Lourdes Antenor author

Based on a city where the mountain meets the sea and where antique houses line the streets, my mind is free to wonder, to wander and to write.

bowel
Healthcare News
Australians with bowel cancer to receive additional support through PBS
Lourdes Antenor Jul 22, 2021

The Morrison Government is providing access to a new treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to support around Australians who are diagnosed with colorectal

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Delta
COVID-19, Healthcare News
Victoria extends lockdown for a week due to Delta strain
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

Due to the current level of community transmission of coronavirus in Victoria from the recent New South Wales (NSW) incursions, the current lockdown will be

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antibiotic
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Pandemic of antibiotic resistance is killing children in Bangladesh
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

Resistance to antibiotics is common and often deadly among children with pneumonia in Bangladesh, according to a new study coauthored by researchers from Massachusetts General

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funding
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Australia pumps an additional $2 million to improve lung health education, care, and management
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

The Morrison Government is providing additional funding of $2 million to improve education and training for Australian health practitioners to better diagnose, manage and care

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response
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 response further strengthened to protect senior Australians
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

The Morrison Government is continuing to support residential aged care providers in Greater Sydney and across New South Wales with emergency preparedness and response activities

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mental
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
More support for youth mental health in Victoria
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

The Australian Government is providing $3 million to support young Australians in Victoria, ensuring they can access mental health support if and when they need

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Person Protective Equipment
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Additional Personal Protective Equipment for Primary Health Networks in Victoria
Lourdes Antenor Jul 20, 2021

The Australian Government has announced significant quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) will be made available for GPs, community pharmacies and other healthcare providers across

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testing
COVID-19, Healthcare
A new and more strategic approach to COVID-19 testing
Lourdes Antenor Jul 15, 2021

Currently, COVID-19 testing is primarily limited to self-selected individuals, many of whom are symptomatic or have had contact with someone who is symptomatic. While these

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chronic
Healthcare
Chronic lung disease and COVID-19
Lourdes Antenor Jul 15, 2021

The results of a study by an international scientific team co-led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope, suggest

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immunization
Children's Health
COVID-19 pandemic lead to backsliding on childhood immunization
Lourdes Antenor Jul 15, 2021

23 million children missed out on basic childhood immunization through routine health services in 2020, the highest number since 2009 and 3.7 million more than

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outbreak
COVID-19, Healthcare
Vaccine use safety in outbreak setting statement from ATAGI
Lourdes Antenor Jul 15, 2021

ATAGI recommendations on the use of COVID-19 vaccines are stated in the Clinical guidance on the use of the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia in 20211. ATAGI has

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Fibromyalgia
Hospitals
Fibromyalgia likely the result of autoimmune problems
Lourdes Antenor Jul 8, 2021

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and the Karolinska

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