Allied Health & Aging

Rural health symposium coming soon to Canberra

14 June, 2023

Over 200 delegates are expected to attend the 9th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, held from 20–21 June in Canberra.


Community health and hospitals grant program "ineffective": ANAO

13 June, 2023

The administration of the $2 billion Community Health and Hospitals Program (CHHP) was "ineffective and fell short of ethical requirements".


Study reveals clear goal for future health care

09 June, 2023

A new qualitative and quantitative study has amplified the perspectives and needs of people at the centre of health care — patients and clinicians.


Recurrent toxoplasmosis more common in women: research

02 June, 2023

Women are more likely to experience recurrent cases of the Toxoplasma parasite which can lead to vision loss, according to new Flinders University research.


Nitrate: healthy heart or cancer risk?

23 May, 2023

Edith Cowan University's Nutrition and Health Innovation Research Institute hopes to find out how and why nitrate has such contrasting potential risks and benefits.


University of Sydney launches new clinical school

17 May, 2023

The University of Sydney has launched a new clinical school to enhance general practice as a preferred career choice among medical students.


AIHW presents scenarios to reduce disease burden by 2030

30 April, 2023

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has provided data analysis and scenarios on the burden of disease due to overweight and physical inactivity.


Suicide Prevention Conference comes at critical time

28 April, 2023

Suicide Prevention Australia, the national peak body, is hosting the National Suicide Prevention Conference from 1–4 May in Canberra.


Flexible gold sensor could unlock next-gen medical implants

26 April, 2023

The approach suggests a new way to miniaturise and improve medical devices for diagnostics, biological sensing and neurological exploration.


Food choices could cause 70% of type 2 diabetes cases

18 April, 2023

A research model of dietary intake in 184 countries has estimated that poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 2018.


Potential anxiety risk in children with asthma

11 April, 2023

A significantly increased risk of anxiety was found in children diagnosed with asthma, according to a University of Queensland study.


Fasting diet could help cut Type 2 diabetes risk

11 April, 2023

Local researchers have compared a time-restricted, intermittent fasting diet and a reduced calorie diet to see which one was more beneficial for people who were prone to developing type 2 diabetes.


Sustainable health care

06 April, 2023

In Australia, the health system contributes 7% to total national carbon emissions. Globally, health care contributes 4.4% to emissions.


Trial to test drugs to reduce post-surgical complications

27 March, 2023

A Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH)-led trial is set to explore whether a newer muscle relaxant reversal drug can help reduce the number of post-surgical lung complications.


Pre-birth cohort study launches follow-up after 33 years

24 March, 2023

Scientists are keen to follow up on the Raine Study — one of the world's largest multigenerational cohort studies into familial risk factors for disease.


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