New degree to increase Indigenous primary healthcare workforce
The overall health of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is a pervasive issue in…
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Cheap booze costing public health
If you are from Sydney you have probably heard a lot about the lock out laws…
International nursing study reveals more similarities than differences
Think:Health Extra Treatment New key performance indicators for nurses and midwives are having a dramatic affect…
Why women choose to give birth at home
You're fit, healthy and expected to have a normal birth. Why should you have to give…
Training doctors about Medicare may reduce health spending
For most of us, when we go to the doctor, we swipe our Medicare card, make…
Strategies for quitting need to focus on unique family unit
It's a well known fact that second hand smoking is bad for children, but did you…
Nurses say inflicting pain on babies is torture, but unavoidable
If a nurse has ever given you a needle, you will know it hurts but that…
New tool for PND hoping to help clinicians and new mums
The arrival of a new baby is usually a happy event, but for the 1 in…
Boost in midwifery workforce in PNG a positive
In your average Australian hospital, a midwife will attend to 1 or 2 births per eight…
What can be done to help midwives with PTSD?
Helping women during the life changing process that is childbirth can be an extremely rewarding experience.…
“Dr Death” challenges medical manslaughter convictions
Cast your mind back to 2005, and the controversial case of Dr Jayant Patel. You might…
A new insight into life with COPD
You would be familiar with walking up a flight of stairs and being puffed out, but…