Australian adults can now assess their bone fracture risk using a tool that aims to address figures showing there will be a new broken bone in Australia every 3.4 minutes. The Osteoporosis Australia data also found that more than 155,000 fractures will ...

A recent report showing that the number of antimicrobials being prescribed in Australia continues to grow should be a wake-up call to community members and health professionals, NPS MedicineWise has said. Chief executive Dr Lynn Weekes said the Australian Commission ...

A new edition of an online resource that shows older patients and their families how to stay well while in hospital has launched. "Older people in hospital" has been developed through a close collaboration between a number of experts and ...

Residential aged-care workers feel they need more support from employers to tackle dementia and depression among their patients. In a study of more than 250 residential aged-care workers in Melbourne, researchers at the Institute for Health and Ageing found that ...

Unplanned pregnancies in Australia are connected with various forms of disadvantage, as well as with ill-informed women and men. A recent nationwide study by Monash University showed that most unwanted or unexpected pregnancies are linked to sexual coercion, social disadvantages, rural ...

Here at Starship Children’s Health in Auckland, New Zealand, we’re very excited to be expanding our service! We currently therefore have numerous opportunities in Paediatric Cardiology, CED and PICU for registered nurses keen to commence with us prior to 2016. ...

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