Clinical trial to test psychedelics for depression
28 April, 2022Macquarie University is leading a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of regular, tiny doses of a psychedelic drug on moderate depression.
Rural GPs need more robust support: RACGP
26 April, 2022The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging the next federal government to boost support for GPs caring for rural and remote patients.
The impact of war on Ukraine's health system
26 April, 2022A WHO survey demonstrates the devastating impact of the humanitarian emergency on the health and wellbeing of millions of people in Ukraine.
New report highlights the cost of crisis on frontline workers
26 April, 2022The latest Australian Community Sector Survey finds that the pandemic has further compounded chronic underfunding in the community sector, pushing many services and workers to their limits.
Healthy lifestyle linked to more years without Alzheimer's
22 April, 2022A healthy lifestyle is associated with a longer life expectancy, with both men and women living a larger proportion of their remaining years without Alzheimer's disease.
Online program for stroke survivors improves wellbeing: study
21 April, 2022Access to an online program that provides easily accessible, interactive, tailored healthy lifestyle and behaviour change techniques improves the wellbeing of adult stroke survivors, according to a new study.
Anaphylaxis: around one in eight cases due to medications
12 April, 2022While foods were the highest cause of anaphylaxis episodes, antimicrobial drugs, non-steroid anti-inflammatories, penicillin and cephalosporins made up the bulk of medication-related episodes.
TALi appoints former Cochlear executive as Chief Medical Officer
06 April, 2022ASX-listed TALi Digital has appointed Mary Elizabeth Brinson, former vice president, Global Clinical Affairs, Cochlear, as its new Chief Medical Officer.
Opinion: Why housing should be a health issue this election
04 April, 2022 by Associate Professor Yvonne Parry, Child Health, College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders UniversitySuccessive federal and state governments have abandoned families to housing market forces — placing many in the situation of being unable to afford home ownership or living in housing stress.
In Conversation with Anne Woollett
01 April, 2022Melbourne-based Anne Woollett is leading an Australian-first pilot aimed at providing equitable access to clinical trials for patients in regional areas.
How the Pathway model took pressure off Vic hospitals
23 March, 2022Faced with a rising wave of infections, a Melbourne hospital, a primary health network and a community organisation created a system that supported thousands of lives.
Low levels of folate may increase dementia risk: research
16 March, 2022Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, reveals new research.
Aged care and the great reset
28 February, 2022 by Sean Rooney, CEO, LASAThe aged-care sector has begun to emerge from the challenges encountered over the summer from the COVID-19 Omicron wave.
Isolated, confused and depressed: the pandemic's toll on people with dementia and their carers
25 February, 2022The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on people living with dementia and their family carers around the world. Our study found people with dementia experienced worse symptoms after the pandemic began.
Mobile health unit to support regional miners, medical providers
21 February, 2022A new mobile health unit will help with the early detection of mine dust lung diseases.
