Articles
Australia and US team up to Tackle MERS
Associate Professor Senanayake, an infectious disease specialist at the Australian National University, said MERS-CoV posed a similar threat to Ebola. [ + ]
Rock On for a Better Mood
The University of Queensland’s School of Psychology has contradicted previous studies linking loud and chaotic music to ‘aggression and delinquency’ in a new finding showing that heavy metal in particular can have a positive influence on feelings of anger. [ + ]
Crystallising the Ice Debate
As concern mounts nationally about the rise and spread of crystal methamphetamine, the term “Ice Epidemic" is being more and more widely used. [ + ]
Panic Attacks Linked to Heart Disease
The University of Adelaide has released research indicating a clear link between panic disorder and coronary disease, though the cause remains uncertain. [ + ]
Automation to Replace Healthcare Sector Staffing
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has issued a report indicating the top sectors likely to be replaced by technology by 2025, and healthcare has made the list. [ + ]
Cortex Revolutionises Fracture Support with 3D Printing
The Cortex cast is a 3D printed, snap-fit cast that is a serious upgrade on the plaster casts we are used to. It's a breathable, lightweight, recyclable and washable fibreglass framework that protects broken bones and provides a more comfortable recovery period to the patient - free of odour, itching and restriction. [ + ]
Wellness at Work: Time to be Selfish
Just because you are looking after the wellbeing of patients and their families doesn’t mean you can ignore your own health. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can ignore your patient mid-seizure to have a coffee break but it does mean taking the time to prioritise your own wellbeing in order to bring your best to everything you do. We have recruited the help of a careers coach Christopher Paterson from ALCHEMY Career Management to pass on some advice for finding and retaining wellness in everything you do. [ + ]
Powerless Oxygen Supply Machines Developed by University of Melbourne
When working in underdeveloped countries, health practitioners regularly come up against the simple problem of electricity shortages in order to deliver life-saving oxygen to sick children suffering from pneumonia. [ + ]
Managing Anxiety: Smartphone Apps
Anxiety has a tendency to take over our thoughts when we most need to be focusing on other things. Whether it's giving a patient or their family our full attention, performing our tasks or enjoying time with family and friends, worry and stress has a way of making life so much more difficult than it needs to be. [ + ]
Focus on Pregnancy Health
Preventing weight gain in pregnancy While the practice of ‘eating for two’ during pregnancy may have been dismissed as an old wives’ tale, the maintenance of a healthy weight through diet and exercise has remained a constant in antenatal care. [ + ]
