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The NSW health system has come under attack from NSW Labor following allegations its bed count includes patients sleeping in their own homes and those being moved between hospitals ...
Tech giant and pioneer Google hopes to help patients suffering from essential tremors and Parkinson's disease through a new hi-tech 'smart spoon'.
One in three people aged over 65 report falling at least once a year. Carers, who identify patients at risk or with a fear of falling, may be able to reduce the overall incidence of ...
General practitioners (GPs) are working harder, treating more chronic conditions, ordering more pathology tests, and seeing more elderly patients than they were a decade ago, according ...
New data shows that healthcare and personal costs to support survivors of stroke remains high 10 years on.
The full potential of electronic health records is being threatened by self-interested doctors who wrongly claim they are putting patients' interests first, lobby group Consumers ...
Home care services may be essential for patients with limited transport or lower acuity problems, and can even help reduce wait times in hospital emergency departments.
Funding worth more than $538 million to help researchers find cures, treatments and medical devices of the future has been announced by the federal government.
Infections acquired in acute healthcare facilities are the most common complication to affect Australian patients, with over 200,000 infections every year.
Dementia will soon engulf more than 100 million people across the globe.
A new federal government trial to have quality checks abolished for nursing homes which have 'consistently demonstrated high levels of care' is a "farce" and puts the well-being of ...
Falls are common in elderly people but the risk increases markedly when they have depressive symptoms, research from Neuroscience Research Australia shows.
In a telltale sign the policy could be all but dead and buried, Minister for Health Peter Dutton unexpectedly made an 11th-hour decision to hold back from introducing legislation ...
Computer modelling is being used to predict the most effective way to help cerebral palsy patients walk and move more easily.
Osteoarthritis (OA) patients have been cautioned about the overuse of paracetamol to counteract pain following recent reports about the alarming number of Australians hospitalised ...
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has congratulated Tasmanian nurses and midwives for defending patient safety by successfully campaigning against the State ...
Researchers are trialling a once-a-year treatment to slow osteoarthritis.
Current laws mandatory reporting laws for doctors pose a risk to the public because they deter doctors from seeking medical consultations when they most need it, according to a recent ...
Researchers at the University of Sydney have advised that if you are over 65 and have had a fall before, engaging in daily balance exercises can significantly decrease the risk of ...
Is there a doctor in the house? If there was ever a time to be unwell in Adelaide it would be during the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) annual conference, ...
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