Aged Care & Disability Feature Articles
More older Australians will be able to continue to live independently at home and in their communities with $115 million in extra aged-care funding support from the Australian ...
Thousands of Australians will benefit from an innovative new form of flexible aged care that will help older people remain in their own homes for longer after injury or illness.
As our population ages and life expectancy increases, the need for comprehensive health and care services for older people becomes greater.
Targeted, flexible and tailored services for older Australians - no matter where they live - are at the heart of the Australian Government’s aged care services reforms.
University of Queensland researchers have discovered a molecular trigger for inflammation that could lead to new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and ...
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the role vascular diseases (such as stroke) and risk factors (such as smoking and obesity) can play in ...
The largest clinical trial ever undertaken in Australia is among $483 million in grants for health and medical research funding announced recently by the Minister for Health and Aged ...
A troubling link has been highlighted between chronic physical illnesses, like asthma or diabetes, and an increased risk of developing mental health problems in children and young ...
In a world first, new Australian research has revealed that genetic profiling can help predict whether an individual will break a bone through osteoporosis.
South Australians can have greater confidence about how end-of-life care is delivered to them under a new SA Health framework announced recently.
If your practice sees 50 patients in an average day, chances are you’ll get about 3 or 4 ‘no shows’.
One-third of people presenting to NSW emergency departments have underlying drug and alcohol problems, yet only a small number get appropriate treatment, UNSW research has found.
The AMA has joined forces with the Australian Academy of Science to promote and distribute the Academy’s revised and updated booklet, The Science of Immunisation: Questions and ...
New evidence shows that there is no budget emergency in health, and that the Federal Government cannot continue to justify the freeze on Medicare patient rebates, according to the ...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) today reiterated the extensive medicines expertise of all pharmacists, regardless of the setting in which they practice.
The AMA has welcomed the decision by Health Minister Sussan Ley to extend the deadline for general practices to comply with the new Practice Incentive Program (PIP) Digital Health ...
Tobacco smoking remains a major cause of many health problems, but according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), Australians' smoking behaviours ...
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has released a position paper calling for all healthcare services/government agencies that communicate patient information ...
The AMA is pleased to advise that General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) and General Practice Supervisors Australia (GPSA) have reached agreement on the National Terms and ...
GPs are now better prepared to manage the enormous increase of type 2 diabetes in Australia after the release of the latest edition of the new "General practice management of type ...
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