Archived News for Health Sector Professionals - July, 2020
Population peak predicted
Modelling suggests the world population will peak in 2064 at around 9.7 billion.
Vic. staff call for PPE
Victorian healthcare workers are facing PPE shortages as coronavirus cases ramp up.
'Reality' light in long booze ads
New research paints ‘reality’ show Bachelor in Paradise as little more than an extended booze ad.
Active bandages developed
New plasma-coated bandages can attack infection and could revolutionise the treatment of chronic wounds.
Code Black responses surveyed
Experts say security guards employed at hospitals may be ill-prepared to deal with Code Black situations where patients or visitors appear threatening or violent.
COVID vaccine tests in QLD
Human trials have begun in Queensland for another potential COVID-19 vaccine.
New scheme links oldest and youngest
A new initiative is bringing together our oldest and youngest generations.
WA liver cancer scheme launched
A new liver cancer project, first of its kind in WA, will apply the latest techniques to analyse patient tumours and test new treatments.
Parents' screen time studied
Experts say parents’ smartphone use does not appear to harm parent/child relationships.
Uni studies global COVID cost
The University of Sydney has quantified the socio-economic and environmental impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Indigenous health site funded
The Federal Government has put up $4.5 million for an Indigenous health website.
Local lungs test virus effects
Australian scientists have advanced the art of making lab-grown lungs.
SSRIs rise in pandemic
Queensland has recorded a sharp increase in antidepressant use, possibly linked to COVID-19.
Water shots test well
A simple technique is moving away from ‘midwifery voodoo’ and into the mainstream.
Outsiders join Vic. response
Public sector experts are being sent to Victoria to assist with the state’s rising number of COVID-19 cases.