A world-first study has found that poor physical fitness and obesity in childhood may predict declined cognitive functioning and dementia in later life. The 30-year research from Monash University followed over 1200 people from childhood up to 2019 to track their cognitive ...

The Honorary Fellowship Award handed down by Australia's largest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing, went to Professor Patricia M. Davidson this year, recognising her distinguished career as a nurse, researcher and educator.  Having co-authored over 500 journal articles ...

Hundreds of nurses and midwives across 80 NSW hospitals will walk off the job today to demand the government raise wages and address staff shortages. Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) will stop work for between two and 24 ...

Mental health care in Australia has undergone a dramatic transformation since the 1980s. Old-fashioned institutions where patients received psychological care in hospital wards made way for flexible, community-based environments with an individual-focused approach. Mental health nurses were compelled to adjust ...

Over thirty per cent of NSW residents are waiting over four hours for emergency medical treatment, new figures have shown, as a combination of worker shortages and rising flu cases take a toll on state hospitals. A NSW health department ...

Health workers have withdrawn their savings en masse from a major Australian super fund with the aim of sending a powerful message. A group of over 130 nurses and doctors divested their money from industry fund HESTA on Friday in direct ...

Australian student nurses and midwives could soon be using a new self-assessment tool to rate their competency in spiritual patient care. Research published in The Journal of Clinical Nursing developed the 'EPICC Spiritual Care Competency Self-Assessment Tool' for undergraduates to ...

After surviving bowel cancer, Professor Teresa Mitchell-Paterson has dedicated her life to supporting people along the same trajectory by offering them guidance and advice. As a clinical nutritionist for over 20 years, she's also spreading awareness by lecturing at various ...

Nurses working in the private and aged care sectors will not qualify for NSW and Victoria's ‘thank you’ bonuses, state premiers have clarified. Last week, NSW and Victoria announced it would offer public healthcare workers $3,000 in bonus payments in ...

Student paramedics joined the medical team during the iconic Finke Desert Race in central Australia to gain hands-on experience. Held in Alice Springs from June 9 to 13th, the medical team welcomed three second-year students from Charles Darwin University. They ...