Living with dementia in retirement villages will be looked into for the first time with Alzheimer’s Australia NSW conducting a research project on whether people with dementia are well-supported in a village environment. [ + ]

The Journal of Endovascular Therapy has established that the use of stents has improved management and outcomes of coronary artery disease, and clinical trials are now attempting to prove the same will be true for superficial femoral artery disease. [ + ]

Mandatory illness-reporting legislation that currently affects 14 health practitioner groups, including general practitioners, are under pressure for change by medico-legal experts. [ + ]

Amendments are proposed to the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits) (Conditions of approval for approved pharmacists) Determination 2007. [ + ]

An Australian-first study has found the prevalence of diabetes in Melbourne hospitals is higher than previously thought, with one in four inpatients affected by the condition. [ + ]

In the past decade, the length, number and type of infection prevention directives have expanded on an unprecedented scale and at an ever-increasing pace. Contemporary clinicians and infection preventionists working in Australia can easily and readily access guidance generated from governments, non-regulatory agencies, academic educational institutions and from their respective professional associations. These guiding instruments are generally either broad, overarching documents deemed suitable for a variety of clinical settings or detailed and limited to procedures and practices specific to a clinical speciality.

Treatment practices for patients hospitalised with the potentially fatal infection known as sepsis will continue to vary because of individual differences between hospitals and countries, according to University of Adelaide researchers. [ + ]

The shift from residential aged care to aged care that is provided in the community is continuing, according to new information released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]

A new 'pull no punches' report by the National Breast Cancer Foundation is drawing attention to the unique challenges faced by the 800 young women diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia each year. [ + ]

A study at the University of Sydney has found that the number of cases of young women affected by genital warts, or human papillomavirus, has dropped by 61% since the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine program was introduced in 2007. [ + ]

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The Abbott Government’s proposed deregulation of university fees could see nursing degrees costing up to up to $100,000, a proposal the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is rejecting. [ + ]

Western Australian researchers have played an important role in a major international collaboration to discover genes for glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness. [ + ]

Caffeine may improve exercise capacity and reduce fatigue in prostate cancer survivors, a University of Queensland study has found. [ + ]