LASA has launched the NEXT GEN initiative to attract more young leaders and professionals into the age services industry. [ + ]

Patients with difficult-to-control asthma are experiencing greater symptom improvement on an eczema drug than on standard therapies. [ + ]

A randomised trial finds ibuprofen is not a safe alternative to antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infection. [ + ]

Assistive technologies can have a huge impact on improving the life of a person with a disability. [ + ]

Australia's Notifiable Data Breach legislation has come into effect, leaving healthcare organisations at risk of fines of up to $1.8m for failing to disclose a breach. [ + ]

Dr Laborde explains how data is being used not only for research, but to create efficiencies, reduced costs and improved patient outcomes in health care. [ + ]

To avoid exposing healthcare and aged-care patients with food allergies to risk, a robust risk management strategy should be integrated into your organisation's food safety program. [ + ]

Hospitals increasingly rely on their websites to prepare patients for their stay. Some are doing a better job than others, impacting patient outcomes — especially in infection control. [ + ]

IT strategies that meet the bare minimum compliance regulations are not an option for healthcare organisations, or they may find themselves fending off attacks from within. [ + ]

A decade ago, lymphoma therapies for sick dogs were being trialled to help children with the disease. Now, cancer medication for humans is being successfully adapted to help man's best friend. [ + ]

Women who frequently eat fruit fall pregnant faster than women who consume fast food regularly. [ + ]

Patients are particularly vulnerable to Legionnaires' disease. Establishing a water quality management plan therefore isn't just best practice — it can save lives. [ + ]

With one in nine hospital patients suffering from a hospital-acquired complication, financial penalties are being increasingly used to motivate hospitals to ensure their risk and safety management systems are foolproof. [ + ]

Jani is based on-site at Bendigo Hospital, Victoria. He plays a key role in driving a safe culture by engaging, advising and mentoring the facility management team to mitigate risks and maintain safety management systems. [ + ]

Professor Rakoczy has developed an innovative new gene therapy for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). ​​​​We discuss her research and how she is using modified viruses as a delivery vehicle. [ + ]