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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.

vaccine mandate
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
WA workers say they’ll quit rather than comply with vaccine mandate
Nina Alvarez Nov 25, 2021

The WA Government introduced the vaccine mandate last month, which will soon affect 75% of the workforce — one of the most widespread requirements to

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healthy play
Children's Health, Healthcare
Families urged to give the gift of active, healthy play this Christmas
Nina Alvarez Nov 25, 2021

After a year of staying inside, NSW Health is encouraging families to inspire their kids to hop, skip and jump into the Christmas holiday period,

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NeuroMoves
Healthcare, Hospitals, HR/People/Culture, Learning - Function, Mental Health
Q&A: NeuroMoves Physiologist, Nathan McCarthy
Nina Alvarez Nov 25, 2021

Bouncing back from a traumatic injury can take a lifetime to achieve. Thankfully, technological advancements and forward-thinking individuals have come together to find different ways

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vaccine claims
COVID-19, Healthcare
COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme made more accessible
Nina Alvarez Nov 25, 2021

The Morrison Government is reducing the claim threshold of the no fault COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme to enable more people access to compensation for costs

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PBS
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology, Public Health and Careers
New PBS listing helps Australians with rare genetic condition
Nina Alvarez Nov 23, 2021

From 1 December 2021, Australians with a rare and potentially deadly condition, hereditary angioedema, will be able to obtain potentially life changing medication through the

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remote
COVID-19, Healthcare
Ten more residents sick in remote NT COVID-19 outbreak
Nina Alvarez Nov 23, 2021

The Northern Territories’ Chief Minister Michael Gunner is expected to provide more details about an outbreak of COVID-19 cases in two remote Indigenous communities after

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creativity
Children's Health, Healthcare
Why encouraging creativity in your child is important
Nina Alvarez Nov 23, 2021

Fostering your child’s creativity is a vital part in helping them grow. It will help them discover things about themselves and shape how they see

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workplace culture
COVID-19, Customer Experience, Healthcare, Hospitals, Learning - Topics, Mental Health
Q&A: “Workplace Culture and the NDIS” Author, Fran Connelley
Nina Alvarez Nov 23, 2021

The healthcare sector has withstood an increasing amount of pressure in the past couple of years. But as COVID-19 dealt a huge blow, the cracks

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gynaecological cancer
Healthcare, Medical Science and Technology
New medical study links genes with gynaecological cancer
Nina Alvarez Nov 23, 2021

Researchers are hopeful a new drug treatment can be used for a gynaecological cancer after identifying genes that appear to increase the risk of the

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HIV-positive
Healthcare, International News, Medical Science and Technology
HIV-positive patient’s immune system may have cured her of infection
Nina Alvarez Nov 18, 2021

A woman diagnosed as HIV-positive in 2013 may have achieved a natural sterilisation cure without stem cell transplant. A sterilising cure is achieved when replication-competent

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antimicrobial
Healthcare, Medical Science and Technology
Continuing advancements to curb antimicrobial resistance
Nina Alvarez Nov 18, 2021

As World Antimicrobial Awareness Week begins, the Morrison Government continues to push forward the essential work required to protect Australians from antimicrobial resistant disease. Each

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Traveling
Aged Care, COVID-19, HR/People/Culture
Traveling with the Elderly: 5 Important Tips to Remember
Nina Alvarez Nov 18, 2021

Traveling is no doubt stressful. Standing in lines at stations and airports, getting stuck in crowds, uncomfortable seating, dry and processed travel food, weather changes,

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2024 All rights reserved. © Healthcare channel powered by Akolade.