A new study out of the US has investigated Cat Scratch Disease which can be spread through insect bites and animal scratches and the links to psychiatric symptoms.
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Aged care providers should employ more qualified nurses, say officials from the Department of Health. Representatives from the Federal Department of Health were questioned yesterday as part of the Federal Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia. The Australian Medical Association’s General Practice Chief, Richard Kidd, told the inquiry...
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Should aged care workers turn off the shower to soap residents, or keep it running for warmth? Cold showers risk chills and strip dignity, leaving residents feeling “hosed off.”
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