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International news
UK: Jane Austen died of TB, but not from tainted milk
17 December 2009: The idea that Jane may have also been suffering from tuberculosis is not new. In Jane Austen: An Unrequited Love, I proposed not only that Jane had tuberculosis, but that she had contracted it, not from infected milk, but from her brother, Henry, whom she had nursed in 1815.
SA: Obituary – Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
16 December 2009: Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, aged 69. Former health minister in South Africa, who infamously suggested that Aids should be treated not with drugs but with a diet including lemons and garlic. Another ingredient for her remedies saw her lampooned as "Doctor Beetroot". But her views had a fatal impact, with hundreds of thousands dying. Some activists have called for her to be charged with genocide alongside former president Thabo Mbeki, who has also voiced doubts about the link between HIV and Aids.
US: Study finds decline in number of inmate deaths
15 December 2009: The number of inmates who died in California prisons dropped from 2006 to 2008 – but the number of deaths that might have been prevented increased, according to a report released Monday by the federal receiver overseeing the state's prison health system.
US: More than 90 percent of people with gum disease are at risk for diabetes, study finds
15 December 2009: An overwhelming majority of people who have periodontal (gum) disease are also at high risk for diabetes and should be screened for diabetes, a New York University nursing-dental research team has found. The researchers also determined that half of those at risk had seen a dentist in the previous year, concluded that dentists should consider offering diabetes screenings in their offices, and described practical approaches to conducting diabetes screenings in dental offices.
NZ: GP exodus predicted
16 December 2009: More New Zealand doctors are expected to head across the Tasman once working restrictions are eased in Australia next year. The easing of restrictions on overseas trained doctors working in Australia could increase the exodus of GPs across the Tasman, the New Zealand Rural General Practice Network fears.
Local news
WEEK COMMENCING 12 DECEMBER 2009
More training opportunities urged for junior doctors
17 November 2009: The Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) says junior doctors in the state's north will be faced with limited opportunities for further medical training in the public hospital system.
Rescuing our kids, not popping pills into them
17 December 2009: Thousands of kids around the western world are needlessly drugged every day. A couple of weeks ago Ms Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health, did something to lessen the problem. Ms Roxon announced the release of some significant documents from two bodies. The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have updated draft Australian Guidelines on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). They have issued other information to assist parents and medical professionals to recognise ADHD and treat it appropriately.
Australians poorly informed about health, and other research news
17 December 2009: An overview of recent major studies and developments in health care and health policy has arrived via the Hospital Alliance for Research Collaboration’s latest bulletin.
Warning over swine flu in Santa's sack
17 December 2009: Santa may bring Australians an unwanted Christmas present this year - a dose of the swine flu courtesy of expats flying home from Europe, Asia and North America.
Health professions united on e-Health, Australia
17 December 2009: A high-level meeting of health organisations in Canberra has scoped the development of a robust, patient-centred e-prescribing system through a collaborative partnership between doctors and pharmacists.
Hospital axes nurse managers to cut costs
17 December 2009: Royal North Shore Hospital has offered redundancies to five after-hours nurse unit managers working in several units, including maternity and pediatrics, raising concerns about staff being able to cope.
Surgical staff told of sex delusions
17 December 2009: Anaesthetists, dentists and nurses have been warned to ensure they are chaperoned and have both men and women in the room during surgery after a spike in the number of people reporting sexual abuse while under sedation.
Students get short straw
16 December 2009: Australia’s future doctors may be missing out on vital training because of insufficient resources that are unable to cope with increasing student numbers, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has warned.
Bundaberg GP super clinic stalls
16 December 2009: The GP super clinic promised for Bundaberg is on shaky ground after the only group who applied to run the facility was rejected.
Govt to open 40 one-stop welfare shops
16 December 2009: First it was one-stop-shop GP super clinics. Now the Rudd government plans to roll out "co-located" welfare offices, bringing together Centrelink, Medicare and child support agencies under one roof. Human Services Minister Chris Bowen announced the reform agenda on Wednesday, declaring it had the potential to "revolutionise" the way Australians accessed government services.
Graduate situation 'not sustainable'
16 December 2009: Pharmacies are struggling to train the burgeoning number of pharmacy graduates coming out of Australia's universities and need greater financial help from the Government, the country's peak professional body for pharmacists has warned.
Joint Statement On Collaborative Care – Australian Medical Association
16 December 2009: Three of Australia's peak medical groups called on the Senate Community Affairs Committee that is inquiring into the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 and two related Bills to support the Government's amendments to the Bill.
Health network invention could reduce waiting times
16 December 2009: While hospital emergency wards brace themselves for the silly season, a health care system that could take non-emergency patients out of emergency waiting rooms and into more appropriate care has been devised by a Queensland University of Technology industrial design student.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
16 December 2009: Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Males, 2004-05.
Australian Bureau of Statistics
16 December 2009: Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Females, 2004-05.
Funding boost for healthier lifestyles
15 December 2009: The Federal Government’s Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has announced a funding program for local governments to foster healthier lifestyles. The move is in line with preventative health measures. These measures include dietary education programs that are aimed at reducing the prevalence of obesity.
ANF: Let nurses give consumers more choice
15 December 2009: The Australian Nursing Federation’s submission to the Health Legislation Amendment Bill rejects outright any requirement which forces nurse practitioners and midwives to seek doctor approval for patient care they are capable of doing autonomously. ANF Federal Secretary Ged Kearney said it was time doctors stopped trying to have it both ways.
Healthcare costs an increasing concern in retirement planning
15 December 2009: The Australian population is ageing, posing an increasing longevity risk for financial advisers to plan against. However, with increased life expectancies come increased health care costs later in life, which can make a considerable dent in retirees' savings and any legacy a client hoped to leave behind.
AMA: Risk of training collapse
15 December 2009: Public hospital medical training is at risk of collapsing because it cannot handle the numbers of those who will be graduating in medicine over the next few years, the Australian Medical Association has warned.
