Health Research & Education
TIME TO SLIP, SLOP, SLAP, SEEK & SLIDE
On Saturday, December 9, 2023, Sydney sweltered through a heatwave that saw our airport reach 43.5 degrees Celsius – a December record. Sydney was not alone, with other NSW locations climbing beyond 40C that day. These high temperatures are set to continue, with experts calling for all Aussies to brace themselves for scorching temperatures up…
Read MoreAussies need a nationally consistent vaccination approach
Following a decline in vaccination rates following the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report is calling for a united, consistent, national approach to vaccinate Australians following a decline in vaccination rates after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Grattan Institute’s ‘A fair shot: How to close the vaccination gap’ report suggests taking…
Read MoreDear Doctor, how’s your blood pressure?
Concerningly, Australian GPs may be inadvertently placing themselves at increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to new findings from the GP Health Initiative Report released this week, revealing one in seven (14%) GP respondents are not self-monitoring their blood pressure (BP) each year. According to the Servier-commissioned, quantitative, online survey conducted by Metis…
Read MoreAussie men with advanced prostate cancer denied access to innovative treatment on Medicare
Almost 20,000 Australian men diagnosed each year with prostate cancer are being denied access to an innovative treatment on Medicare for the nation’s most common cancer in men. Two treatment options – low dose rate brachytherapy (LDR-brachytherapy) and external beam radiation therapy – are approved to treat prostate cancer in Australia by the medical regulator,…
Read MoreThe APCO Bone Health QI Tool Kit – Putting a brake on fractures in the world’s most populous & fastest ageing region
An osteoporotic fracture occurs every three seconds worldwide.1 With more than 50 per cent of the world’s hip fractures expected to occur in the Asia Pacific (AP) region over the next two decades,2 the Asia Pacific Consortium on Osteoporosis (APCO) has launched a Bone Health QI Tool Kit today(May 24, 2022), to promote quality improvement…
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