Infection control update for healthcare New guidelines are designed to help reduce the more than 165,000 healthcare-associated infections that occur in Australia each year.
Study paints bleak picture for men’s mental health Beyond Blue research has revealed suicidal behaviour among Australian men could be up to three times greater than some estimates.
Flu vaccine supplies increase to accommodate record uptake Additional vaccines are set for Australia following a horror start to the flu season.
Australia first in worldwide prescription opioid use A global survey found half of Australian users also got ‘high’ from opioids at least once last year, but does this tell the whole story?
Burnout recognised as a medical condition for the first time The WHO has confirmed what most health practitioners likely already know.
International commitment to tackle antimicrobial resistance The World Health Assembly’s 194 member states have called for continued action on the ‘global warming’ of healthcare.
Policy could see vulnerable patients denied vaccines GPs in SA and Tasmania are potentially turning away patients at risk of contracting measles, due to restrictions on government-supplied vaccines.
Crohn’s and colitis: The invisible diseases Crohn’s and Colitis Australia aims to highlight that inflammatory bowel diseases can have a serious impact on the mind, as well as the gut.
Darwin measles outbreak ‘over’ NT Health believes it has contained the spread of the disease, which at one stage infected 30 people in 40 days.
Doctors and the effects of decision fatigue Decision-making may deteriorate throughout the day and negatively impact cancer screening rates, new research has found.