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overseas
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Streamlined visa process welcomes overseas doctors to Australia
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 26, 2023

In a major step toward alleviating Australia’s workforce shortage, the Albanese Government is slashing red tape to facilitate the recruitment of international medical graduates (IMGs).

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PTSD
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Group therapy holds power in healing PTSD
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 26, 2023

Data reveals one in five people (21%) have experienced a mental health disorder over the past 12 months with 1.4 million Australians working through post-traumatic

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paternity
Opinion
Shining a light on paternity uncertainty: the truth about misattributed parentage
Kate Pippia Sep 26, 2023

For most Australians, they live their life feeling confident in their biological relationships. However, some Australians are caught in a wave of uncertainty, with doubts

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motivational
Aged Care
Motivational counseling offers hope for frontline aged care workers
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 21, 2023

Motivational interviewing, a therapeutic approach commonly employed to combat addiction and substance abuse, could hold the key to improving the health and overall well-being of

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travel
Featured Leader, Healthcare
Dr Mills’ prescription for healthy, hassle-free travel abroad
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 21, 2023

With Australia’s borders open and wanderlust renewed, there is an urgent need to promote pre-travel health precautions. Complacency and lack of preparation can leave Aussie adventurers

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LEXIGO
Healthcare, Healthcare News
LEXIGO partners on in-language COVID campaign
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 21, 2023

LEXIGO has partnered with local communities to launch a co-created, in-language healthcare promotion initiative. “Strengthening immunity within community,” co-created with input from CALD communities, serves

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dementia
Aged Care, Opinion
Maintaining social connections for our elders living with dementia
Faye Spiteri Sep 18, 2023

Could you imagine waking up one day and feeling completely disorientated? Faces are unfamiliar. Places where you once felt at ease, now suddenly feel foreign,

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travel
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Enjoy overseas travel safely – see your GP before you go
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 18, 2023

With a renewed sense of excitement and freedom, Aussies are embracing the chance to explore hotspot destinations, timeless holiday havens and experience immersive encounters. In

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drug
Research
Australian cancer drug secures FDA approval
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 18, 2023

A groundbreaking cancer drug, originating from Australian research, has received coveted approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), marking a significant milestone in

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aboriginal
Aged Care, Opinion
The aged care system has failed Aboriginal people. Here’s what Elders say needs to change
Ruth McCausland, Peta MacGillivray, Sacha Kendall Jamieson and Virginia Robinson Sep 15, 2023

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recognised the aged care system has failed to provide culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres

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music
Aged Care
Google funds $2m dementia music therapy app pilot
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 15, 2023

An app harnessing music, wearable tech and AI to provide personalised therapy for dementia patients has been awarded a $2 million grant by Google’s philanthropic

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ageing
Aged Care, Opinion
Friday essay: homesick for ourselves – the hidden grief of ageing
Carol Lefevre Sep 15, 2023

Anyone parenting young children will be familiar with the phrase “there’ll be tears before bedtime”. But in a quieter, more private way, the expression seems

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2024 All rights reserved. © Healthcare channel powered by Akolade.