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Aged Care, Healthcare, Hospitals
Updates on the Australian Aged Care workforce in 2022
Nina Alvarez Jun 23, 2022

Through the years, Australian healthcare and aged care has encountered many challenges and has undergone multiple changes. Whether it be funding, policies, or emergency responses,

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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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infant and toddler nutrition
Children's Health, Healthcare
Understanding the science behind infant and toddler nutrition
Nina Alvarez Jun 23, 2022

Members of the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) will meet in Canberra to discuss infant and toddler nutrition at Australian Parliament House on 23 June 2022.

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RACGP
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Mental Health
RACGP urges delays on telehealth rule changes
Nina Alvarez Jun 23, 2022

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has urged the federal Government to defer changes to Medicare claiming rules for telehealth consultations. It comes

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HRQoL
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Personal insight may predict future health events for older people
Nina Alvarez Jun 23, 2022

An older person’s perceptions about their health – known as health-related quality of life (HRQoL) – may predict their health in the future, new Monash

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cystic fibrosis
Children's Health, Healthcare, Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Prevalence of depression and anxiety in children with cystic fibrosis discovered
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Monash University researchers have conducted a review into the prevalence of depression and anxiety of people with cystic fibrosis, a life-limiting genetic disease associated with

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Melanoma
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Breaking ground on new Melanoma Clinical Trials Centre
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Construction is now underway on the new Victorian Melanoma and Clinical Trials Centre, as the Andrews Labor Government continues to put patients first. The world-class

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Omicron
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Omicron wave cases ‘twice as high’, study shows current count
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

Australian COVID-19 cases after the peak of the Omicron wave were at least twice as high as reported to authorities, a blood antibody study shows.

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Memory Walk
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Darwin community supports people with dementia at Memory Walk & Jog
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

An impressive 350 people from the Darwin community and beyond turned out to show their support on Sunday 19 June at Dementia Australia’s first ever

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ATAGI
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News
ATAGI’s recommendations on winter COVID-19 booster doses
Nina Alvarez Jun 21, 2022

On 25 March 2022, ATAGI recommended an additional winter booster dose (4th dose for most people) for the highest risk groups: the elderly, residents of

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mental health
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology, Mental Health
Digital service launches to bridge gap in fragmented mental health system
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

Australians with complex mental health issues are set to benefit from the country’s first digital and telephone service that provides ongoing mental health support designed specifically for them. Developed and

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Cancer
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Cancer-fighting virus currently undergoing human trials
Nina Alvarez Jun 15, 2022

An Australian biotech is hoping for success with its attempt to turn a virus into a cancer fighter after its first patient was dosed in

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