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Tobacco
Healthcare, International News
Tobacco use is a $1.4T loss for US- New manual aims to build back better
Lourdes Antenor Apr 13, 2021

According to the CDC, cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about

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lung
Healthcare
Lung Cancer risk factors according to the Centers for Disease Control
Healthcare Channel Apr 13, 2021

Smoking Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer. In the United States, cigarette smoking is linked to about 80% to 90%

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Papua
Healthcare
Papua New Guinea needs Australia’s help in securing vaccines
Lourdes Antenor Apr 12, 2021

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has left the door open to the possibility of sending Australian-made AstraZeneca vaccines to Papua New Guinea and the Australian Medical

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sugar
Children's Health, Healthcare
Sugar not so nice for your child’s brain development, study suggests
Healthcare Channel Apr 9, 2021

Sugar practically screams from the shelves of your grocery store, especially those products marketed to kids. Children are the highest consumers of added sugar, even

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cancer
Healthcare, Hospitals, Learning - Topics
Why some cancer drugs may possibly be ineffective against tumours
Healthcare Channel Apr 9, 2021

A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumour cells in mouse models won’t work in human trials has been found by researchers

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countries
Healthcare
Countries are urged to build a fairer, healthier world post COVID-19
Lourdes Antenor Apr 9, 2021

COVID-19 has unfairly impacted some people more harshly than others, exacerbating existing inequities in health and welfare within and between countries. For World Health Day, WHO

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value
Healthcare, Hospitals
Latest Australian research highlights moves towards high-value healthcare
Lourdes Antenor Apr 8, 2021

Challenges in moving from volume to value in healthcare were highlighted in a Productivity Commission, a health case study, released last week. “The latest edition

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caregiver
Aged Care, Healthcare
My Medic Watch: How And Why You Should Choose a Caregiver
Giovanni Munoz Apr 6, 2021

How do you choose the right caregiver – either for you or a loved one? The My Medic Watch app can potentially save the life

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osteoarthritis
Healthcare, International News
Total knee replacement treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis
Lourdes Antenor Mar 25, 2021

Knee osteoarthritis is a painful condition that affects over 14 million U.S. adults, many of whom have extreme obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI)

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water
Healthcare
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: closing the gap on NTDs
Lourdes Antenor Mar 23, 2021

On World Water Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its strategy on water, sanitation and hygiene as part of joint efforts by the water,

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sickle cell disease
Healthcare
Sickle Cell Disease: A complex world of pain in a single gene difference
Lourdes Antenor Mar 2, 2021

A single letter difference in a single gene, inherited from both parents, spells a lifetime of anemia and pain for 20 million people, mostly of

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funding
Healthcare
Funding of $100M for medical research technology in Australia
Lourdes Antenor Mar 1, 2021

The Australian Government is investing $100 million in funding into the development of new technologies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of stroke, epilepsy and

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2024 All rights reserved. © Healthcare channel powered by Akolade.