HEALTH

Dr Peter Carter is the author of My Asylum Days: How Mental Health Policy Has Changed. He hoped that his perspective as a veteran of the ‘old’ system could shed light on possible solutions to the problems. Dr Carter said a slew of inquiries into poor care, missed care and neglect in mental health and learning disability care settings over the last decade were a motivator to write about the topic at length.
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1 year ago Read more at Nursing Times

As per BBC report, experts have said that daily showers offer no proven health benefits. They have dismissed this practice as a socially accepted norm aimed at avoiding body odour.
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1 year ago Read more at Mint

Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone launched large-scale malaria vaccine programs. The three West African countries are the latest to participate after successful rollouts of routine malaria immunization for children in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. Benin has 215,900 doses of the vaccine, which will be available to children from around 5 months old.
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1 year ago Read more at Voice of America - VOA News

experts warn widespread use of harmful substances among teenagers in Europe is a serious public health threat. World Health Organization (WHO) says one in five has smoked an e-cigarette in the past 30 days.
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1 year ago Read more at Euronews

A $900,000 investment will see Victorian students learn about menstrual health and pelvic pain from next year. A study of 1000 girls aged 16-18 years in Canberra found 21 per cent had severe pain with periods, and 26 per cent missed school because of period symptoms. The Allan Government has pledged at least 400 in-person sessions will be delivered to public schools. Topics will include “curriculum-aligned, age-appropriate and evidence-based information”.
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1 year ago Read more at EducationHQ

More than a third of older Australians live alone and many face challenges of loneliness and isolation. Relationships with friends, family, and the general community create a better quality of life and a sense of security. Having strong social bonds increases the chances of survival by 50% compared to those with fewer social connections.
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1 year ago Read more at National Seniors

Mental health has been on the agenda in Kyneton. Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and Rural and Regional Health Assistant Minister Emma McBride visited the office in Kyenton to hear from staff delivering mental health support to local people.
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1 year ago Read more at Sunbury Macedon Ranges Star Weekly

Scott Morrison was offered the opportunity to tell the Australian people about his debilitating anxiety and decided against it. With the leak I had, I decided against broadcasting what I suspected. I was uncomfortable because I sensed, without proof, that my information was correct and what has now been made public was the reality.
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1 year ago Read more at The Age

The opening chapter of The Glass House reads like a treatment for a new drama. The novel contains all the comforting trappings of a fast-paced medical procedural. There’s the alluring propulsion of watching sedulous characters work within the high-stakes drama of keeping vulnerable people alive.
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1 year ago Read more at Sydney Morning Herald

Economic Development for Central Oregon released its 2024 Central Oregon Largest Employers List on Thursday. This year the top 50 private companies collectively employ 22,340 Central Oregonians, or roughly 20% of the region’s March 2024 annual average total non-farm employment of 107,550. St. Charles Health System tops the list again, by far, employing 4,791 people regionwide, an 8.9% increase since last year at the same time.
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1 year ago Read more at KTVZ