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St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital Showcases Bronchial Thermoplasty to International Physicians
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Scientists Discover Bacteria Survival Methods
Scientists have discovered bacteria survival methods where bacteria can reshape their DNA when dehydrated by changing from the regular double helix, known as B-DNA to the more compact A-DNA form. [ + ]
Participants Required for Study on PSA Testing
The University of Sydney's School of Public Health is seeking people to participate in a "community jury" to independently asses the process of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing in Australia. [ + ]
Students Placements the Key to Shortage of Remote Dental Practitioners
One of the keys to solving extreme shortages of dental practitioners in remote Australia is proving to be short-stay (three to four weeks) placements for final-year dental students, according to a recent report into a 10-year program in WA. [ + ]
Women Unaware of Heart Disease Risks
Despite 9000 women a year dying of heart disease in Australia, most women remain unaware of the most important risk factors – high blood pressure and cholesterol. [ + ]
Phantom Superbug in Middle East Could Spread Worldwide
A phantom superbug in the Middle East is cloaking itself in genetic material to avoid detection and placing the population at increased risk of deadly infections. [ + ]
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan to be Developed by End of Year
An implementation plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan will be developed by the end of the year. [ + ]
Let's Ensure Zero Road Deaths on Fatality Free Friday
Today is Fatality Free Friday. [ + ]
No GP Tax in Our Name Campaign
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has thrown its support behind the ‘No GP Tax in our name!’ Campaign. [ + ]
Funding Boost for National Palliative Care Program
The National Palliative Care Program has had a 25 per cent boost in funding over three years, to improve palliative care services and training. [ + ]
University of Adelaide Receives Funding Boost from NHMRC
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Palliative Care Week launches with 10 Tips to Take Control of your Death
At the launch of National Palliative Care Week, Dr Sarah Winch shared 10 tips to take control of your death, gathered from personal experience. [ + ]
Hospital Emergency Departments Record Improvements in Patients Departing Within Four Hours
Australia’s major metropolitan public hospitals saw marked improvements in the percentage of patients departing emergency departments (ED) within four hours , however regional hospitals were not as faring as well according to a new National Health Performance Authority report. [ + ]
Oral Cholera Vaccine Effective During Outbreak in Guinea
An oral cholera vaccine protected individuals by 86 percent during a recent outbreak in Guinea, according to study conducted by Epicentre, the research arm of the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), and the Guinean Ministry of Health published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). [ + ]
Research Australia Awards Open
For the first time, achievements in health services research will be recognised as a category in the Research Australia Awards, now open for nominations. [ + ]
