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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.

Melanoma
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Breaking ground on new Melanoma Clinical Trials Centre
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Construction is now underway on the new Victorian Melanoma and Clinical Trials Centre, as the Andrews Labor Government continues to put patients first. The world-class

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Omicron
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Omicron wave cases ‘twice as high’, study shows current count
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Australian COVID-19 cases after the peak of the Omicron wave were at least twice as high as reported to authorities, a blood antibody study shows.

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Memory Walk
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Darwin community supports people with dementia at Memory Walk & Jog
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

An impressive 350 people from the Darwin community and beyond turned out to show their support on Sunday 19 June at Dementia Australia’s first ever

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ATAGI
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
ATAGI’s recommendations on winter COVID-19 booster doses
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

On 25 March 2022, ATAGI recommended an additional winter booster dose (4th dose for most people) for the highest risk groups: the elderly, residents of

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mental health
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Digital service launches to bridge gap in fragmented mental health system
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Australians with complex mental health issues are set to benefit from the country’s first digital and telephone service that provides ongoing mental health support designed specifically for them. Developed and

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Cancer
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Cancer-fighting virus currently undergoing human trials
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

An Australian biotech is hoping for success with its attempt to turn a virus into a cancer fighter after its first patient was dosed in

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COVID-19 booster
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Novavax vaccine now approved as COVID-19 booster
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Novavax has been approved as a COVID-19 booster for people aged 18 and above. In a statement released on Tuesday, Novavax announced the Therapeutic Goods Administration had

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flu resurgence
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
Record 65,000 flu cases in May as experts warn 2022 flu resurgence
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Experts have warned that the 2022 flu resurgence season will redefine what it means for Australia to be ‘flu ready’ as the National Notifiable Disease

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monkeypox
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Monkeypox updates and risk assessment from Western Australia
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

A visitor who travelled through Perth last month was diagnosed with monkeypox after returning overseas. No secondary cases were identified in Western Australia following contact

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Coronavirus
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Coronavirus update for Victoria – 8 June 2022
Nina Alvarez Jun 9, 2022

Here are the Coronavirus updates and statistics for the VIC area, including vaccinations and fatalities. There are 522 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria –

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WS Audiology
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
National Acoustic Laboratories and WS Audiology to overcome hearing barriers
Nina Alvarez Jun 9, 2022

The National Acoustic Laboratories (NAL), the research division of Hearing Australia, is pleased to announce a new collaboration with WS Audiology to conduct research to improve

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healthcare workers
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
More support for healthcare workers in Victoria area
Nina Alvarez Jun 9, 2022

With Victoria’s healthcare workers continuing to do extraordinary work to protect the community, the Andrews Labor Government is providing more support for the sector as

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