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Get your facts straight: ABC website to investigate contentious claims 8/15/2013

Australia is about to get its facts straight – that's the message from the team behind the ABC's newly launched Fact Check website and accompanying platforms including television, ...

iPhone app helps prevent strokes 8/13/2013

A special iPhone case and app can be used to quickly and cheaply detect heart rhythm problems and prevent strokes, according to University of Sydney research presented at the Australia ...

Paramedics considered 'most trusted profession': poll 8/9/2013

It may come as no surprise that paramedics are considered by the Australian public to be one of the two 'most trusted professions', according to a new poll by the Readers Digest.

Paramedics use 'new treatment' to keep man alive 8/7/2013

A NSW man who almost lost his life to a heart attack was recently reunited with the paramedics who by using a new treatment saved his life.

Coping strategies for new nurses 7/23/2013

Empowering graduate nurses with self-coping strategies to help them adjust to the workforce is the focus of a new Flinders University research project.

'Flawed data' driving emergency department policy 6/20/2013

Measures taken to ease the pressure on overcrowded hospital emergency departments have been based on flawed data which wrongly blames general practice patients for clogging the ...

Bringing down barriers to dental care 5/22/2013

A research project being undertaken by La Trobe University fourth-year Dentistry coordinator, Dr Jacki Goode will facilitate the journey to definitive dental care for future toothache ...

Alcohol aggression linked to father-son relationships 4/18/2013

Deakin University study suggests alcohol fuelled aggression amongst young men is linked to abusive fathers.

Co-located GP clinics can ease the load in ERs 3/13/2013

The addition of a GP clinic at hospitals should reduce waiting times in emergency departments, according to new research.

New system for medical internships required 3/13/2013

Hospitals have become a battleground where state of origin is the decisive factor in a fight over hospital internships.

Parents' views critical at the end of a child's life 2/20/2013

More emphasis should be given to parents' needs when deciding whether or not to withdraw life support from critically ill children, according to a new book written by a University ...

Post-hospital care the weak link in trauma system 2/20/2013

The first study to examine in detail the experience of patients in Victoria's trauma system has found that post-discharge care and poor communication were low points in an otherwise ...

New e-learning course champions patient safety 2/7/2013

A new learning course pioneered by two University of South Australia lecturers is aimed at raising the standard of handover of patient care in hospital and care facilities across ...

Medical students go bush 1/25/2013

The year for rural medical students has begun early.

ER waiting room service in the spotlight 1/10/2013

A report by Southern Cross University (SCU) researchers into service quality and communication in Emergency Department (ED) Waiting Rooms in NSW hospitals has been released by the ...

Emotions vary following bushfire trauma 1/10/2013

Bushfire survivors should not be embarrassed about feeling a range of strong emotions as they grapple with the enormity of the disaster, a psychiatrist says.

Summer heatwaves will claim lives: professor 12/20/2012

Brisbane ambos can expect 20 per cent more call-outs to people with cardiovascular, respiratory and other chronic conditions in sweltering temperatures, QUT public health researcher ...

Kidney failure under the microscope 12/17/2012

Better targeted treatments for 20 per cent of renal failure patients are on the horizon following a key discovery about the role of white blood cells in kidney inflammation.

Food safety warning: keep it cold, keep it clean, keep it hot 12/17/2012

Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson today urged people to follow three simple rules to prevent food poisoning this festive season.

Higher emergency admissions for depressed older men 12/13/2012

Depressed older men are twice as likely as those not suffering depression to be admitted to hospital, according to a study published recently in the Canadian Medical Association ...

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