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Peter Mellow
July 5, 2020 5:33 AM
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A hospital that keeps wastebaskets empty can get high marks from a patient who can’t see a virus that may be lurking.
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Peter Mellow
June 10, 6:34 PM
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Instead of cutting services to cut costs, one rural hospital plans to thrive by offering more.
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Peter Mellow
June 8, 7:53 PM
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A coroner this week has been looking into whether there should be more education about snake bites after 11-year-old Tristian Frahm died when he didn't get medical assistance.
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Peter Mellow
June 8, 2:43 AM
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The likelihood of falling grows, and the consequences worsen, as we age. What steps can we take to protect ourselves?
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 4:04 PM
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An international reruitment program provided thousands of desperately needed caregivers, but cases of fraud and exploitation have made it a target for closure.
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 3:59 PM
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If you have had the unfortunate need to turn up to an emergency department, I hope that it is not because in Australia in 2025, you can't afford to go anywhere else.
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 3:56 PM
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Preterm babies receive up to 16 painful procedures every day. Pain in early life has been linked to altered brain development and poorer cognitive outcomes.
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 3:48 PM
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The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it?
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Peter Mellow
June 5, 7:11 PM
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Public health experts want e-scooters banned for under 16s, with Australian-first figures highlighting the huge number of children injured or maimed while riding.
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Peter Mellow
June 5, 6:54 PM
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Research finds more than 15m in US, UK, Germany and France with MASH have not been diagnosed
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Peter Mellow
June 3, 6:05 PM
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A growing number of older women are seeking treatment for eating disorders. Many have struggled without help for decades.
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Peter Mellow
June 2, 6:09 PM
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Doctors and nurses see people in crisis being turned away, patients discharged before it is safe, and interminable wait times boil over into life-threatening violence.
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Peter Mellow
June 1, 8:39 PM
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Margaret Tubridy, 69, took part in landmark study that reveals the role of exercise in preventing return of disease
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Peter Mellow
June 10, 10:44 PM
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As life expectancy for Australians stretches into the 80s, focus is shifting from quantity to quality of life. The key to staying well for longer? Staying ahead of the game with regular check-ins. Here’s what you need to know.
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Peter Mellow
June 10, 6:16 PM
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Just what will it take to ensure the lights stay on at 37 hospitals employing 18,000 staff across Australia? We are about to find out.
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Peter Mellow
June 8, 7:52 PM
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Doctors at the troubled Northern Beaches Hospital say they warned management about understaffing and inadequate equipment before the facility even opened.
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Peter Mellow
June 7, 7:43 PM
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The NHS app will be main way people also receive screening invitations and appointment reminders.
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 4:00 PM
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Mental health advocates have welcomed a global social media trend where men have been posting videos of themselves phoning their male friends before they turn out the lights to wish them good night.
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 3:58 PM
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A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients.
Academic also raises concerns the trend could reflect ‘deeper social and cultural pressures tied to masculinity’
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Peter Mellow
June 6, 3:41 PM
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While serious blunders are down from last year’s record high, there has been an uptick in suicides and incidents involving babies less than a week old.
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Peter Mellow
June 5, 6:57 PM
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An inquest is investigating the deaths of eight aged care residents at six facilities in 2021. All occurred after resident-to-resident aggression.
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Peter Mellow
June 5, 12:49 AM
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Many people don’t find out they have osteoporosis until they suffer a fracture from a small fall.
However of those aged 50 years and over, 66 per cent do have osteopenia or osteoporosis, where bones become less dense and more fragile.
An updated guideline has been published, including new information about drugs used to treat the condition.
Guest/s
Professor Peter Wong, rheumatologist at Westmead Hospital and Professor in Rheumatology at the University of Sydney
References
Healthy Bones Australia
2024 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and Healthy Bones Australia guideline for osteoporosis management and fracture prevention in postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of age
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Peter Mellow
June 2, 8:49 PM
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More private hospitals will face similar financial troubles and some will be forced to close. Here’s what this means for patients, the public system and the budget.
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Peter Mellow
June 2, 6:08 PM
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Since late 2022, more than 4600 patients have avoided surgery at 23 hospitals across Victoria, including the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Barwon Health and Goulburn Valley Health.
First clear evidence that structured exercise regime reduces risk of dying by a third, can stop tumours coming back or a new cancer developing
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