TWO former sports executives are driving a start-up in the disability sector after identifying “huge gaps” in the provision of services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Former Australian Sports Commission managers Kellie Puxty and ...
When I started working in a nursing home in 2014, I had very little understanding of what was required from me in providing meals in an aged care facility. I was aware that 49 residents ...
Healthcare facilities can generate up to 25 pounds of waste per day per patient; however, that waste represents an environmental footprint much larger than just the cost and impact of disposing of the materials. We’ve ...
Bullying in the aged care sector isn’t a new problem in Australia, but it’s a growing one. Just ask anyone who works in the industry. Disturbing stories of intimidated, overworked staff, cruelty to patients, worried ...
MIT engineers designed a drug capsule that can carry insulin or other protein drugs and protect them from the harsh environment of the gastrointestinal tract. When the capsule reaches the small intestine, it breaks down ...
Words by: RobNelsonXXX from All of the main points in the video, we’ve seen with my father. He is a textbook case of Dementia, and it took us a while to understand and admit to that fact. ...
Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science’s understanding of the chain of events is still spotty. Now, researchers have filled in the gap and identified the missing ...
So, you recently found the Public Health Sciences to be interesting and want to learn more about how to succeed in the field itself. Maybe you were a pre-med major deciding to switch over while talking to your academic advisor, saw a ...
If a doctor expects a treatment to be successful, a patient may experience less pain and have better outcomes, according to a new Dartmouth study published in Nature Human Behaviour. The findings reveal how social interactions between ...
Should the NHS prioritize patient outcomes above financial performance, access and addressing health inequalities? For this article I have replaced inequalities with inequities. While inequality is a significant, the real issue for many health systems is inequity. Increasingly, those responsible ...
Peter Mac offers Arts for Well-being sessions for adult patients and carers. You’re invited to explore well-being through creative processes with an opportunity to reflect, imagine, and experiment with art materials and meet like-minded people.
We interview Michael Collins, one of the resident nurses at Peter Mac to see what it’s like being in his shoes. Peter Mac being one of the the most advanced hospitals in Australia. A nurse is a ...
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