Wound care delivered by telehealth
17 July, 2020 by Megan Jordan, Clinical Nurse Specialist Wound ManagementA chronic leg ulcer and repeated treatment failures left Jan feeling despondent and sceptical that the wound would ever heal…
SA researchers develop infection-busting bandages
15 July, 2020Researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a novel coating that can be applied to any dressing to treat chronic wounds.
Australian wound-healing tech ignites NASA attention
09 June, 2020A team from Southern Cross University is pioneering a technology that could heal wounds in days rather than weeks without using stitches.
Children's hospital to compensate family of disabled girl
02 October, 2019Princess Margaret Hospital's treatment of a toddler with scald burns was found to be negligent and led to the child developing cerebral palsy.
Buddy taping reduces recovery time in boxer's fracture
23 July, 2019A randomised, controlled trial of 126 patients who presented with a 'boxer's fracture' compared the outcomes from the routine practice of plastering these injuries with a more 'user-friendly' approach.
Sealed in 60 seconds
20 December, 2017 by Bec CrewAustralian scientists have developed a glue that literally takes one minute to seal a wound, then signals to the body to start repairing at twice the regular speed.
Fuelling your Mental Health
25 May, 2016 by ahhbCould virtual games become part of pain management?
29 April, 2016 by Corin KellyThe next time you habitually search your bathroom cabinet for some pain medication, you may want to consider virtual games first. According to Edmund Keogh, from the University of Bath, research has shown that psychology plays an important part in how we experience both acute and chronic pain – and that painful sensations can be manipulated by what we think and feel.
Infant feeding - finally some clarity
11 March, 2016 by Corin KellyWith so much confusing and conflicting information about infant feeding, LEAPS (Learning, Eating, Active, Play, Sleep), a free program led by QUT in partnership with NAQ Nutrition, provides some welcome clarity.
Happy Global Handwashing Day!
14 October, 2015 by Sharon SmithThat’s right: the Food Safety Information Council is using this Thursday 15 October Global Handwashing Day to celebrate your favourite topic: hand washing. So get out those gloves and blow them up into balloons in the name of good hand hygiene.
The Conversation - The link between smoking and mental health
07 September, 2015 by Sharon SmithA recent study suggested a causal association between smoking tobacco and developing psychosis or schizophrenia, building on research about the relationship between the use of substances and the risk of psychosis. While cannabis is one of the usual suspects, a potential link with tobacco will have come as a surprise to many.
Cancer Drugs Will Become Terminal for Health Systems
28 August, 2015 by Sharon SmithNarcyz Ghinea, University of Sydney; Ian Kerridge, University of Sydney, and Wendy Lipworth, University of Sydney
Is Depression a Mental or Physical Illness?
07 August, 2015 by Sharon SmithUte Vollmer-Conna, UNSW Australia and Gordon Parker, UNSW Australia
Chronic Depression Causes Brain Damage
20 July, 2015 by Sharon SmithA study published in Molecular Psychiatry has shown that persistent depression causes brain damage by shrinking the hippocampus, leading to a loss of emotional and behavioural function.
