in Australia on May 20, there have been 44 cases ...

Australian nurses experiencing workplace violence are turning to their fellow nurses to cope due to a lack of support from their organisation, new research shows.  Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Queensland spoke with 23 nurses working in ...

Nurses in two major Sydney hospitals have walked off the job to highlight dangerously low staffing levels. As hospitals prepare for the predicted surge of new Covid cases before the August peak, nurses gathered outside Blacktown and Westmead Hospitals on Monday morning to ...