Health
Research leads to medication reduction in aged care facilities
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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Medications
Risk of antibiotic overuse in aged care settings
Antibiotics are being overused in residential aged care facilities (RACFs), and more integrated efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing practices need to be introduced, researchers say.
Jul 21, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
With COVID surging, should I wear a mask?
COVID is on the rise again, with a peak likely over the holiday season.
Nov 20, 2023
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Other
Doctors are being sexually harassed at work—this needs to stop
Dominique Lee was training in radiation oncology when she was invited to join her supervisor to discuss a training opportunity. Instead, she was drugged and sexually assaulted.
Oct 25, 2023
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Medical economics
Opinion: Australia needs a new way to pay for aged care, but it can't shut out those on low incomes
Aged-care funding is again on the agenda, with the latest Intergenerational Report predicting Australia's aged population will triple over the next 40 years. As a community, we will need to spend more on aged care than we ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Vaccination
Evidence supports mandatory COVID vaccination for aged-care workers. But we need to make it easier too
National cabinet yesterday announced it will mandate COVID-19 vaccination for residential aged-care workers, with the aim to ensure all aged-care staff have received their first dose by mid-September.
Jun 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
5 tips for ventilation to reduce COVID risk at home and work
As many of us return to the office, and congregate indoors over dinner and drinks during the summer holidays, we need to think about ventilation to minimize the indoor spread of COVID-19.
Dec 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Social housing, aged care and Black Americans: How coronavirus affects already disadvantaged groups
While it's true anyone is at risk of catching and becoming ill with COVID-19, it's becoming increasingly clear this virus discriminates.
Jul 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rising coronavirus cases among Victorian health workers could threaten our pandemic response
Over the past week, we've seen a spike in the number of COVID-19 infections among health-care workers in Victoria.
Jul 10, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Aged care overhaul needed for older adults living with extreme obesity
New research led by Victoria University of Wellington researchers shows New Zealand's aged care sector will be under pressure unless more support is provided to a growing older population living with obesity. It also highlights ...
Oct 22, 2019
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