Author: healthprofessionalradio

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• 1 in 6 of Australian children without updated vaccination were turned away for medical treatment, according to the Australian Child Health Poll surveying almost 2,000 parents.

• The Republican plans to replace the Affordable Care Act (often called “Obamacare-lite”) who have criticised the plan for being too similar to Obamacare.

• Often called the “paradise by the sea”, the picturesque Apollo Bay on Victoria’s Great Ocean Road is struggling to attract a single doctor, leaving the town of 1,500 residents without an after-hours doctor.

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• South Australian Network of Drug and Alcohol Services has warned that crystal methamphetamine has become much purer, thus, increasing the potential harm for illegal drug users.y.

• Cases of Ross River virus in the Great Southern region of Western Australia have increased dramatically, following widespread rainfall and flooding. Currently, there is no vaccine for mosquito-borne diseases in WA.

• An investigation on the Makk and McLeay Nursing Home at Oakden has been launched to find out what happened to a former patient, Bob Spriggs, who complained last year about his over medication and unexplained bruises.

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• Tweed Hospital doctors in New South Wales say patients have no choice but to go across the border to Queensland because the facility is at breaking point. The hospital was promised $48 million for an upgrade two years ago, but still haven’t received any money.

• The new Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH) was finally open for a first thorough look after lengthy delays in construction. The “technical completion” is expected next week. The opening of the hospital is likely to happen in the middle of the year.

• The Honiara’s National Referral Hospital received laparoscopic machine from a technology company, Olympus, which will allow doctors to perform keyhole surgery.

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• Reports from New South Wales Department of Health shows steady decline in the number of people being diagnosed with HIV.

• Children finds it hard to resist chocolates. Researchers at the Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation and the Centre of Optimisation of Medicine are developing a chocolate-based medicine which masks the bitter taste of other drugs.

• Dr Matthew Nott cancelled his list of orthopaedic surgeries in March at the new South East Regional Hospital in support of Dr. Chris Phoon whose contract has not been renewed.

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• You can know Liberal MP Chris Crewther for a long time without realising he lives with Tourette Syndrome.

• It is hoped studying the tumours of men from a Tasmanian family with 32 cases of prostate cancer in the past two generations will save lives.

• The consumer watchdog has fired a warning shot at the hearing aid industry, with a new report raising concerns about patients being ripped off.

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• According to reports, ambulance officers may have wrongly declared a 23-year-old woman not sick enough to be taken to hospital the night before she died.

• A report commissioned by CommInsure into claims of unethical behaviour at the Commonwealth Bank’s insurance arm was cleared of “systemic” and “cultural” problems.

• A group of 29 critically ill children with severe intractable epilepsy and seizures were chosen as the first patients to legally access medicinal cannabis in Victoria.

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• The photo of a 95 year oil woman lying on the floor waiting for treatment at Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) in January 2016 outraged many and lead to more beds to solve the long-running health crisis.

• An international team of researchers discovered the first genetic indicator of a degenerative eye disease called Macular Telangiectasia type 2 or MacTel. This disease is incurable and usually strikes people who are over the age of 40.

• Counterfeit medicines have reached hospitals and public market despite complex regulatory regime in Australia. These fake drugs are potentially harmful. Health service providers and patients need to know medicines are genuine.

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• A leaked report states that the Oakden mental health facility in SA is medically unsafe for patients, understaffed, at risk of medication errors and of human rights violations.

• A bladder cancer survivor worked with his urologist  to raise awareness of the disease and launched at a free print book about the cancer specifically created for Australian patients and healthcare providers.

• A  $246 million worth of health and medical research facility has opened at the University of Adelaide. It is the latest addition to the university, which will enable students to study surgical procedures and simulate operations on computerised mannequins.