The coronavirus pandemic hit the aged care sector hard, putting further stress on what providers and advocates say was an industry already struggling to attract and hold onto workers. But the workforce shortages stretch beyond residential aged care, and there are concerns that people on home care packages aren’t getting the care they need because […]
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Every year in Australia, there are cases where people suffering from extreme mental illness kill other people, or commit serious acts of violence, after failing to get the mental health treatment they need. Their families carry an unimaginable burden. For decades, work has been done to remove the stigma around mental illness, but the confronting […]
It’s understandable, given the coronavirus crisis in our aged care sector, that more and more elderly people are seeking care while staying in their own homes. Despite the Aged Care Royal Commission urging immediate action, one year on there are still more than 100,000 people waiting for a home care package. But those lucky enough […]
PM Anthony Albanese calls the birth defects scandal one of Australia’s “darkest” medical chapters. Source link
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India has seen another COVID-19 record, with more than 270,000 infections in 24 hours. Delhi has tonight extended its lockdown as the outbreak stretches the capital’s healthcare system to breaking point. And international concern grows – with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelling his trip to the country. Jordyn Butler has more. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read […]
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is now the first country to allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain psychedelic substances to patients with depression or post-traumatic stress disorder. Beginning Saturday, Australian physicians can prescribe doses of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, for PTSD. Psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, can be given to people who have hard-to-treat […]
On average, 1 in 4 Australians will experience mental health problems before the age of 25 and, in these moments, many young people turn to services like Headspace for support. For many, these are life-saving avenues. For others, it can just be someone to talk to. But now, a new report published in the Medical […]
Hosted by the ANU Malaysia Institute, the 2020 Malaysia Update was held at a time of public health, political and economic crisis globally. Malaysia too is facing unprecedented challenges, with political alliances shifting and restructuring, the economy contracting sharply during COVID-19, and many people at risk of losing their lives and livelihoods. At the Political […]