Most heart attacks and strokes can be prevented with appropriate treatment. Yet heart disease, including heart attacks, causes 13% of deaths among Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is a major contributor ...
Jun 25, 2018
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Senior, influential and experienced doctors must lead action to protect their younger colleagues from debilitating burnout, say the authors of a Perspective published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Jun 18, 2018
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Putting nurses in charge of colorectal cancer surveillance instead of doctors has shown to reduce the number of unnecessary colonoscopies and the number of cases progressing to cancer.
Jun 12, 2018
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A first of its kind study led by Institute researchers has detected potentially harmful levels of gluten in foods sold and served as 'gluten-free' across Melbourne.
May 28, 2018
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Effective intervention can reduce medication overuse in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACF's), the latest University of Tasmania research shows.
May 13, 2018
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University of Queensland researchers have found that childhood asthma in Australia is associated with gas stoves and damp houses.
Apr 16, 2018
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There is an urgent need for more low-cost housing and alternative housing models of supported housing for Sydney's homeless, given the high rates of serious mental illness among the homeless, according to new research from ...
Mar 5, 2018
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The emergency room at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital has seen a 10% reduction in the incidence of fractures that are often caused by a punch to the face over the two years since the so-called "lockout laws" were introduced.
Feb 26, 2018
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Women who have undergone hormonal therapy for breast cancer are at increased risk of developing chronic conditions later in life, according to new research.
Jan 16, 2018
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So-called "baby brain" refers to increased forgetfulness, inattention, and mental "fogginess" reported by four out of five pregnant women. These changes in brain function during pregnancy have long been recognised in midwifery ...
Jan 15, 2018
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