Dementia Australia has launched a new app, called Ask Annie, offering short, self-paced learning modules to help care workers refresh their skills and learn tips and tools to provide better care to people living with dementia. [ + ]

The federal government has shortlisted six organisations to help grow the home care workforce by 13,000 over the next two years. [ + ]

ASX-listed TALi Digital has appointed Mary Elizabeth Brinson, former vice president, Global Clinical Affairs, Cochlear, as its new Chief Medical Officer. [ + ]

The spread of drug-resistant bacteria in the community is increasing the risk of death for common infections such as urinary tract infections (UTIs) — which affect around one in two women and one in 20 men in their lifetime. [ + ]

The winners of the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 2022 Awards For Excellence were announced at a gala dinner in Adelaide on 4 April 2022. [ + ]

The $60.5 million Weststate Private Hospital in Townsville has appointed Rauland Australia to deploy technology aimed at ensuring patient experience is at the forefront of its services. [ + ]

Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a mother's body but an emergency caesarean is associated with even more inflammatory gene expression in the placenta, according to a new study. [ + ]

The controversial mitochondrial donation Bill — called Maeve's Law — has passed the Senate by 37 to 17 votes. [ + ]

Offering mailed nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Quitline support to patients encouraged almost one-third of smokers to quit before their elective surgery. [ + ]

The federal Budget will provide $522m to the aged-care sector to further help implement the recommendations of the Royal Commission. [ + ]

Up to 93% of people living with dementia have experienced at least one medicine-related problem, leading to potentially harmful effects, but how do we improve these odds? [ + ]

It's an age-old question: do we — in older age — get better at regulating our emotions? Even responding more positively? [ + ]

It's just over a year since the final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. [ + ]

Metro North Health's The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has introduced new radiation protection technology to safeguard cardiologists from potentially harmful radiation while performing life-saving procedures. [ + ]

Australian College of Nursing President Emeritus Professor Christine Duffield has been announced as one of 32 new inductees into the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. [ + ]