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Digital tool to dial back COVID-19 anxiety, depression and alcohol use
With more than a third of Australians now drinking alcohol daily, compared to 6 per cent pre-COVID-19, researchers are developing a digital tool to help communities manage the ongoing impacts of COVID-19.
A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) has been awarded one of 10 NSW Ministry of Health COVID-19 Research Grants, designed to fund research in priority areas to directly support the NSW Health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the mental health consequences of COVID-19 are still emerging, it is estimated depressive and anxious symptoms are two to three times higher than before the pandemic hit, placing more pressure on an already overloaded mental health support system.
There are calls for the state government to act on the findings of a report into hospital security. Among the recommendations - that Hunter New England Health take a local approach to the issue. Response from Hunter New . by Madison Scott | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
Hunter New England Health is warning residents of possible Leptospirosis outbreaks, as the mouse plague in the state's west worsens. Wet weather has seen populations increase, and in turn - the risk of bacteria spreading. Symptoms are typically flu-like, but the disease can lead to kidney f . by Isobella Evans | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
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