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Does wearing glasses protect you from coronavirus?

Researchers in China have found that people who wear glasses appear to be at lower risk of catching COVID-19. The authors of the study, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, noticed that since the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan in December 2019, few patients with spectacles were admitted to hospital suffering from COVID-19. To investigate further, they collected... Read More

Communication Strategies: Connecting With Someone Who Has Dementia

Our lives as social beings hinge greatly on good communication skills. As infants we learn to fuss in a certain manner to communicate a need or to smile and laugh in delight. Children learn to communicate linguistically; teens develop more complex communication involving an ever-growing scope of vocabulary, body language and attitude. Generally speaking, our... Read More

Aged care nurse fined $25,000 for working with COVID-19

A Victorian aged care nurse has been fined $25,000 after working three casual shifts despite testing positive for COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic in 2020. Read More
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