The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has raised concerns that the government’s proposal for a new in-home aged care program does not include GPs and could lead to worse health outcomes for older ...
Public hospital emergency department performance continues to improve, showing the health system is recovering after an extremely busy winter. Patients continued to receive high-quality, safe care at NSW public hospitals, despite the ongoing challenges of ...
Public hospitals in NSW have been recognised in AIHW’s report as Australia’s best performance in emergency departments. NSW’s public hospitals have been recognised as the best in the country on performance in emergency departments (EDs) ...
A new genetic mutation behind childhood glaucoma has been identified by a team of international researchers, including from Flinders University. The research found through DNA sequencing and further testing that a genetic mutation in the THBS1 ...
A new review has found that blood pressure medications may be unnecessary received by patients with non-heart related conditions. Patients in hospital for non-heart related conditions may be unnecessarily receiving blood pressure medications that has ...
Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique demonstrated by Australian and Iraqi researchers. Using the same remote-health technology they pioneered to monitor vital health signs ...
Like breathing, swallowing is an essential part of everyday life, and the condition known as dysphagia can occur at any stage in life. The knowledge of dysphagia and its implications remain largely unknown for most ...
A new Australian bio-technology company secures a licence to develop a drug to block the development of metastatic prostate cancer. Filamon Limited, an Australian drug development company focused on blocking the forces that turn cancer ...
People from refugee backgrounds will soon have access to better healthcare communicated in their preferred language to improve their health and well-being, under a five-year NSW Health plan launched in south-western Sydney. The NSW Government ...
A simple finger prick device being trialled by University of South Australia researchers could soon be all it takes to save the lives of pregnant mothers and newborns who are at risk of preeclampsia. In ...
Every year, up to 100,000 Australians seek mental health support from community managed organisations. From today, these Australians will benefit from improved safety measures through new national standards. The National Safety and Quality Mental Health ...
A well-run aged care organisation with proper checks and balances in place will deliver good patient care – but there is more to it than first meets the eye. Healthcare Channel has reached out to ...
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