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ET Australia
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Central Coast aged care provider partners with ET Australia
Nina Alvarez May 12, 2022

As aged care providers continue to face workforce challenges and funding constraints, not-for-profit organisation Alino Living is taking a new approach to recruitment with a

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Telstra Health
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, IT, Science and Technology
Resident care interactions in the palm of your hand via Telstra Health
Nina Alvarez May 10, 2022

With COVID-19 and workforce shortages hitting aged care providers across Australia, the ability to streamline tasks to help free up care staff’s limited resources is

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melanoma
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology, Science and Technology
Artificial intelligence tool developed to detect melanoma
Nina Alvarez May 10, 2022

Melanoma is a type of malignant tumor responsible for more than 70 percent of all skin cancer-related deaths worldwide. For years, physicians have relied on

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NPS MedicineWise
Healthcare, Healthcare News
NPS MedicineWise calls for review of medicines funding decision
Nina Alvarez May 10, 2022

NPS MedicineWise is calling for a review of the decision, announced in the Federal Budget, to change the way Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) initiatives

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medicine
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
New survey looks at less known effects of medicines
Nina Alvarez May 6, 2022

A new survey released today asked people what they know about the side effects of medicine. Falls, confusion, trouble remembering and concentrating. Also dry mouth,

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Telstra
Healthcare, Healthcare News, IT, Science and Technology
Feds warn of ‘aggressive’ ransomware threat targeting healthcare
Nina Alvarez Apr 28, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Cybersecurity Program issued an alert this week to healthcare providers warning them to guard against the “exceptionally

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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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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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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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