Managing food safety in aged-care facilities
04 March, 2019 by Andrew Thomson*A food management safety system is an investment, rather than a cost, and is essential to aged-care facilities to help avoid food poisoning incidents.
In Conversation… with Dr Anthony Rengel
21 February, 2019 by Elyssa Crooks*Dr Rengel spends his time flying to remote communities in WA, providing medical assistance. He shares how he combines his love of rural medicine with flying.
Treating insomnia improves back pain
20 February, 2019A new study has found that treatment for insomnia can help to reduce back pain, further enforcing the complex link between sleep and pain.
The burnout problem in health care today
18 February, 2019 by Dr Jocelyn Lowinger*Burnout is increasingly an issue for healthcare professionals. Evidence-based coaching is one approach that can help turn this around.
Innovative falls program helps Parkinson's sufferers
14 February, 2019Using a safety harness, participants walk along a booby-trapped walkway, helping to train the brain to respond quickly to fall hazards.
Exercise protects against Alzheimer's
12 February, 2019A new study has found evidence that exercise produces a hormone that helps protect against Alzheimer's disease.
Bedsore practice could constitute abuse: study
11 February, 2019The practice of 2-hourly repositioning of residents in aged-care facilities to prevent bedsores is ineffective and could be an unintentional form of abuse.
Blood test predicts Alzheimer's 16 years ahead
24 January, 2019For those who've inherited Alzheimer's disease genes, a simple blood test will identify if they have the disease — 16 years before symptoms show.
Get your (globally recognised) game face on
23 January, 2019A new study has found that, despite humans having hundreds of facial expressions, only 35 are universally recognised.
Give infants peanuts to help avoid allergies
22 January, 2019Australia has among the highest food allergy rates in the world. To reduce allergy risk, experts recommend giving infants peanuts and eggs before they turn one.
The five biggest myths about earwax
16 January, 2019 by Lisa Hellwege*We debunk the five misconceptions about earwax and ear cleaning.
Creating a sustainable foodservice
18 December, 2018Reduce the environmental footprint of your institutional foodservice with these sustainable ideas.
Bridging two worlds
17 December, 2018 by Di Martin*HESTA Nurse of the Year Gail Yarran speaks about closing the gap, her faith, and resilience in the face of personal and institutional racism.
Drawing, not writing, improves memory
14 December, 2018For the elderly, taking up drawing will do more to enhance their memory retention than writing. Even if they're not very good at it.
Being thin not a prerequisite for anorexia
13 December, 2018A third of adolescents hospitalised with anorexia nervosa are within a healthy weight range, prompting calls to redefine the disease's diagnosis criteria.
