Public Health and Careers

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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fossil fuel
Healthcare, Public Health and Careers
Healthcare professionals call for a ban on fossil fuel advertising
Nina Alvarez Jul 12, 2022

With millions of deaths globally, and over 5,000 in Australia alone, per year attributable to the burning of fossil fuels, leading health professionals and organisations across the

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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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First Nations
Aged Care, Healthcare, Hospitals, Public Health and Careers
Support for First Nations Elders to access aged care
Nina Alvarez Jul 5, 2022

The Australian Government is investing $106 million to provide face-to-face support for older First Nations people and $115 million build culturally safe aged care facilities.

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community
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Public Health and Careers
Community hospital program starts, integrated healthcare more accessible
Nina Alvarez Jun 30, 2022

Families across Melbourne’s growth areas are one step closer to accessing state-of-the-art integrated healthcare close to home, with a builder appointed to deliver five community

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Naloxone
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
Naloxone program will save lives, pharmacists welcome rollout
Nina Alvarez Jun 30, 2022

The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) welcomes the national rollout of the Take Home Naloxone (THN) program, which allows pharmacists to provide free naloxone from

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Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, Public Health and Careers
$835M John Hunter Precinct to transform health care
Nina Alvarez Jun 28, 2022

The $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct is on track with work underway on the new Acute Services Building, set to transform health

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heart failure
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
Concerns spike as heart failure affecting 500,000 Australians on the rise
Nina Alvarez Jun 28, 2022

Leading charity hearts4heart is urging every Australian to be smart about their heart, as they launch Australia’s first Heart Failure Awareness Week (June 27 –

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pandemics
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
Australia to support future pandemic preparedness and response
Nina Alvarez Jun 28, 2022

The Australian Government will contribute funding towards a new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for pandemics which will be established at the World Bank, as part

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Victorians
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology, Public Health and Careers
New workout app launch encourages Victorians to get active
Nina Alvarez Jun 23, 2022

The Andrews Labor Government is supporting Victorians to ‘Get Active’ with a new free app that provides users with exercise tips and workout videos. Minister

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flu resurgence
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Public Health and Careers
Record 65,000 flu cases in May as experts warn 2022 flu resurgence
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Experts have warned that the 2022 flu resurgence season will redefine what it means for Australia to be ‘flu ready’ as the National Notifiable Disease

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tax
COVID-19, Healthcare, Public Health and Careers
New policies in place for COVID-19 tax deductions
Nina Alvarez Jun 7, 2022

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) anticipates that COVID-19 will continue to impact the income and deductions taxpayers will be reporting this tax time. Assistant Commissioner Tim

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