Author: healthprofessionalradio

Overview:

• South Korea’s health ministry says two more people have died in the country’s outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the number of fatalities to nine.

• A Congolese-Belgian woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that was removed and frozen when she was a child.

• The number of patients consulting with their doctors online in south-western Queensland has tripled in just three months.

Overview:

• South Korea’s health ministry says two more people have died in the country’s outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the number of fatalities to nine.

• A Congolese-Belgian woman has become the first in the world to give birth to a healthy child after doctors restored her fertility by transplanting ovarian tissue that was removed and frozen when she was a child.

• The number of patients consulting with their doctors online in south-western Queensland has tripled in just three months.

Overview:

• A former senior doctor with an Immigration Department contractor alleges medical staff were repeatedly pressured not to report mental health problems caused by detention on Nauru.

• Suspended doctor and voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has been called on to help with a medical emergency on a flight from Los Angeles to Sydney.

• An Adelaide GP alleged to have forged prescriptions to obtain Stillnox sleeping tablets and opioid pain medication has faced court.

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• Heart attack and stroke patients could soon avoid potentially risky drugs like Warfarin and aspirin, thanks to the discovery of a blood-clotting enzyme by a team of scientists at Sydney’s Heart Research Institute.

• More people are buying illicit drugs like ecstasy and cocaine on the internet, as prices are now cheaper online than on the street, a new report shows.

• A West Australian Indigenous elder who campaigned on behalf of Aboriginal Agent Orange victims has been made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

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• Five partygoers have been rushed to hospital, including one unconscious person, after taking the drug fantasy at a party on Queensland’s Stradbroke Island.

• A community Centre in Launceston’s northern suburbs is expanding its delivery of fruit and vegetables to vulnerable residents thanks to extra funding.

• Tasmanians with medical conditions requiring them to keep a certain temperature in their home can now receive a concession to help with power costs.

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• Thanks to modern technology, pornography has become more accessible and more normal than ever, and sex educator Maree Crabbe says it is a pervasive problem.

• Australian health authorities have decided against recommending routine monitoring for patients on new blood-thinning medications used to prevent or treat blood clots.

• An Afghanistan war veteran has been visiting Western Queensland to talk with drought-affected graziers about men’s mental health.