Cracking the ‘code’: spinal cord injury

Cracking the ‘code’ to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury: Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according to University of Queensland researchers. Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from UQ’s School of Biomedical Sciences said spinal cord injuries were diverse which […]

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Cracking the ‘code’: spinal cord injury

Cracking the ‘code’ to predict recovery for patients with spinal cord injury: Basic clinical information routinely collected as part of standard care can predict outcomes for individual patients with acute spinal cord injuries, according to University of Queensland researchers. Associate Professor Marc Ruitenberg from UQ’s School of Biomedical Sciences said spinal cord injuries were diverse which […]

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Life-improving research for brain cancer survivors

Life-improving research for brain cancer survivors: Researchers will develop and demonstrate the impact of an online survivorship platform, co-produced with brain cancer survivors and carers, to streamline access to treating teams, peer support, and evidence-informed supportive care, in a private and secure environment. The University of Melbourne has welcomed an announcement by the Australian Government […]

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Life-improving research for brain cancer survivors

Life-improving research for brain cancer survivors: Researchers will develop and demonstrate the impact of an online survivorship platform, co-produced with brain cancer survivors and carers, to streamline access to treating teams, peer support, and evidence-informed supportive care, in a private and secure environment. The University of Melbourne has welcomed an announcement by the Australian Government […]

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Mandatory vaccines comment

Commenting on mandatory vaccine Government plans: that the Government has agreed to make jabs a legal requirement for the care sector, Daniel Parker, Associate in the Employment team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, said: “The Government’s approach to date has been to prioritise older age groups and care home residents. While more individuals within the working population […]

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Mandatory vaccines comment

Commenting on mandatory vaccine Government plans: that the Government has agreed to make jabs a legal requirement for the care sector, Daniel Parker, Associate in the Employment team at law firm Winckworth Sherwood, said: “The Government’s approach to date has been to prioritise older age groups and care home residents. While more individuals within the working population […]

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‘Substantial differences’ in who’s asked to shield from Covid-19

Researchers have found that there are substantial differences in who was asked to shield from coronavirus depending on where they live in the UK. Differences in age, methods of identifying those at risk, and the proportion of shielding people who live in deprived areas were the main findings from the first wave of data to […]

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‘Substantial differences’ in who’s asked to shield from Covid-19

Researchers have found that there are substantial differences in who was asked to shield from coronavirus depending on where they live in the UK. Differences in age, methods of identifying those at risk, and the proportion of shielding people who live in deprived areas were the main findings from the first wave of data to […]

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COVID and maternity care

Curtin study explores impact of COVID on people involved in maternity care: Doctors, midwives and midwifery students were more concerned about their exposure to COVID-19 while at work than the women receiving maternity care in the same settings, while the partners of those women reported feeling isolated because of changes to the way care was […]

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COVID and maternity care

Curtin study explores impact of COVID on people involved in maternity care: Doctors, midwives and midwifery students were more concerned about their exposure to COVID-19 while at work than the women receiving maternity care in the same settings, while the partners of those women reported feeling isolated because of changes to the way care was […]

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