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Research into RNs’ and NPs’ Willingness to Particip...
May 1, 2024
A research team is exploring Registered Nurses’ and Nurse Practitioners’ willingness to participate in Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). The team are Professor Ann Bonner, Professor Melissa Bloomer, Dr Joan Carlini, and Dr Jayne Hewitt from Griffith University, Emeritus Professor Margaret O’Connor from Monash University, and Ms Ilse Berquier from Metro North Health. This team comprises…
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Fatigue is putting nurses and patients at risk
February 18, 2019
Nurses and health staff are putting their own health, and the health of their patients,…
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Non-communicable diseases account for three-quarters of...
January 29, 2019
Poor diet is a factor in 20 per cent of global deaths. The Global Burden…
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HIV down overall, but on rise in straight Australian me...
January 21, 2019
HIV diagnoses have hit a seven-year low in Australia, but the trends among heterosexual men…
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Stolen, now suffering
October 29, 2018
A new federal government report finds that members of the Stolen Generations suffer chronically poor…
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Ten minutes of exercise a day improves memory
October 29, 2018
Exercise not only benefits your body but also improves your memory, according to a new…
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India launches massive healthcare initiative
October 29, 2018
A new health reform called ‘Ayushman Bharat’ (Healthy India) aims to deliver free health care…
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HIV down overall, but on rise in straight Australian me...
October 29, 2018
HIV diagnoses have hit a seven-year low in Australia, but the trends among heterosexual men…
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Poor Women Who Use Midwives Have Healthier Babies
October 10, 2018
A study published in the British Medical Journal Open reports that midwifery patients were 41…
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Physical inactivity “a global pandemic”
October 2, 2018
More than a quarter of the world’s adult population – 1.4 billion people – are…