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Aged Care
Experimental drug shows potential against Alzheimer’s disease
Healthcare Channel Apr 27, 2021

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The drug works by

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ATAGI
Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
ATAGI reinforce recommendations on use of COVID-19 vaccines following review of data and benefits
Lourdes Antenor Apr 27, 2021

Vaccination remains the best way to protect against severe illness and death from COVID-19 and is a core element of the pandemic response, reinforces the

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dementia
Aged Care, Healthcare News
Fewer deaths among Australians with dementia during first 10 months of COVID-19 pandemic
Healthcare Channel Apr 26, 2021

The age-standardized death rate of Australians with dementia fell during the first 10 months of 2020, probably as a result of measures designed to prevent

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stroke
Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
NICO.LAB announces new partnership with AI Advance for stroke care
Healthcare Channel Apr 23, 2021

NICO.LAB and AI Advance announced a new partnership that will revolutionise stroke care across Australia and New Zealand. AI Advance will be distributing StrokeViewer, an

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children
Children's Health
Children’s Health: Prevalence of COVID symptoms on weakened immune systems
Healthcare Channel Apr 22, 2021

Children with weakened immune systems have not shown a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infection despite commonly displaying symptoms, a new study suggests. During

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wildfire
Healthcare
Wildfire smoke linked to skin disease a new study reveals
Healthcare Channel Apr 22, 2021

Wildfire smoke can trigger a host of respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms, ranging from runny nose and cough to a potentially life-threatening heart attack or stroke.

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Sleep
Healthcare, Learning - Topics
Disrupted sleep linked to the increased risk of early death in women
Healthcare Channel Apr 22, 2021

For the first time, a study has shown a clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness during night-time sleep and an increased

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videocam dose
Healthcare, Hospitals, Watch
Questions with Professor Michael Kidd: second vaccine dose, vaccine safety and consent forms
Healthcare Channel Apr 22, 2021

Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, answers the top three questions you’ve been asking about the second AstraZeneca vaccine dose, vaccine safety, and consent

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brain
Healthcare News
Coronavirus does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage
Healthcare Channel Apr 21, 2021

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, according to a new study

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Neighbourhoods
Hospitals
Neighbourhoods may affect people’s brain health as we age
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods — areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities — had more brain

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Injectable
Healthcare
Studies show once-a-week injectable insulin treatment proved to be safe
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Treating people with Type 2 diabetes with a new once-a-week injectable insulin therapy proved to be safe and as effective as daily insulin injections, according

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Telehealth
Aged Care, Healthcare News, Hospitals
New method using cameras could be game changer for Telehealth
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to still provide health care while minimizing in-person contact during COVID-19. But with phone or Zoom appointments,

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