Articles
The Future of Disease Epidemics
The University of Sydney's professor Eddie Holmes is encouraging Australia to take up US-style centres for disease control, after warning that the number of disease epidemics will rise in the future. [ + ]
Imagine a Healthier Future Campaign Supports the MRFF
The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) Action Group has launched its Imagine a Healthier Future Campaign to encourage public investment in health and medical research. [ + ]
New Resource to Help Patients with Chronic Pain
GPs now have easy access to a useful resource to help patients with chronic pain better understand and manage their condition. [ + ]
Australian guidelines on Barrett’s Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma
Cancer Council Australia has published new clinical guidelines which will help provide greater consistency in the management one of Australia’s fastest growing cancers and its known precursor, Barrett’s oesophagus. [ + ]
World Lymphoma Awareness Day Highlights Need for Earlier Diagnosis
Lymphoma Australia and medical experts are using World Lymphoma Awareness Day (15 September) to ‘put lymphoma in the limelight’ and call for all Australians to better recognise the symptoms of a cancer that takes an Australian life every six hours. [ + ]
Ebola or MERs-CoV: Do we panic with these emerging new or old infectious diseases?
[hr]Internationally, we are seeing the emergence of new and old infectious diseases. Marija Juraja asks: Is there a risk, with the penchant for travels, that these infectious diseases could land on our doorstep?[hr] [ + ]
New Hand Hygiene Initiative: Clean In, Clean Out
[hr]A study of the hand hygiene rates in some of Australia’s biggest hospitals has found patients could be routinely exposed to potentially deadly infectious bugs by doctors who are not following proper hygiene procedures, writes Narelle Shuh.[hr] [ + ]
World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders Unveiled
[hr]Founding of WAIDID, the World Association for Infectious Diseases and Immunological Disorders was unveiled at the Infectious Diseases World Summit in Shanghai in July.[hr] [ + ]
Infection Control Features
Ambiguity - One of Our Greatest Infection Risks [ + ]
Understanding the Value of Philanthropy
[hr]Australians are a generous lot who believe in backing health and medical research. But there are some worrying trends emerging in this area of philanthropy. Misperceptions about the proposed Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) are a threat to Australia’s proud history of research firsts, writes Elizabeth Foley [hr] [ + ]
AMA Releases Position Statement on End of Life Care
The AMA today released its new Position Statement on End of Life Care and Advance Care Planning 2014. [ + ]
Queensland Nurse Wins Award for e-Health and Patient Care Skills
Queensland Health nurse Helen Murray has combined her patient care skills with the world of e-Health and been honoured with a top ICT award. [ + ]
Landmark Biomedical Health Survey Released Today
Following the release of a landmark biomedical health survey, the National Heart Foundation of Australia says cardiovascular disease will remain a major contributor the the gap in life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people. [ + ]
New Research Shows Health Workers Need to Improve Safety Behaviours
A new study shows that workers in health and community services have only a moderate safety consciousness despite having the highest number of workplace injury claims of all industries. [ + ]