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Meningococcal Tops Disease Concerns for Australian GPs and Parents
A new survey reveals Australian GPs and parents have a high level of concern about meningococcal disease and many mistakenly believe they have full protection against this potentially deadly disease.1,2 [ + ]
New and Amended Medicines Listed on PBS
The cost of 50 new and amended medicines and technologies to treat cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis and a range of other debilitating diseases have been listed on the PBS and will be subsidised by the government. [ + ]
RCPA Supports Recommendations for Pathology Tests in Australia
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) has announced its support of a document released today by Friends of Science in Medicine (FSM) surrounding Recommendations for Pathology Tests in Australia. [ + ]
The Arts are a Great Way to Promote Healthy Living
The arts are a great way to promote healthy living, according to researchers from The University of Western Australia. [ + ]
Developing and implementing standard 7 blood and blood products
The National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards are part on an ongoing series in AHHB. General Manager of the National Blood Authority, Leigh McJames explains how Standard 7 – Blood and Blood Products is leading improvements in the blood sector. [ + ]
Chronic Pain in Women is Harder to Treat Than in Men
New research from the University of Adelaide has found that chronic pain in women is more complex and harder to treat than chronic pain in men. [ + ]
Inaugural Survey of People who have been Referred to a Psychologist - University of Sydney
The first survey of people who have been referred to a psychologist by their general practitioner is being undertaken by the University of Sydney. [ + ]
Cutting Edge Dementia Facility Opens its Doors in Melbourne
[caption id="attachment_5327" align="alignright" width="200"] Alzheimer's Australia Vic new cutting edge facility in Parkville simulates what it's like to live with dementia[/caption] [ + ]
More Work Needed on Tobacco and Obesity
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHHA) has called on governments from around Austraila to reassess their approach to tobacco and obesity. [ + ]
Extra Storey at New Perth Children's Hospital Scrapped
The Australian Medical Association has criticised the WA State Government's decision to rule out adding a new storey to the new Perth Children's Hospital. [ + ]
New WA Mental Health Legislation Introduced
Western Australia Mental Health Minister Helen Morton has described new mental health legislation as an historic step in strengthening the rights and protection of some of the state's most vulnerable people. [ + ]
Self-regulating health professionals get proactive about standards of practice
Concerns about practitioner regulation for professions outside of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme are being discussed throughout Australia, writes executive officer of Allied Health Professions Australia, Lin Oke. The aim is to produce an evidence-based framework of minimum standards of practice. [ + ]
University of Western Australia Secures Approval For its First Drug
A technology project originally developed by researchers at The University of Western Australia has secured approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its first drug. [ + ]
AMA Urges Health Minister to Introduce a New National Medical Training Plan
The AMA Council of Doctors in Training (AMACDT) is urging Australian Health Ministers to agree to start work on a new national medical training plan when they meet in November. [ + ]
Call for Triple-0 Mobile Location Tracking
The National Heart Foundation of Australia is supporting the renewed call to demand that telecommunications providers enable mobile location tracking, believing the measure will save lives. [ + ]
