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Powered stretchers reduce injuries for paramedics
"For paramedics, lifting and loading is a common element to almost each and every call." [ + ]
New therapy for treating infants with bronchiolitis
After more than 10 years of research, Australian medical researchers are set to change the way we treat infants with respiratory illness, with Queensland emergency departments already adopting the new therapy. [ + ]
Could human cord plasma boost the ageing brain?
Scientists are exploring the potential of human cord plasma to slow brain degeneration. [ + ]
An antidote to killer alcohols
Finally Australia has access to this easy-to-use antidote for alcohol poisoning. [ + ]
The humanity in health technology
When the system fails to deliver technological solutions, our clinicians will initiate solutions of their own. The result is often a fragmented mix of non-integrated niche systems that dangerously complicate the patient journey. [ + ]
Accelerated access to medicines: what is it and why is it important?
Medicines play a vital role in the treatment of many diseases, and Australian patients generally have access to an excellent range of world-class therapies. However, in recent years, concerns have been raised about the time taken for Australian patients to access new medicines. [ + ]
Safer anaesthesia for narrowed airways
This technique has been credited with helping to save at least one life already. [ + ]
Phone call cuts hospital readmission rates
Providing support during the critical transition period after hospital discharge can reduce the risk of avoidable readmission. [ + ]
Thunderstorm asthma and the role of the hospital pharmacist
On the evening of 21 November 2016, after a wild and windy thunderstorm, the city of Melbourne was plunged into a 'thunderstorm asthma' epidemic. [ + ]
Virtual care at the cutting edge of digital health
Nurse practitioner Matiu Bush is one of the new wave of clinicians looking beyond traditional models of care to virtual care and connected care models. [ + ]
The National Aged Care Quality Indicator Program — helping combat unplanned weight loss
It is well recognised that residents of aged-care facilities are at high risk of weight loss, with the prevalence of malnutrition in the residential aged-care setting ranging from 40–70%. [ + ]
Eccentric exercise stomps on diabetes
Eccentric exercise does not involve going for a run in a silly costume. [ + ]
New technique for wee babies
This new method of collecting urine samples from very young patients is safer, gentler and quicker. [ + ]
The national shortfall in lifesaving drugs — what's the answer?
A shortage of lifesaving drugs has been plaguing the Australian hospital system. Is there a solution? [ + ]
Low-dose steroids are brain-safe for preterm bubs
A French study reveals that low doses of steroids given to preterm infants are not linked to any harmful effects on brain development at two years of age. [ + ]
