16 Jan 2024
Vale Lorraine
It is with a heavy heart that I let you know of the passing of Lorraine Tyler, wife of Kirsten, and the Chairperson of Lung Foundation Australia’s Lung Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee.
16 Jan 2024
Simple New Year’s resolution to save lives
Keeping a New Year’s resolution to stay up to date with your COVID vaccinations will save lives and protect against long COVID, and a coalition of Australia’s leading health organisations is urging people to put it at the top of their 2024 to-do list.
16 Jan 2024
'Measles alert for western Sydney'
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of one confirmed case of measles who was infectious while visiting some locations in Sydney's inner west and south-west.
16 Jan 2024
Tribunal suspends nurse who had sexual relationship with a former patient
A nurse who had a sexual relationship with a former mental health patient has had her registration suspended for 12 months by a tribunal.
16 Jan 2024
Tas Chair: ‘We can achieve great things for general practice’
Dr Toby Gardner says he will continue flying the flag for GPs by helping to improve the regional workforce and training pathways.
16 Jan 2024
Antipsychotics spiking cardiac risks: Study
Researchers have revealed 10% of patients on quetiapine and haloperidol develop heart rhythm disorders, leading to calls for increased monitoring.
16 Jan 2024
Pill testing could have prevented 64 festival deaths: Research
The analysis was released at the same time as a separate study showing how testing recently detected three new drugs never seen before in Australia.
16 Jan 2024
DoHAC predicts early peak for vape prescriptions
Documents published by the Office of Impact Analysis forecast a 10% annual decline in presentations for prescriptions once reforms bed in.
16 Jan 2024
Specialist eating disorder service opens in Cockburn
Introducing Kara Maar, a specialised eating disorder service in Cockburn, as part of the South Metropolitan Health Service's commitment to enhancing eating disorder treatment programs in Western Australia.
16 Jan 2024
40 new mental health beds at Fremantle Hospital underway
North Metropolitan Health Service is expanding mental health support at Fremantle Hospital!