Allied Health & Aging

Ten of the Best Research Projects 2013 Released

19 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

 



New National Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics

18 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

The University of Adelaide has been awarded $23 million in Federal funding to establish a new national Centre of Excellence For Nanoscale BioPhonics to develop technologies that will help create a "window into the body" in ways never achieved before.


Message from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation

18 December, 2013 by ahhb

Lee Thomas, Federal Secretary of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), presents this issue’s foreword.


Age services future - Working smarter

18 December, 2013 by ahhb

Australian Hospital and Healthcare Bulletin introduces a new regular column by Leading Age Services Australia CEO Patrick Reid.


New Nanocrystals Offer Rapid Diagnostics and Anti Drug Counterfeiting

16 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

Macquarie University researchers have invented a new generation of nanocrystals which offer untapped clinical potentials in non-invasive cancer diagnostic kits, rapid pathogen screening for acute infection, and invisible coding for identification of authentic pharmaceuticals.


Researchers Closer to Preventing Breast Cancer

13 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

Researchers are getting closer to winning the war against breast cancer, according to an international team whose work was published in Lancet.


ANMF Outraged Aged Care Nurses' Wage Improvements Were Axed

13 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has expressed its outrage that the Federal Government has axed wage improvements for low-paid aged care nurses.


Australian Science Media Centre's Top 10 Weirdest Science Stories 2013

11 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

From farts on a plane to fake fingers, weird and wonderful science was out in force in 2013. Compiled by the Australian Science Media Centre, with help from the RiAus and the CSIRO, this annual list of the weirdest science stories of the year contains both stories that will make you squirm and those that will have you scratching your head.


The University of South Australia Discontinues Post Graduate Physiotherapy Programs

11 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

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Australian Science Media Centre Lists Top 10 Stories for 2013

09 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

From leaving the solar system to resurrecting a frog, the Australian Science Media Centre has determined its top 10 science stories from 2013.


Pharmacists Given Green Light to Administer Vaccines

06 December, 2013 by Petrina Smith

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has welcomed the decision by the Pharmacy Board of Australia to recognise the administration of vaccines as part of the scope of practice of Australian pharmacists.


Ita Buttrose Launches New Report on Quality of Residential Care

28 November, 2013 by Petrina Smith

Current Australian of the Year and Alzheimer’s Australia National President, Ita Buttrose, has released a report, Quality of Residential Care: The Consumer Perspective, which calls for urgent action to improve the quality of residential aged care.


Volunteers Wanted for Vaccine Trial

28 November, 2013 by Petrina Smith

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Queensland's Senior Doctors Approve New Draft Contracts

19 November, 2013 by Petrina Smith

After months of negotiation, Queensland Health’s new draft contracts for senior doctors have received a tick of approval from the Visiting Medical Officers (VMOs).


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