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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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covid-19 research
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 research funded $31.5 million to boost support
Ritchelle Drilon Sep 1, 2022

The Australian Government is providing $31.5 million for COVID-19 research to support medical researchers to drive, and contribute to, global efforts to understand and treat

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peanuts
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Peanuts for weight loss: A nutty solution to shed unwanted kilos
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 30, 2022

A handful of peanuts might be a favourite snack, but according to new research from the University of South Australia, it’s also a way to help shed some

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strong opioids
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Strong opioids found on fake ‘Kalma’ alprazolam tablets
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 30, 2022

NSW Health is warning the community about strong opioids which have been recently found in some fake Kalma alprazolam tablets. The fake tablets are white

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Australian Digital Health
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Australian Digital Health Agency moves for an improved healthcare system
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 30, 2022

The Australian Digital Health Agency has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Health Level Seven Australia Ltd (HL7) to support the robust development and implementation

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muscular dystrophy
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Going sugar free is hard, but living with muscular dystrophy is much harder
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 30, 2022

Approximately 1 in 500 Australians lives with an incurable genetic neuromuscular condition that progressively deteriorates their muscle strength and function, known as muscular dystrophy.  This

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novavax covid
Children's Health, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in adolescents aged 12-17
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 30, 2022

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (Nuvaxovid) has been provisionally approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The

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in-reach vaccination clinics
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
COVID-19 in-reach vaccination clinics extended by the end of year
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 25, 2022

The Department of Health and Aged Care is extending its Expression of Interest (EOI) process for COVID-19 in-reach vaccination clinics until 31 December 2022, allowing

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cancer treatment
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Immunotherapy research offers hope of improved cancer treatment
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 25, 2022

West Australian researchers have identified key differences between cancers that respond to immunotherapy and those that do not, paving the way for more effective cancer

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kids with autism
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
In-school occupational therapy creates positive impact on kids with autism
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 25, 2022

In an Australian first, South Australia has appointed a new Assistant Minister for Autism, tasked to increase support among kids with autism in public primary schools.

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cancer treatment
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Computer program to personalise cancer treatment
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 25, 2022

A computer program may soon be able to personalise cancer treatments, improving outcomes for many sufferers. In work funded by the Cancer Council in SA, University

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patient deterioration
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Early-warning tech detecting patient deterioration success in CSIRO study
Ritchelle Drilon Aug 25, 2022

CSIRO scientists have led a study to develop a machine learning tool that gives medical professionals early warning of the condition of patient deterioration. The

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