The Australian Aged Care Quality Agency’s ‘Getting to know the standards’ webinar. Source: Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
Westmead Health Precinct is leading the race with the event of a cutting-edge serology test that’s key to slowing the COVID-19 pandemic. NSW Health Pathology’s Director of Public Health Pathology, Professor Dominic Dwyer, said the ...
COVID 19 a global pandemic On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID 19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. By 11 March 2020, with many countries reporting confirmed cases and ...
When Bridget Wilkins flew back to Australia from London earlier this month, she was looking forward to being MC at her best friend’s wedding but she never made it to the ceremony. Key points: Bridget ...
Stop the world – I want to get off is the title of a musical created in the 1960s. Some 55 years later as we become globally enmeshed in a pandemic the like of which ...
The residents of Grace Rehabilitation and Health Center decided to have a little fun today and lighten the mood by sending messages to their friends and family. Wesbury seniors share positive messages. Nations around the ...
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). A novel coronavirus (nCoV) is a new ...
This is a long post addressing two underlying issues with the current response to the pandemic that leave me concerned. It’s the longest post I’ve ever written. For those of you not taking action, or ...
According to scientists in Australia, HIV and Malaria treatments can be used to fight COVID-19. A team of infectious disease experts at the University of Queensland in Brisbane say they have seen two existing medications ...
COVID -19 is a notifiable condition under the Australian National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS). This means that in all Australian states and territories, either the medical officer requesting the test and/or the laboratory performing ...
Researchers investigated the skeletal remains of more than 30 individuals where minor and serious injuries were evident but did not lead to loss of life. The samples displayed several episodes of injury and recovery, suggesting that Neanderthals ...
Home care, residential care, private nurse? What are the practical options for Australians who need help with everyday living as they age? With some “admirable exceptions”, the aged care royal commission said recently in a damning ...
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