Why âMcMansionâ is no longer a derogatory term
Lifestyle tastes have changed. Now no house in Australia can be considered too large no matter how many bedrooms on whatever size block it is.
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When âMcMansionâ became a familiar term a few decades ago, it usually invited a faintly derogatory undertone. McMansions represented over-sized, over-the-top, standardised homes in the US squeezed on to relatively small suburban blocks and quickly translated into the suburban outskirts of Australiaâs major cities.
These days, thereâs no suggestion of a new Australian house anywhere being too big or having too many bedrooms, no matter the disappearance of the traditional quarter-acre block or the declining size of families.
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Between the GP and the emergency department, there are many different mental health care options but it’s not always clear which will best suit any person’s individual needs.
As the majority of respondents to Guardian Australia’s reader callout told us about their interactions with the mental health system, the system is very complex and hard to navigate, with confusing options for different types of care. Trying to find the appropriate care was often trial and error and time-consuming.
Pro Liz Scott, a principal research fellow at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, says the best chance of finding a mental health practitioner who’s the right fit starts with being informed about the treatments that are on offer. Scott says places like the Brain and Mind Centre’s clinics and research, as well as online assessment tools like those provided by Mindspot and the Black Dog Institute aim to educate people about what ser
The training helps police identify behaviours indicative of mental illness, and provides them with tools and crisis intervention techniques to manage them, as well as understanding of the current Mental Health Act.
âHowever, high profile cases, such as police fatal shootings of mentally ill individuals, tend to receive media attention and, thus, skew public perception that the police are not handling these cases well,â Kruger told Guardian Australia.
âSuch cases also lead to the perception of mental illness as âcriminalâ or âdangerousâ, which is rarely the case. Research has also found that, in general, police are âgatekeepersâ or a âone stop shopâ for complicated social issues, including mental health.â
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Orthocell says study results open US market opportunity
Regenerative medicine company Orthocell (ASX:OCC) has announced what it describes as positive results from the US animal pilot study of its CelGro in nerve regeneration compared to the current market-leading device.
The company said the study showed CelGro facilitates superior nerve regeneration when compared to the other device in the restoration of the sciatic nerve to a pre-injured state.
Orthocell said as a result of this data, as well as previously released interim data from a human clinical study, it is now evaluating the medical device US regulatory pathways to identify opportunities for the expedited approval of CelGro.