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Nina Alvarez is a Content Producer for Healthcare Channel. Her interests include writing, particularly about the healthcare sector and the many ways it can improve to further benefit people from all walks of life.

Cowra
COVID-19, Healthcare, Mental Health
New headspace for mental health services opens in Cowra
Nina Alvarez Mar 3, 2022

Young people in Cowra and surrounds will now have easier access to mental services with the opening of a new headspace satellite service this week.

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guide
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
New guide urges stronger protection for healthcare workers
Nina Alvarez Mar 3, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) and The International Labour Organization (ILO) have published a new guide for development and implementation of stronger occupational health and safety programs for health workers.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison
COVID-19, Healthcare, Public Health and Careers
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirmed to have COVID-19
Nina Alvarez Mar 3, 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has spoken for the first time since testing positive for COVID-19, thanking people for their well wishes. In a video posted

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Novavax
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
Novavax vaccine recommended as a COVID-19 booster by ATAGI
Nina Alvarez Mar 3, 2022

The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has recommended the use of the Novavax vaccine as a booster in Australians aged 18 and over

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glioblastoma
Healthcare, Hospitals, Medical Science and Technology
Cure Brain Cancer connects Australians to glioblastoma treatments
Nina Alvarez Mar 3, 2022

Cure Brain Cancer Foundation (CBCF), the leading charity for brain cancer research, awareness and advocacy in the region, has announced a partnership with the Global

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data analysis
COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals, IT, Learning - Function, Medical Science and Technology
Data analysis tool reveals immune cell types with COVID-19 mortality risk
Nina Alvarez Mar 1, 2022

A new data analysis tool developed by Yale researchers has revealed the specific immune cell types associated with increased risk of death from COVID-19, they

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blood
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
New treatment for Australians with rare blood disease
Nina Alvarez Mar 1, 2022

Australians with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH)—a condition that produces defective blood cells—will have access to a new treatment through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). PNH

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encephalitis
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Medical Science and Technology, Public Health and Careers
Seven cases of acute encephalitis identified in the past month
Nina Alvarez Mar 1, 2022

South Australians are warned to avoid exposure to mosquitoes, following the recent detection of various flaviviruses and acute encephalitis in southern parts of Australia, which

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Midland
Healthcare, Mental Health
New adult mental health and wellbeing centre to open in Midland
Nina Alvarez Mar 1, 2022

People living in the Midland area will have access to free mental health and wellbeing services with the opening of a new Head to Health

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autistic
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Preparation in centres helps autistic children get the jab
Nina Alvarez Mar 1, 2022

Melbourne mother Leah Dean knows as well as anyone that getting the COVID-19 vaccine is not simple for young autistic children like her son Alexander,

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sector
Healthcare, Hospitals, IT, Learning - Function, Medical Science and Technology
Health remains most breached sector; human errors rise by 43%
Nina Alvarez Feb 25, 2022

Healthcare remains the most breached sector, reporting around 18% of all notified data breaches, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) latest

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Elizabeth Koff
Healthcare, Healthcare News, HR/People/Culture, Learning - Function, Public Health and Careers
NSW Health chief Elizabeth Koff resigns, effective March 4th
Nina Alvarez Feb 25, 2022

Health minister Brad Hazzard announced on Monday that Elizabeth Koff has given notice she will resign effective from March 4. It marks the end of

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