Children report increased anxiety, trauma from Hazelwood mine fire
On 9 February 2014, the open-cut brown coal mine servicing the Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe Valley caught fire due to nearby bushfires. The coal mine fire burned for 45 days, covering Morwell and other communities across the Latrobe
Rural Health 15 September, 2020
We never considered abandoning our posts
Fourth year Monash University medical student, Emma Whittington is one of nine students who all chose to continue their studies in Swan Hill in an effort to boost the local health workforce in the face of COVID-19.
Rural Health 10 September, 2020
Medical students commit to rural placements
What has it been like being a medical student in rural Victoria during a pandemic? Particularly now that the regions seem to be experiencing the pandemic for the first time.
Rural Health 1 September, 2020
Children of the Pandemic – less likely to be infected but more likely to suffer mental health issues, report of 1000 GP practices warns
Only 2% of children who contract COVID-19 are admitted to hospital. While COVID-19 appears to have less effect on children, a comprehensive analysis of data from more than 1000 general practices in NSW and Victoria since the beginning
Research 31 August, 2020
Isolation Vibrations: Monash Medical Orchestra United Over Distance
The Monash Medical Orchestra (MMO) have united to keep the music going with their recent virtual performance of a renown classic to great success.
Medicine 26 August, 2020
Monash Alumni Feature in Rural Health Podcast
To date, 18 alumni have featured in the Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine podcast.
Rural Health 13 August, 2020
Student helps develop palliative care tools
Madeleine Tickle’s scholarly intensive placement coordinator was a little concerned that she was neglecting her project and spending too much time getting clinical experience.
Rural Health 9 July, 2020
Anaesthetics audit gives student experience in pain medicine
At the end of her scholarly intensive placement, final year medical student Amy Dai, stood before the entire anaesthetics department at Bendigo Health and presented the results of her audit.
Rural Health 9 July, 2020
Flu and pneumonia deaths in March may be indicative of early misdiagnosed COVID-19 deaths
Dr Rebecca Kippen, Associate Professor of Demography from Monash University’s School of Rural Health spoke to 3AW about new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics that shows there was a spike in flu and pneumonia deaths in Australia
Rural Health 30 June, 2020