Plasma treatment for healing chronic wounds
20 February, 2024More than 420,000 Australians suffer from a chronic wound each year, costing the health and aged care system a total of $3bn.
The state of paediatric palliative care in Australia
15 February, 2024150 km. That's the average distance between paediatric palliative care patients and the children's hospital at which they received specialist care.
Digital therapy reduces distress in long-term conditions
15 February, 2024People living with long-term conditions who received the therapist-guided digital program have showed a significant reduction in psychological distress.
Cryptosporidiosis cases on the rise
14 February, 2024The gastrointestinal disease caused by the microscopic parasite Cryptosporidium is a common cause of acute diarrhoea in young children.
Bridging the maternal care gap
14 February, 2024 by Deepak Biswal*In 2021, around 46% of first-time mothers had a postnatal stay of less than one day, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Getinge Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA)
13 February, 2024 | Supplied by: Getinge Australia Pty LtdGetinge's Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist was developed to use the patient's own neural respiratory drive to control the ventilator.
Aust research driving global postpartum haemorrhage guidelines
09 February, 2024More than 14 million women globally experience postpartum haemorrhage, resulting in 70,000 maternal deaths a year.
Hypertension guidelines must include salt substitues: research
07 February, 2024In Australia and New Zealand, most people consume excessive amounts of sodium, with the estimated average said to be about 3600 mg/day
How to shield breast cancer patients from lymphoedema
06 February, 2024Global researchers have published a clinical guide on how and where to roll out evidence-based interventions to help prevent lymphoedema for cancer survivors.
Study lists 16 potentally risky medicines in Aust health care
06 February, 2024Researchers from the RMIT have developed a list of potentially dangerous medications used in Australia and have also suggested safer alternatives.
Providing better access and more choice for cancer care
01 February, 2024Cancer patients undergoing treatment on Brisbane's northside are set to benefit from a new, multimillion-dollar onsite radiation therapy service.
Making cancer outcome equity a reality
01 February, 2024Christine Cockburn, CEO, Rare Cancers Australia, reflects on care disparities across populations and the role of personalised medicine in improving outcomes.
A new weapon against C. diff bacteria
01 February, 2024In a phase-one human clinical trial, a US pharmacist researcher has shown that a newer generation tetracycline antibiotic could help combat Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) bacteria.
Anti-psychotic medications and the risk of heart rhythm disorders
31 January, 2024Around 350,000 Australians are prescribed at least one anti-psychotic drug each year, prompting calls to better monitor patients and perform ECGs.
Improving care for people with cancer cachexia
31 January, 2024 by Vanessa Vaughan*Cancer cachexia affects 50–80% of people, but the condition often goes unrecognised, leaving patients and even healthcare providers grappling with its elusive nature.
