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Optimal, healthy infant growth targeted by online program
A new online program, Baby-EATS, aims to support early childhood educators and parents of infants and toddlers to improve child nutrition early in life. [ + ]
Concern over paracetamol access for Australians in pain
Painaustralia has expressed disappointment at the TGA's interim decision to reduce the available pack sizes of paracetamol in Australia. [ + ]
Sex hormones may affect women with rheumatoid arthritis
A study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those taking oral contraceptives or HRT had a greater chance of achieving remission. [ + ]
New study highlights telehealth struggles in cancer care
Cancer patients suffered added stress during the pandemic due to rules preventing a support person from attending appointments with them, a new study has found. [ + ]
10 principles for reducing generative AI risk in health
A new paper proposes a comprehensive ethical framework for the responsible use, design and governance of generative AI applications in health care and medicine. [ + ]
Nanotech for more accurate, timely insulin delivery
Local researchers have developed a new system that releases insulin precisely and smartly only when the body actually needs it. [ + ]
Bacteria could help immune system destroy tumours
Injecting bacteria into a tumour causes inflammation that triggers the immune system to attack rather than protect a tumour, according to new research. [ + ]
Bio-printed 'patches' could repair dead heart tissue
Bio-engineered heart tissues could one day help patients recover from the damage caused by a heart attack, according to UTS researchers. [ + ]
20% of high-cholesterol patients refuse statins: study
One in five people refused to accept statin therapy despite being at high risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study. [ + ]
Childhood LRTI linked to premature death: Lancet
Respiratory infections contracted during early childhood are associated with an increased risk of death from respiratory illness between 26 and 73 years of age. [ + ]
SHPA calls for workforce, medicine access equity ahead of NSW election
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia has released its 2023 New South Wales State Election Priorities, calling for an end to longstanding inequities. [ + ]
Monash study links diet, gut and mental health
Fermentation of protein in the gut could release toxins and affect the brain's access to neurotransmitter compounds, according to a Monash study. [ + ]
Nurses and midwives celebrated at WA Awards Gala Ball
Western Australia's nurses and midwives were recognised at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards which celebrate more than 41,000 nurses and midwives. [ + ]
GPs suggest a team approach to beat burnout
Improved data and encouraging doctors to work together as a team on patient care could be ways to improve conditions for stressed GPs, a new study has found. [ + ]
New Strep A variant: research urges enhanced international surveillance
A new Strep A variant has been associated with increased UK scarlet fever cases. Genomic surveillance has found the variant is now circulating in Australia. [ + ]