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What factors increase risk of severe COVID-19 or death?
A UK study has revealed that age, male sex, obesity and underlying illness emerge as risk factors for severe COVID-19 or death. [ + ]
Save our environment, save our health
More than 180 health professionals and health groups have signed an open letter warning that Australia must strengthen its weak environment laws to protect human health. [ + ]
Woodlea pen pal program helps seniors combat loneliness
The senior pen pal program encourages children and residents of the community to engage with residents of local aged-care and retirement facilities. [ + ]
Concern for Australians missing vital GP visits
Tens of thousands of Australians with chronic diseases are putting themselves at risk by missing vital visits to their GP. [ + ]
Young drunkorexic women drop food for booze
A new study shows female university students are saving their calories for binge drinking. [ + ]
Public education needed to stop superbugs
The OUTBREAK project will use artificial intelligence to predict superbug outbreaks and model the best way to manage them before they reach the healthcare system. [ + ]
Work health and safety during a pandemic: the issue of vaccination for businesses
What role, if any, do businesses have to play if a vaccine is created for SARS-CoV-2? [ + ]
How legacy operating systems and firmware could endanger patients
Healthcare organisations will have to consider the interoperability between emerging technologies and legacy systems to ensure a seamless integration. [ + ]
Repurposing existing drugs for COVID-19
Repurposing existing medicines offers more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of scientists. [ + ]
Healthcare managers needed to lead in complex times
The immediate COVID-19 crisis will pass — but the need for management expertise will not pass with it. [ + ]
How robots could deliver urgent triage in our hospitals
As the urgency of maintaining population health becomes a pressing reality, governments and regions seek innovative solutions to the impending crisis in the health system. [ + ]
Health systems struggle to keep up with hackers
Australian health systems are struggling to keep pace with the adoption of technology by cyber attackers, research from UNSW shows. [ + ]
HESTA announces 2020 Nursing & Midwifery Awards winners
HESTA has announced the winners of the 2020 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards, celebrating leadership and professional excellence to improve patient outcomes. [ + ]
Pop-up hospital may be answer to future pandemic needs
An SA company has launched a portable isolation hospital for widespread medical emergency hotspots to treat patients with respiratory illnesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ + ]
Smart patch tracks body's response to diet
A wearable is being developed by Melbourne-based Nutromics to measure key dietary biomarkers and help wearers track how their bodies respond to different foods. [ + ]
