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payroll tax
Healthcare, Healthcare News
QLD payroll tax ruling could have ‘devastating impact’ on communities, warns RACGP
Ritchelle Drilon Jan 10, 2023

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is warning that the Queensland Government payroll tax ruling will exacerbate the general practice crisis and patient

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bacterial infections
Healthcare, Healthcare News
NSW Health warns of increase in life-threatening bacterial infections
Ritchelle Drilon Jan 10, 2023

The community is advised to be wary of their healthcare and look out for the signs and symptoms of rare but severe, invasive bacterial infections.

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phone service
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Australian-first phone service offers mental healthcare in 30 languages
Ritchelle Drilon Jan 10, 2023

Diverse communities in NSW can now access mental healthcare support in their own language through an Australian-first multicultural phone line service offering up to 30

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My Health Record
Digital Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
My Health Record protections strengthened with new conformance profile
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 22, 2022

The Australian Digital Health Agency is implementing a new mandatory conformance profile to enhance the security of My Health Record through clinical information systems used

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specialists
Healthcare News, Research
WA Cancer Fellowship program awards $905k to medical specialists
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 15, 2022

The State Government has awarded four Western Australian cancer specialists a share of $905,000 in funding via the WA Cancer Fellowship program. In its tenth

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health problems
Healthcare News, Research
UniSA researchers granted $8M to tackle AU’s severe health problems
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 15, 2022

Seven UniSA researchers have collectively been awarded $8 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to tackle some of the most serious

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COVID-19 plan
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Australian Govt unveils $2.8 billion National COVID-19 plan for 2023
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 15, 2022

The Australian Government has launched the National COVID-19 Health Management Plan for 2023 to ensure Australia’s healthcare system has the capacity and capability to respond

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Better Access
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
Better Access serving some groups better than others, gaps widening
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 15, 2022

A new report reveals that the Australian Government’s Better Access initiative, which aims to broaden access to mental health care services, is not equally serving

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vision loss
Healthcare News, Science and Technology
New AI technology to help lower the risk of vision loss and stroke
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 8, 2022

New artificial intelligence (AI) technology that detects subtle changes in the retina could prove a game-changer in helping millions of people avoid vision loss or

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glaucoma
Healthcare News, Research
Discovery of a genetic link in childhood glaucoma paves way for better care
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 6, 2022

A new genetic mutation behind childhood glaucoma has been identified by a team of international researchers, including from Flinders University. The research found through DNA

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blood pressure medications
Healthcare News, Hospitals
Review reveals overuse of in-hospital blood pressure medications
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 6, 2022

A new review has found that blood pressure medications may be unnecessary received by patients with non-heart related conditions. Patients in hospital for non-heart related

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pressure
Healthcare News, Science and Technology
Researchers innovate way to monitor blood pressure using digital camera
Ritchelle Drilon Dec 6, 2022

Monitoring blood pressure using a digital camera could soon be the norm, thanks to an innovative technique demonstrated by Australian and Iraqi researchers. Using the

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