Articles
'Fever clinics' are opening in Australia for people who think they're infected with the coronavirus. Why?
So what are these clinics? And why are people being advised to use them rather than seeing their GP or going straight to the emergency department? [ + ]
Bringing rare disesases to the fore
Many families spend years looking for a cause to the symptoms of a rare disease. A diagnosis gives families an answer and the ability to find support. [ + ]
Medical community unites against urgent global health threats
Coda 2020 will enthuse healthcare professionals in Australia to take action across four domains: earth, ethics, cure and education. [ + ]
Caring for Aboriginal Elders in the Pilbara
Originally from Victoria, this is Katrina Galley's second stint in the Pilbara. They say the red dirt gets into your veins, and calls you back. [ + ]
Blood spot tests set to replace costly vials
Blood testing technology developed by South Australian medical researchers is poised to transform the nutrition industry. [ + ]
Eradicating malaria
How Australian genomic research is providing us with new tools in the global battle against malaria. [ + ]
Bizarre case of woman who brews her own alcohol, in her urinary system
Clinicians in the US have encountered a case of 'urinary auto-brewery syndrome', in which a 61-year-old woman urinated alcohol despite claims that she did not drink alcohol. [ + ]
A Day in the Life of an Elder Clown
Bonnie visits aged-care facilities throughout Sydney, bringing joy, laughter and friendship, especially to the socially isolated or those living with dementia. [ + ]
In Conversation with Christine Morgan
H+H talks to Christine Morgan, Australia's first National Suicide Prevention Adviser to the Prime Minister and dual winner of the 2019 Australian Mental Health Prize. [ + ]
The cost of underemploying nurses in aged care
Nurses' submissions to the ongoing Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety call for better nurse-to-resident ratios. [ + ]
Exposing the vulnerable
How vaccine hesitancy puts the elderly at risk. [ + ]
Designing healthcare solutions for the empowered generation
Millennials and Gen Z are taking healthcare innovation into their own hands, bringing a new, patient-focused approach to the forefront. [ + ]
Nurses and midwifes go digital at Australian Healthcare Week
In her presentation, Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer Kate Rezenbrink will discuss nurses' and midwives' relationship with digital health. [ + ]
Drones, phones and responding to elderly falls
Our research has been exploring 'the art of the possible' with networked drones and smart fall detection sensors. [ + ]
AI may choose best depression therapy
A US research team has developed a computer that can accurately predict whether an antidepressant will work, based on patients' brain activity. [ + ]
