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children with disability
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Social Futures come up with new ways to welcome children to the NDIS
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 22, 2022

Children with a disability can join the National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS) upon turning 7 years old, and Social Futures, which delivers the NDIS in

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Healthcare, Healthcare News
Bruce McAvaney to light up the night skies for blood cancer awareness
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 19, 2022

Legendary sports broadcaster, Bruce McAvaney, will be fronting an event close to his heart as he prepares to host the Leukaemia Foundation’s annual Light the

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Australian Lawyers Alliance
Aged Care, Healthcare News
Australian Lawyers Alliance calls on removal of legal immunity for aged care providers
Lourdes Antenor Aug 3, 2022

Aged care advocates and the Australian Lawyers Alliance are calling on politicians to urgently remove the clause in the proposed aged care legislation ­– the

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reinfection
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 reinfection period reduced to four weeks
Nina Alvarez Jul 14, 2022

NSW Health has revised the COVID-19 reinfection period from 12 weeks down to four weeks effective from today. People who have previously had COVID-19 should

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cancer hub
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
New online cancer hub dubbed an accessible game changer
Nina Alvarez Jul 14, 2022

The  Albanese Government today launched the Cancer Hub – a national one-stop digital hub that will change the way young Australians access cancer-related services. The Cancer

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telehealth
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
RACGP: Rural and remote patients left behind by telehealth cuts
Nina Alvarez Jul 14, 2022

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has once again urged the federal Government to make Medicare rebates for longer telehealth phone consultations a

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Footscray
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Foundations laid in place for new Footscray Hospital
Nina Alvarez Jul 12, 2022

More than 500 construction workers are on site and making major progress on Victoria’s biggest ever health infrastructure investment, with the foundations laid on the

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antiviral
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Millions of Australians to gain access to antiviral COVID treatments
Nina Alvarez Jul 12, 2022

All Australians aged over 70 who test positive to COVID will be able to access antiviral medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). Access will

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monkeypox
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Public Health and Careers
Eleven new cases of monkeypox confirmed in NSW
Nina Alvarez Jul 7, 2022

NSW Health is urging the community to be aware of the symptoms of monkeypox following likely transmission of the virus within Australia. Eleven cases of

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pap smears
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
‘Pap smears’ can be replaced by do-it-yourself cervical cancer tests
Nina Alvarez Jul 7, 2022

From 1 July 2022, women who need to get a cervical screening test, or Pap Smears, will be able to choose to self-collect a sample

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Sonic Healthcare
Healthcare News, Hospitals, Medical Science and Technology
Harrison.ai and Sonic Healthcare to bring AI to pathology
Nina Alvarez Jul 7, 2022

The clinically led healthcare AI platform harrison.ai, and Sonic Healthcare, the global medical diagnostics leader, have officially launched ‘franklin.ai’, a joint venture to advance patient

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Queensland’s
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Queensland’s state budget to focus on healthcare and better services
Nina Alvarez Jul 5, 2022

A record $23.6 billion investment in health is the centrepiece of Queensland’s state budget for this year, which focuses on delivering good jobs and better

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