Physiotherapists now Recognised Diabetes Educators
05 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithPhysiotherapists have been recognised as credentialled diabetes educators by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association.
New Resources Available for Australians with Diabetes
04 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithHealth Minister Peter Dutton has launched聽new print and web-based resources targeting people with a high risk of suffering from diabetes.
Fifth National Report of ANZASM Released
04 December, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe聽Fifth National Report of the Australian and New Zealand Audits of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) has been released聽by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS).
Contact Precautions Need Consideration in Infection Prevention and Control
27 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithContact precautions may not always work, and could harm聽patients, said A/Prof Marin Schweizer to delegates at the Australasian College of Infection聽Prevention and Control Conference 2014 in Adelaide.
Australian Infection Prevention Efforts Having Positive Impact
27 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithInfection prevention and control efforts in Australia are having a positive impact on patient outcomes and should be embraced even further.
Antibiotic Resistance Program Focuses on Urinary Tract Infections
20 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithThe next phase of the NPS MedicineWise Reducing Antibiotic Resistance program for health professionals focuses聽on the complex topic of managing urinary tract infections (UTIs).
Real-time Prescription Monitoring Welcomed
17 November, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawWith more Victorians dying each year from prescription drug overdoses than on the state's roads, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Victorian Branch has welcomed the Victorian Coalition鈥檚 pledge to develop a real-time prescription monitoring service.
Equal Care and Survival Rates for City and Country South Australians
11 November, 2014 by Sophie BlackshawResearch from the University of Adelaide has found that Country South Australians with colorectal cancer that has spread to other areas of the body are receiving equal surgical care and have the same survival rates as those living in the city.
Typhoid Gene Discovery Could Help Improve Treatment to Infections Diseases
11 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithPeople who carry a particular type of gene have natural resistance against typhoid fever according to new research published in Nature Genetics.
Logan 黑料吃瓜群网 Opens New Facilities
10 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithNew facilities including an emergency department, expanded children's inpatient unit and rehabilitation unit have been opened at Logan 黑料吃瓜群网 in Queensland.
Endoscopic ultrasound - A key mode of assessing the gastrointestinal tract
08 November, 2014 by ahhb
Enough is Enough Survey Highlights Need to Change Australia's Drinking Culture
06 November, 2014 by Petrina SmithResponding to the release of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine's (ACEM)聽Enough is Enough聽Survey,聽AMA President, A/Prof Brian Owler, says the Federal Government needs to work to change Australia's drinking culture.
New National Asthma Strategy to be Developed
30 October, 2014 by Petrina SmithA new National Asthma Strategy will be developed to address the toll the condition has on the lives of more than two million Australians.
