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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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disability
Children's Health, Healthcare
Disability in children must be integrated into the global health agenda
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Childhood disability is not a priority in health systems. A recently published article in the BMJ by Cieza and colleagues argues why this needs to

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miscarriage
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Miscarriage leave: DB Results leading the way on staff health and wellbeing
Lourdes Antenor Apr 19, 2021

Continuing with a strong focus on staff wellbeing, DB Results has announced it will follow New Zealand’s landmark legislation by offering bereavement leave to staff,

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reaserchers
Medical Science and Technology
Researchers identify potential drugs for early treatment of COVID-19
Lourdes Antenor Apr 15, 2021

A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage COVID-19 in its early stages.

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Healthcare News
New Global Compact will speed up action to tackle diabetes
Healthcare Channel Apr 15, 2021

The World Health Organization’s new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who

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platform
Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
A new platform supporting young Aussies with early onset Parkinson’s Disease
Healthcare Channel Apr 15, 2021

The Young Onset Parkinson’s Exchange app (YOP-X) is an Australian-first digital platform that aims to provide critical support to young Aussies affected by the disease.

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treatment
Healthcare
Providing life-saving treatment for HIV outweighs COVID-19 risks
Healthcare Channel Apr 14, 2021

Disruption to HIV treatment as high as 75% has been reported in some countries—to prevent increased AIDS-related deaths, HIV services must continue during the COVID-19

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