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International Consortium for Action and Research on Tobacco Launched
Cancer Council Australia, Cancer Research UK, the Union for International Cancer Control, the US National Cancer Institute have formally united to create the International Consortium for Action and Research on Tobacco. [ + ]
Clinical Research Fellowship Grants Announced in WA
The Western Australian State Government has announced Clinical Research Fellowship grants of $1.08 million for 2015. [ + ]
St Stephen's Private Hospital Official Opening
Hervey Bay's St Stephen's Private Hospital, the first fully integrated digital hospital in Australia, is being officially opened today by Minister for Health the Honourable Peter Dutton MP. [ + ]
Obesity Can Reduce Life Expectancy by up to Eight Years
Obesity and extreme obesity have the potential to reduce life expectancy by up to 8 years and deprive adults of as much as 19 years of healthy life as a result of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, new research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests. [ + ]
Cancer Atlas Highlights Obesity Epidemic
The launch of the American Cancer Society's Cancer Atlas highlights the soaring rates of obesity will be a major contributor to the expected 50 per cent increase in cancer cases to 21.7 million by 2030. [ + ]
Physiotherapists now Recognised Diabetes Educators
Physiotherapists have been recognised as credentialled diabetes educators by the Australian Diabetes Educators Association. [ + ]
New Ministerial Appointments in Victoria
The Victorian Government has appointed Jill Hennessy as Minister for Health and Martin Foley to the role of Minister for Mental Health. [ + ]
Professor Fiona Bull Presented with MBE in London
Director of The University of Western Australia's Centre for the Built Environment and Health, Professor Fiona Bull, was this week presented with her MBE in London by HRH Prince William. [ + ]
LASA: The ‘Competition’ of Aged Care Creates More Losers than Winners
Leading Age Services Australia (LASA) has responded to the Aged Care Accommodation Round (ACAR) saying for every winner of a place there were 16 losers. [ + ]
Global Alliance for Radiation Therapy
A global alliance of radiation oncology advocacy organisations will work together to educate patients and governments about the importance of radiation therapy. [ + ]
Latest Robotic Surgical System Arrives at Brisbane's Wesley Hospital
Brisbane's Wesley Hospital is the first hospital in Australia to obtain the fourth, and newest generation of robotic surgical system the Xi da Vinci. [ + ]
Complementary Medicines that Interact with Conventional Treatments
The ten most commonly asked-about complementary medicines all interact with conventional treatments, potentially posing a threat to patient health and reaffirming the need for complementary or alternative therapies to be discussed between patients and their healthcare provider. [ + ]
Darwin an Ideal Location for Ebola Training
Ebola Training of public health specialists and epidemiologists being deployed to West Africa took place in Darwin this week, ensuring participants are fully prepared for situations they may face on duty. [ + ]
New Learning Modules on Adverse Event Reporting
NPS MedicineWise and the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) have banded together to produce new online learning modules which aim to improve the quality and quantity of adverse event reporting. [ + ]
Maternity Services Open at Fiona Stanley Hospital
There's great excitement in the air at Fiona Stanley Hospital in WA with the first baby to be born there, due to greet the world within the next 48 hours. Maternity, gynaecology and neonatal services opened at the new hospital today, signalling the completion of the second phase of opening. Health Minister Kim Hames said Fiona Stanley Hospital’s maternity and neonatal services would provide a modern and vibrant environment for new mothers south of the river in the public health system. [ + ]