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Another report confirms health gap for First Peoples  -  Aboriginal heart health A report on Aboriginal heart health released last week is the most comprehensive ever published in Western Australia  ...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Australia, but the burden of disease disproportionately affects Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Aboriginal health: rheumatic heart disease at record rates in young Indigenous people  - But the organisation Rheumatic Heart Disease Australia , an initiative of the Menzies School of Health Research, says rheumatic heart disease is still a ...

Periodontal therapy may improve heart health in high-risk populations  - The study was conducted at various research institutions throughout Australia and focused on Aboriginal Australians , a high-risk group for both ...

High levels of risk of heart disease and stroke for Indigenous Australians - Australian's national guidelines currently say heart health screening should begin at age 35 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. However ...

Aboriginal elder calls on Townsville's indigenous people to take control of health after shocking ... - The Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service nurse lost her grandfather, father and cousin to lung cancer, while her brother died of heart ...

Aboriginal patients with heart issues foregoing angiograms  - Professor Alex Brown, from the Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, said the study also found Aboriginal patients were also more likely to ...

Indigenous culture at the heart of new home care project - CEO of Katungul ACC&MS Robert Skeen also emphasised the connection to country experienced by Aboriginal Elders that is a key driver of the project. “At the heart of our philosophy of Koori Health in Koori Hands is the health and wellbeing of our Elders,” he explains. “By our Elders maintaining their ...

Indigenous mental health  - Indigenous health expert Aunty Kerrie Doyle says that suicides among Aboriginal people will continue at 'heart-breaking' levels unless Australia  ...

In Peru, mortality among indigenous children under 5 years is over three times .... Australia's National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health plan ... View article...

Obesity, inactivity, bad diet feared causes of slowing decline in heart disease deaths  - An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found deaths from ... The report also looked at death rates for Aboriginal and Torres Straight ...

Maningrida residents suffered the highest rates of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the country before Aboriginal Community ... View article...

The Heart Research Institute (HRI) is delighted to welcome the Djurali Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research and ... View article...

Aboriginal health experts at the Heart Research Institute (HRI) are sounding the alarm on atrial fibrillation (AF), a leading cause of stroke, ... View article...

... the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Wednesday to coincide with World Heart Day, estimated that 42,700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

... as well as invest in life-saving dialysis and rheumatic heart disease treatments for Aboriginal community-controlled health services. View article...

Indigenous Australians experience poorer health outcomes than non-Indigenous Australians. They are sick more often, die younger and are at higher ... View article...

Dr Celeste Rodríguez Louro, from the University of Western Australia, and Glenys Collard, a Nyungar woman and author, describe the story behind two ... View article...

Heart disease can occur 10 to 20 years earlier among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and can lead to long-term health problems. ... View article...