In a surprising interaction at Thursday’s final hearing into the aged care royal commission, Commissioner Lynelle Briggs appeared to attack the recommendations of the counsels assisting midway through the hearing. The first morning of the two-day hearing saw Counsel assisting ...
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COVID vaccine indemnity: What does it mean for Australians?
The Australian government has given the suppliers of two COVID-19 vaccines indemnity against liability for rare side-effects – but one academic argues Australia needs compensation schemes in place. Associate Professor Nicholas Wood, from the Faculty of Medicine and Health at ...
More »The Coronavirus Podcast: ‘lungs like concrete’, treating the third wave of COVID-19
On the podcast this week, host Conor Burke is joined by Michelle Dowd, the nurse manager of intensive care services at Liverpool Hospital. Michelle has been intimately involved in the treatment of the sickest COVID-19 patients since the beginning of ...
More »New e-training aims to avoid anaphylaxis in hospitals
National Allergy Strategy is launching the first free food allergy e-training for Australian hospital staff to combat unnecessary allergic reactions in hospitals. Allergic diseases currently affect more than four million Australians and the prevalence of such diseases is on the rise. ...
More »What really matters: Time for a new vision of ageing and care
Despite all the scientific and medical advances of recent centuries, nothing can bring back the dead we have lost due to the pandemic. Nor can the prosperity and general affluence of modern life erase the pain of losing loved ones ...
More »Dick Johnson is Dead: Netflix tackles death and dementia
The premise to Netflix’s new film, Dick Johnson is Dead, is simple. Documentarian Kirsten Johnson’s father, the eponymous Dick, is diagnosed with dementia, so to work through the grief, loss and impending death, she decides to chronicle the last few ...
More »COVID-19 LATEST: Cloth masks only work if machine washed, researchers say, NSW gov has COVID complacency worries
Cloth masks must be washed at high temperatures after use in order to provide protection against the transmission of COVID-19, say researchers at UNSW. The research – an analysis of unpublished data from a randomised controlled trial the researchers published in ...
More »New Black Dog e-hub aims to help nurses facing mental health issues
The next wave of the pandemic may be a wave of mental health disorders that will arise throughout Australia. Preliminary data taken in the height of lockdowns showed that people are already reporting psychological distress during the pandemic. One preliminary ...
More »Budget 2020-21: the sector reacts
The coronavirus pandemic and aged care were two of the big ticket items in last night’s Budget. One of the aged care centrepieces was $1.6 billion for 23,000 additional home care packages. There was also $81 million for additional surge ...
More »Albanese promises centre for disease control
A Labor government would set up a centre for disease control to strengthen Australia's preparedness for future pandemics, party leader Anthony Albanese says. Albanese said lives and the economy depended on Australia getting its response to future pandemics right. "Ask ...
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