Author: healthprofessionalradio

Overview

• A recent report on Victorian hospitals has shown the number of patients presenting to emergency departments has increased significantly.

• A new Australian study has found that assisted reproductive treatments including IVF are almost twice as likely to result in stillborn births than natural conception.

• The ACT Department of Health has confirmed the occurrence of several cases of measles thought to be linked to an international dance meeting in Sydney last month.

• Health Minister Kim Hames says that maintenance at Royal Perth Hospital is not being affected by budget cuts. But several elevators at the hospital have broken down, while others have been temporarily shut down so their parts can be used to repair other elevators.

Overview

• In a new study by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, it’s been revealed that global smoking rates in women have declined almost 50% since 1980.

• Over 600 Australian women have expressed interest in a possible class action against Bayer, the manufacturer of the contraceptive medications Yasmin and Yaz.

• The Bureau of Meteorology has said it may be some time before Far North Queensland sees widespread rain. The approaching monsoon trough is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Cape York by the weekend.

• A Northern Territory record label is uniting with Indigenous musicians to create short films to spread health messages across remote communities.

• Melbourne scientists have made a breakthrough in the fight against several cancers which could lead to new treatments.

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• The World Health Organisation has been criticised for ineffectiveness regarding its recent effort to raise funds for neglected diseases.

• The H7N9 flu virus, which emerged in China in February last year, has been the subject of recent findings regarding immunity to the virus.

• Queensland Health today issued a statement reminding citizens not to touch or handle bats, in the wake of the recent spate of bat deaths, attributed to recent extreme temperatures.

• The UK-based Overseas Development Institute has released a report detailing the rise in overweight and obese adults in developing countries.

• Researches at the University of Newcastle have recently identified a protein that plays a role in the growth of melanoma cells, which it is hoped will lead to a new treatment for the disease.