A team of researchers from The University of Queensland may have discovered the key to better memory and cognitive function in an unexpected source: the lion’s mane mushroom, a staple of traditional Asian medicine for ...
Catholic Health Australia is calling on the government to introduce industry-wide visa sponsorships to tackle a major workforce shortage in aged care. Catholic Health Australia (CHA), the peak body representing 12% of Australia’s aged care ...
Silverchain launched a new free health service to improve access to healthcare services and reduce hospital pressures through chronic care coordination. The new chronic care coordination service, launched by Australia’s leading in-home care specialist Silverchain, ...
The Australia Government is investing $310.3 million towards research to improve the country’s primary healthcare system and research infrastructure. This investment is a major step forward in ensuring that all Australians have access to the ...
Grief Australia has rebranded with a new campaign, “Grief has many faces,” aimed at increasing community engagement nationwide by diversifying its services, training, research and improving access to specialised services for grieving Australians. Speaking at an ...
The Elder Abuse Prevention Unit (EAPU) has released its latest report on the state of elder abuse in Queensland for the year 2021-2022. The findings of the report are alarming, with a 15.6% increase in ...
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson is encouraging aged care consumers via a home care package to work closely with their providers to sort out their care arrangements. The Aged Care Quality and ...
Australians are more conscious of their healthcare than ever before, with two in five (43%) feeling they needed professional help managing their emotions, stress, or mental health over the last year. To help Australians better ...
New research from the Leukaemia Foundation reveals the devastating financial impact a blood cancer diagnosis is having on Australians. The study shows that 43% of blood cancer patients have suffered from out-of-pocket treatment costs, some ...
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on an election commitment to help close the gender pay gap at work. The Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 will be introduced into ...
Healthcare professionals are bound to receive mental health support with the extension of The Essential Network. The Albanese Government has made a powerful statement in support of healthcare professionals with a $1.7 million investment to ...
The secret to unlocking a cure for lymphoedema may lie in a groundbreaking discovery made by scientists. An international team of researchers, led by the University of South Australia’s Professor Natasha Harvey, has discovered that ...