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Merely a brief introduction to mindfulness helps people deal with physical pain and negative emotions, a new study shows. The effect of mindfulness was so pronounced, they found, that even when participants were subjected to ...
How are you? To help control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) across the country, all Australians have been asked to practise social distancing. In some cases people are required to, or may choose to, self-isolate. ...
Majority of the people would assume that face masks would be the best protection in times of outbreak. But do you know what? It’s the people who’s in front-line of defense during COVID-19 who needs ...
The World Health Organisation advised on 12th March, 2020 that COVID-19 is now declared a pandemic. At that time, any likelihood of matters being “Business as Usual” were dashed. With a slow response from China ...
This is a long post addressing two underlying issues with the current response to the pandemic that leave me concerned. It’s the longest post I’ve ever written. For those of you not taking action, or ...
This guideline was developed by the Communicable Diseases Network Australia (CDNA), in consultation with the Aged Care sector, and noted by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC). The document is adapted from previous work ...
[Alright all, I’m back with another post for the public health and health science fanatics out there. Thank you again for those who shared my first blog post from this channel! WOW, I received so ...
What happened to me? Did life just grind me down, was I over-worked, stopped living for the moment and simply existing. Did I lose my passion, drive and have no connection to whom I ...
Nearly 150 Bay Area high school and community college students aspiring to careers in health got a glimpse of the wide array of jobs in health care during a day-long Kaiser Permanente-sponsored Youth Career Day ...
Engaging a wider range of resources to connect patients with within their community can help transform healthcare and improve overall well-being, according to new research. The authors have introduced ‘patient ecosystem management,’ an organisational process ...
There is no case for fixed staffing ratios in Australian residential aged care, a leading industry consultant has told the royal commission. Aged care advisory firm Ansell Strategic recently submitted to the aged care royal ...
Pakistan has one of the lowest patient-to-doctor ratios in mental health in the world. There are less than 400 trained psychiatrists nation-wide, which is approximately one psychiatrist per half-million people. Mental health services are also ...