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Opioid Use In Aussie Care Homes 30 Times Higher Compared To Japan

A new study has revealed that only 11% of Japanese aged care facility residents are prescribed regular pain medications compared to 74% of Australia’s...

Medical Cannabis Market Growing Fast

A recent global report has flagged Australia as the fastest-growing medical market in the world for medical cannabis, but how do you access it? In Australia,...

Federal Court Rules Voluntary Assisted Dying Suicide For Remote Patients

The Federal Court in Australia has determined that Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) is considered suicide under the Commonwealth’s Criminal Code, meaning doctors could be...

Connecting Local Students with Retirement Village Residents

RSL LifeCare has been running a pilot program that brings together students from Heritage Christian School in Port Macquarie and residents of the RSL...

Sedentary Lifestyle Linked to Dementia

How many hours a day do you sit? Well, new research has suggested there is a strong link between prolonged periods of inactivity and...

Australians Just Scraping By On National Diet Score

A new report from the CSIRO has found Australians are still eating too much junk food or discretionary foods, and that we only just...

Poor Lifestyle in 60s Linked to Higher Risk of Care Admission

New observational research suggests physical inactivity, smoking, poor diet and experiencing sleep disorders in your early 60s puts you at double the risk of...

Pharmacies Go Digital To Stay Ahead Of 60-Day Dispensing

Pharmacists are turning to digital technology in response to an anticipated decrease in profit as a result of the Federal Government’s new 60-day pharmacy...

Program To Reduce Falls Among Older People

Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found that people over 65 were more likely to be hospitalised or die due to...

Older People Fast Realising The Importance Of Diet and Exercise For a Healthy Heart

Heart health and the importance of taking care of yourself became very apparent for New South Wales resident, Rob McCluskey, now 67, when he...

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