NT leader is Remote Health Professional of the Year
A career dedicated to serving isolated and Indigenous communities has seen Flinders Associate Professor Sue Lenthall become the Remote Health Professional of the Year 2017. Associate […]
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Codeine addiction in the spotlight
Along with over-the-counter opioid medicines, the use of prescription-only drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and morphine is on the rise. From 1 February 2018, codeine-containing medicines […]
Cardiac-toxic shock for cancer patients
Cancer patients have a high chance of heart failure within 12 months of diagnosis and subsequent chemotherapy treatment. The Heart Foundation-funded study, led by Flinders University […]
Free support for cancer awareness
A free online self-help tool to support people recently diagnosed with cancer has been launched in South Australia. The program, developed by Flinders University researcher Dr […]
Hearing health the focus of new scholarship
A new scholarship worth $15,000 is now being offered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake the Flinders Master of Audiology. The newly announced […]
New insights into vaccination debate
Governments wielding a ‘big stick’ for compliance is unlikely to solve the problem of making parents vaccinate their children. Flinders University and research colleagues are investigating […]
Heart-felt help for remote communities
Aboriginal health care and community workers are being trained to use a mobile phone app to check for atrial fibrillation. This project is a collaboration between […]
Students help citizens to age well in our communities
The health and wellbeing of people aged 40-75 could benefit from more advice and checks, according to Flinders University research. Under a community research project entitled […]
Art brings harmony to aged care in the Bush
Flinders Rural Health SA is embarking on an ambitious research project to bring art and music therapy to aged-care homes in regional areas of Australia. The […]