Combating resistance
31 January, 2022 by Amy SarcevicFor almost two years, the gaze of the public, healthcare system and media has been fixated on a very blatant public health threat; all the while a silent pandemic, antimicrobial resistance, has quietly continued gripping the world.
Emerging stronger
25 January, 2022From delivering over 500K vaccinations to disability and aged-care residents to achieving over five million completions for its online COVID-19 training platform for the Department of Health, global healthcare provider Aspen Medical has played a key role in Australia's pandemic response.
Polytherapy-based approach to fight multidrug resistance
25 January, 2022Researchers have discovered that the use of nanoparticles, in combination with other antibiotics, could help prevent antibiotic resistance and reduce antibiotic intake.
Bacterial AMR played a role in 4.95 million deaths in 2019
24 January, 2022Antimicrobial-resistant infections played a role in 4.95 million deaths in 2019, according to analysis of 204 countries and territories.
Two antiviral COVID-19 treatments approved
21 January, 2022The government has welcomed the Therapeutic Goods Administration's (TGA) provisional approval of the first oral treatments for COVID-19, Lagevrio (molnupiravir) and Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir + ritonavir).
Program improves return-to-work outcomes for cancer survivors
19 January, 2022A digital health program by CancerAid and AIA Australia has demonstrated improved return-to-work outcomes for cancer survivors.
Asthma experts call to vaccinate children for school start
17 January, 2022Asthma experts are encouraging parents and carers of children with asthma to vaccinate their children before the start of the school year to help protect them from becoming seriously ill with COVID-19.
Predicting which children are more likely to develop epilepsy
17 January, 2022An international genetic study involving 7636 children from Australia and Denmark has identified seven variant genes that researchers say now substantially improve the understanding of the underlying causes of seizures in young children.
New Child Safe Standards: why they matter to hospitals
17 January, 2022 by Natalie Siegel-Brown*All children, regardless of their age, gender, ability, race or sexual orientation, have the right to be safe and feel safe.
'Fitbit for the face' turns masks into monitoring devices
14 January, 2022Northwestern University engineers have developed FaceBit, a smart sensor platform that features a tiny magnet and can attach to any N95, cloth or surgical face mask.
Hospital workers need rapid tests to fight Omicron peak — SHPA
12 January, 2022The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) has reiterated the urgent need for rapid antigen tests (RATs) to be made available to hospital pharmacists and their colleagues, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
Whiteley McLaws Hand Hygiene Compliance Calculator
01 January, 2022 | Supplied by: WhiteleyThe McLaws Hand Hygiene Compliance Calculator has been developed by renowned epidemiologist Professor Mary-Louise McLaws to improve hand hygiene compliance in hospitals.
Infection control: new copper surface kills bacteria 100 times faster
15 December, 2021A new copper surface, said to kill the bacteria over 100 times faster than standard copper, could help combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Delaying umbilical cord clamping saves babies' lives, reduces disability risk
13 December, 2021An Australian-led study has found that aiming for 60-second delay in clamping the umbilical cord of very premature babies at birth reduces the child's risk of death or major disability.
Telehealth to become a permanent feature
13 December, 2021Telehealth services, which have helped improve access to health care and underpinned much of the government's COVID-19 response, will become a permanent feature of primary health care.
