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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.

ANMF
Healthcare, Healthcare News
ANMF Announces Election Priorities for Health and Aged Care
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

In the lead-up to the federal election, the country’s largest union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), has written to all major political parties

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Lupus
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Lupus cause discovered, offering hope for new treatments
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

A genetic cause of lupus – an autoimmune disease affecting at least 5 million people worldwide – has been discovered. A mutation in the TLR7 gene was identified by an international

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awards
Healthcare, Healthcare News, HR/People/Culture
Winners of Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards announced
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

The winners in the NSW Health 2021 Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards have been announced and celebrated today in a virtual awards show. The

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psychedelics
Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Clinical trial to start tests on psychedelics for depression
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

Dr Vince Polito, a clinical psychologist and Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University’s School of Psychological Sciences, is leading a clinical trial to test the

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long COVID
COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Medical Science and Technology
Proposal for assessing long COVID patients developed
Nina Alvarez Apr 26, 2022

International scientists have developed an assessment proposal aimed at clinicians and researchers to establish an individualised treatment protocol for long COVID patients. It is estimated

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under five
Children's Health, COVID-19, Healthcare, Hospitals
Parents urged to get children under five vaccinated against flu
Nina Alvarez Apr 26, 2022

Parents of children aged six months to under five years are urged to book their child in for a free flu vaccine with their GP,

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LGBTQ+
Healthcare, Healthcare News, HR/People/Culture, Mental Health
NSW opens first LGBTQ+ suicide prevention service
Nina Alvarez Apr 26, 2022

In a NSW first, LGBTQ+ people across the State who are at risk of suicide can now access tailored support from a dedicated suicide prevention

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wage increase
Aged Care, Healthcare News, Hospitals
25% wage increase for aged care workers commences
Nina Alvarez Apr 26, 2022

Today, the Hearing for the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation’s (ANMF) and Health Services Union’s (HSU) landmark applications for a 25% wage increase to award

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Parenting Research Centre
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Parenting Research Centre shares professional help resources for carers
Nina Alvarez Apr 26, 2022

With Mother’s Day approaching, the Parenting Research Centre has some resources to help professionals to give the gift of support to the mothers and carers

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NDIS
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
NDIA’s interoperability efforts streamline administration for NDIS providers
Nina Alvarez Apr 21, 2022

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) marked a significant milestone under the Australian Government, with the world-first insurance scheme now providing disability-related support to 502,413

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neurodevelopmental
Healthcare News, Hospitals, Medical Science and Technology
New neurodevelopmental disorder discovered after research
Nina Alvarez Apr 21, 2022

An Australian-led international research collaboration has discovered a new neurodevelopmental disorder after uncovering its link to a tumour suppressor gene, ending the diagnostic journey for

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COVID-19
COVID-19, Healthcare News
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics as of 21 April 2022
Nina Alvarez Apr 21, 2022

Across NSW, more than 95 per cent of people aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 94.7 per

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