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general scripts
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Maximum cost of general scripts under PBS bound to fall
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 8, 2022

For the first time in its 75-year history, the maximum cost of general scripts under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will fall. Under a Bill

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social innovation
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Autistic tech employer shows power of social innovation in new report
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 8, 2022

auticon, a global IT consultancy, released its annual Impact Report illustrating how its model of social innovation is changing lives and making organisations neuro-inclusive. As

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mindset
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Right mindset not the best predictor for weight loss, study shows
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 8, 2022

Waiting to be in the right frame of mind before embarking on a weight loss journey might be a thing of the past. A new

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cancer screening
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Multicultural Health Week highlights cancer screening to save lives
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 6, 2022

The importance of cancer screening for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities is the key focus of this year’s Multicultural Health Week. Health Minister Brad

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healthy eating
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy set to target obesity in NSW
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 6, 2022

NSW Health has launched the NSW Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy 2022-2032 to boost the health of children and adults across the state over the

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low back pain
Healthcare, Healthcare News
A novel approach to break the cycle of low back pain in Australia
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 6, 2022

Australia has a new clinical care standard for low back pain, a condition that affects one in six Australians and is a leading cause of

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hepatitis b
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C not transmittable through saliva
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 6, 2022

Hepatitis Australia and the Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM) issued a joint public statement after news articles published in

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Black Summer
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
Black Summer mental health impacts to firefighters unveiled
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 6, 2022

The largest ever pre- and post-bushfire fighters survey asks how the Black Summer fires in 2019-20 impacted their mental health. The results: we are better

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pandemic preparedness
Healthcare, Healthcare News
CSIRO outlines Australia’s future pandemic preparedness
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 1, 2022

CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has outlined how Australia can improve future pandemic preparedness, reduce economic impact and protect the community. This is shown in

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listeria
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Listeria detected in Crudo & Bocadilla salad products
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 1, 2022

People in South Australia, particularly pregnant women, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems, are advised not to consume six Raw Nation Wholefoods Crudo

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reproductive abnormalities
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Reproductive abnormalities in women: Key to growing tissue unlocked
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 1, 2022

Researchers have developed a ground-breaking technology to culture natural tissue from female foetal fallopian tubes and uteri, potentially paving the way to help women born

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i-REBOUND
Healthcare, Healthcare News
i-REBOUND: world-first stroke recovery program launches in Newcastle
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 1, 2022

i-REBOUND, an online resource portal co-designed by people living with stroke with researchers from HMRI and the University of Newcastle, is offering specialised support on

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