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General Practice New Content Pathology Technology Pharmacy Women and child birth

Evolution in consumer diagnostics with saliva based pathology

By Australian Health Journal — 3 months ago

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer diagnostics have rapidly advanced, with more people becoming aware of and comfortable using at-home testing. These tests provide greater convenience, control, and empowerment, allowing individuals to monitor their health without immediately consulting a healthcare professional. Recently, this shift has been particularly impactful in areas such as pregnancy testing, where saliva-based diagnostics now enable earlier and more accessible detection.

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Disability Diversity, inclusion and equity New Content Research

Course developed for people with intellectual disability to learn about research

By Australian Health Journal — 3 months ago

Scope Australia is one of the largest not-for-profit disability service providers in Australia, supporting thousands of people with complex intellectual, physical, and multiple disabilities. 
They operate across Victoria and New South Wales across more than 425 service locations.

Scope’s research team developed a course about what research is and how to do research. Eight people with intellectual disability did the course. Five people took part in interviews to help Scope learn about the course and how to make it better.

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Education Frail, Homebound and Bedridden Population Hospitals and Clinics New Content

HEALTH CARE BRIEF: Venous thromboembolism (VTE)

By Australian Health Journal — 3 months ago

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) – Incidence rates, symptoms, risks, research & innovation

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Education New Content Women and child birth

HEALTH CARE BRIEF: Postpartum haemorrhage

By Australian Health Journal — 4 months ago

Postpartum haemorrhage- Incidence rates, symptoms, risks, research & innovation

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Depression New Content Psychiatry Psychology Women and child birth

Intersection of multiple births, birth trauma and perinatal mental health

By Australian Health Journal — 4 months ago

Mothers of multiples are five times more likely to experience depression and have triple the rates of anxiety compared to mothers of singletons. Danya McStein is a Clinical Team Manager at Gidget Foundation Australia, talks about mothers expecting twins showing prenatal depressive symptoms, while postpartum, facing higher risks of clinical exhaustion and postpartum depression.

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Cancer New Content Oncology Palliative Primary Health

Early detection & surveillance guides for pancreatic cancer

By Australian Health Journal — 4 months ago

Pancreatic cancer remains one of Australia’s deadliest cancers, with five-year survival rates hovering at just 14%, with little improvement over several decades. Often called the ‘silent killer’, the disease frequently presents with minimal or vague symptoms, resulting in late diagnoses and poor outcomes. Pancare Foundation is leading the rollout of new clinical resources and surveillance guides to support healthcare professionals in identifying at-risk patients and promoting early detection.

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Health Policy New Content Palliative People in healthcare Pharmacist Pharmacy Society of Australia

The quest to create an Australian framework for a Palliative Care Pharmacist

By Australian Health Journal — 5 months ago

Helen Stone is the State and Territory Manager SA & NT for the Pharmaceutical Society Australia. Her professional interests include palliative care, pharmacist professional services, mental health, leadership, and management.

She has recently led teams of pharmacists in innovative pharmacy practice models including in aged care, GP practice, palliative care and dementia support. This has contributed to the body of evidence for sustainable funding for embedded pharmacist roles in primary care and aged care settings.

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Gastroenterology New Content Paediatric Training and Career

Streamlining and centralising training for gastroenterologists

By Australian Health Journal — 5 months ago

Dr Amit Saha is a Paediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and trained paediatric endoscopist based in Perth. He underwent his higher specialist training in Paediatrics within the NHS in the UK, and sub-specialised in Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology & Nutrition at busy and prestigious centres in London including The Kings College Hospital.

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New Content Oncology Uterine / Ovarian Cancer Women's Health

Confronting picture of growing women’s health crisis in uterine cancers

By Australian Health Journal — 6 months ago

Uterine cancers have become Australia’s fastest-growing women’s cancer, with incidence doubling over the past 25 years and projected to continue to surge. Without immediate action, more than 44,000 women are expected to be diagnosed by 2035, and 8,900 will lose their lives to the disease.

Released November 2025, Australia’s first State of the Nation: Uterine Cancers in Australia 2025 report by the Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group (ANZGOG), reveals a confronting picture of a growing women’s health crisis that has gone largely unseen and one that now requires immediate, coordinated national action.

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Haematology New Content Oncology Women's Health

Growing impact of blood cancer on women

By Australian Health Journal — 7 months ago

According to the Leukaemia Foundation, blood cancer is one of the most urgent and under-recognised women’s health issues in Australia, with three times more Australian women diagnosed with blood cancer than ovarian and cervical cancer combined (Source: AIHW, Cancer Data in Australia, 2024).

Blood cancer has also emerged as the second most common cancer diagnosed in Australian women overall – behind only breast cancer – and the leading cancer amongst girls and women under the age of 30 (Source: AIHW, Cancer Data in Australia, 2024).

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