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Doctors are not prescribing enough exercise as medicine despite all its benefits

AAP - 02-04-2018

Doctors don't prescribe enough exercise to patients despite all the evidence showing its benefits in fighting illness, according to experts, including the chief

 
Refugees and asylum seekers need better continuity of care to deal with complex health needs

HealthTimes - 15-03-2018

Many refugees who are living in the Australian community are missing out on appropriate healthcare due to problems such as fragmented services and poor continuity of care,

 
Calls to increase CPR education following new figures on survival rates

HealthTimes - 15-03-2018

Almost 60% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients do not receive bystander CPR despite its potential to more than double survival rates, according to new research by Monash

 
Must we deprive ourselves of all pleasure to stay healthy?

HealthTimes - 05-02-2018

Laurent Chambaud, École

 
An international survey has found NSW patients skip medical care due to cost

AAP - 18-01-2018

Fourteen per cent of NSW patients aged over 65 are skipping medical care because it's too expensive, an international survey has found. More

 
Health Minister insists lowest rise in premiums in more than 15 years

AAP - 17-01-2018

Health Minister Greg Hunt wants health insurers to deliver the lowest premium rise in more than 15 years but families could still have to pay $200 a year more.

 
Misuse of powerful prescription medications for non-medical reasons is rising

AAP - 19-12-2017

An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report shows the number of Australians using opioids and benzodiazepines for non-medical reasons is rising.

 
Large babies being born in Australia is significantly higher than expected

AAP - 14-12-2017

Australia is experiencing an "epidemic" of large babies due to the high rates of obesity, according to a new study. Analysis of more

 
Understanding victims' experience - The key to driving change for a CQUni researcher

HealthTimes - 14-12-2017

It was her confronting experience on the frontline of domestic and family violence that prompted Dr Silke Meyer to take on research into the complex victim support system.

 

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