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Children Suffering Ocular Trauma is a Serious Concern
Incidents of children requiring hospitalisation from ocular trauma remains a serious concern, a 12-year study has shown. [ + ]
Healthcare Jobs on Offer in New Zealand
New Zealand is calling on Australian health professionals to relocate and help fill healthcare jobs. [ + ]
Contact Precautions Need Consideration in Infection Prevention and Control
Contact precautions may not always work, and could harm patients, said A/Prof Marin Schweizer to delegates at the Australasian College of Infection Prevention and Control Conference 2014 in Adelaide. [ + ]
World Dementia Envoy to Visit Australia
World Dementia Envoy Dr Dennis Gillings will visit Australia next week to discuss how we can contribute to the international effort to find a cure for dementia by 2025. [ + ]
Hip Fractures Dramatically Increase Death Risk For Men
New research confirming that older men have a much higher risk of dying in the first 12 months post hip fracture than women, University of Adelaide researchers have said. [ + ]
Private Health Insurance Should Do More For Oral Health
Dental disease was the second most common reason Medibank policy holders needed a visit to the hospital, making up 18% of admissions in the 2014, new data from Medibank Private has shown. [ + ]
Reducing MRI Scan Anxiety
The prospect of an MRI scan is, for many patients, something that induces a lot of fear and anxiety. [ + ]
PCEHR Must Integrate Care For Ageing Population
The National E- Health Translation Authority (NEHTA) has announced that it will offer funding to private hospitals in order to integrate their systems to the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR). [ + ]
Nanoscale Technology To Research From Inside Human Body
The Australian Research Council's (ARC) chief executive officer professor Aidan Byrne has welcomed the opening of the new ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics at The University of Adelaide. [ + ]
Survivors of Childhood Retinoblastoma Have Few Setbacks as Adults
Adult survivors of retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer that usually develops in early childhood, have few cognitive or social problems decades following their diagnosis and treatment. [ + ]
Researchers Discover Blue Prints Showing Immunological Memory
Research showing how immunity-protecting cells band together and create pathways, or ‘immunological memory’ could lead to more specific and improved vaccination strategies. [ + ]
Youth Cancer Services Reach More than Half of Newly Diagnosed Patients
Young adult cancer specialists have banded together to highlight to GPs the growing network of age-specific dedicated cancer services for 15 - 25 year olds in Australia. [ + ]
Brain Training Best Under Supervision
Research on brain training by the University of Sydney's Regenerative Neuroscience Group shows computer-based systems can boost memory and thinking skills in older adults. [ + ]
ACCC Announces Decision on Medical Schools' Preference and Interview Policies
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued a final decision re-authorising policies that govern the selection and interviewing of applicants to study medicine at Australian graduate-entry medical schools. [ + ]
New Report on Emergency Department Utilisation By People with Cancer
With very little information on how and why people with cancer visit an emergency department available, a new report by the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) and the Cancer Institute NSW has shed light on the subject. [ + ]
