St John Ambulance takes over Apollo Health, says new medical centres will reduce pressure on hospitals
St John Ambulance takes over Apollo Health, says new medical centres will reduce pressure on hospitals Updated June 02, 2016 19:05:01 St John Ambulance has taken over a Perth healthcare company, with plans to turn its medical centres into urgent care facilities to reduce pressure on WA's emergency departments.St John has purchased Apollo Health, which has four medical centres in Joondalup, Armadale, Cannington and Cockburn. Chief executive Tony Ahern said St John would ..>> view originalHospital deaths 'secrecy' worries South Australian coroner investigating 10yo girl's death
Hospital deaths 'secrecy' worries South Australian coroner investigating 10yo girl's death Updated June 02, 2016 15:30:08 Reviews of hospital deaths must remain secret under current laws which might lead to details of crimes being suppressed, South Australia's coroner says. Key points:Inquests need hospital paperwork, but coroner says "true meaning" can sometimes be hard to discernThere are fines of up to $60,000 for confidentiality breachesCoroner said an "elaborate s..>> view originalSnapshot of eating disorders in SA
The average South Australian living with an eating disorder is a 25-year-old woman who has been ill for eight years. She's almost certainly white and has a more than 40 per cent chance of suffering from depression, a snapshot from South Australia's Statewide Eating Disorder Service says. The snapshot, with data from 147 case studies, has been released to raise awareness of the potentially deadly illness on World Eating Disorders Action Day on June 2.>> view originalMackay man diagnosed with Zika virus
Mackay man diagnosed with Zika virusA Mackay man has been diagnosed with Zika virus after returning from a trip to Mexico.The Mackay Public Health Unit says there is no immediate risk of anyone else contracting the virus and a mosquito control team will travel from Townsville to Mackay.Authorities will assess an area in South Mackay to see if there are populations of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carry Zika.The man was diagnosed after visiting his GP and remains at home.He does not need hosp..>> view originalBreastfeeding mother's cafe surprise
This is the image that has ‘hearts melting’.Leesa SmithKidspot.com.auMOST mums know how it goes — the second your meal is placed in front of you at a cafe, your baby wants to be fed. It’s just one of the struggles that conspire to make your days that little bit harder when you’re trying to manage a newborn and, you know, navigating the world like a normal person.New mum Briar Mcqueen had this very thing happen two days ago. The 22-year-old had just received the breakfast she had ordered in a her..>> view originalDraft law to prohibit tobacco use at public places
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has prepared a draft law to prohibit use of tobacco at public places, its sale near educational institutes and promotional activities by the manufactures to safeguard non-smokers against its potential effects on health.The draft bill, submitted to the provincial assembly for approval, seeks ban on tobacco advertisements in all forms including sponsorship, sampling, display audio, visual and uses of brand names, stickers, symbol, logos and colours on n..>> view originalGlobal cancer drug spend to top $US150b
Worldwide spending on cancer medicines will exceed $US150 billion ($A207 billion) by 2020, driven by the emergence of expensive new therapies that help the immune system to attack tumours, according to a global oncology report released by IMS Health Holdings.That represents an annual global growth rate for oncology drug spending of 7.5 per cent to 10.5 per cent through 2020, up from last year's IMS forecast of 6 per cent to 8 per cent growth through 2018.The figures are based on the medicines' l..>> view originalThis 12-year-old just trolled anti-vaxxers in the most brilliant way
It's usually not a good start to the day when you log into Facebook and see a video called, "Vaccines DO cause autism" going viral. But in this case, 12-year-old Marco Arturo has used the sensationalist headline to troll anti-vaxxers in the most spectacular fashion. Want evidence that vaccines cause autism? Oh just you wait, he's got a whole folder of it for you. Mexican-born Arturo has a whole Facebook page devoted to science and, within a couple of days, his video had already received more ..>> view original
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