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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. [ + ]
Queensland's Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth Opens
Queensland has beaten the tyranny of distance in health care today with the opening of The University of Queensland’s Centre of Research Excellence in Telehealth. [ + ]
Addressing Cultural Issues Will Improve Prostate Cancer Awareness
Information on prostate cancer needs to be better communicated to men who have English as a second language, according to new research launched by the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA). [ + ]
Declining Rate of Heart Attacks for Western Australians with Diabetes
During the past decade there has been a declining rate of heart attacks for Western Australians with diabetes despite a rapid rise in the prevalence of diabetes. [ + ]
New Report on National Supply of Employed Medical Practitioners and Nurses
People living in remote areas are more likely to have access to nurses and midwives than medical practitioners, according to information released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
Western Australian Health Service Redevelopment Programs Begin
Work has begun on redeveloping the Carnarvon Health Campus and the Exmouth Health Service in Western Australia. [ + ]
ACSA Award Winners Announced
[caption id="attachment_9192" align="alignleft" width="183"] Rob Hankins[/caption] [ + ]
New Research Unravels Complex Stroke Mechanisms
With next week being National Stroke Week (8 - 14 September), timely research has been released which has led to a deeper understanding of how the brain responds to stroke and which mechanisms may be harmful or beneficial following a stroke. [ + ]
Adelaide University Research Targets Early Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
University of Adelaide neuroscience researchers are investigating markers for potential earlier diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease. [ + ]
