The following media release was issued by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care on Wednesday 27 April 2022: New standard to avoid long-term harm from opioid analgesics A new standard of care will help thousands of […]

ATTENTION NSW HEALTH PRACTITIONERS: The NSW Government released a consultation to revise the ‘Codes of conduct for non-registered health practitioners and certain health organisations‘. NSW Health seeks public feedback on the draft Code of Conduct to ensure it is appropriate […]

Shingles (herpes zoster or HZ) is a viral infection caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which is also responsible for chickenpox (varicella) that usually occurs during childhood. After recovery from chickenpox, the virus remains dormant within the dorsal root […]