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Telehealth
Aged Care, Healthcare News, Hospitals
New method using cameras could be game changer for Telehealth
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Telehealth has become a critical way for doctors to still provide health care while minimizing in-person contact during COVID-19. But with phone or Zoom appointments,

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disability
Children's Health, Healthcare
Disability in children must be integrated into the global health agenda
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Childhood disability is not a priority in health systems. A recently published article in the BMJ by Cieza and colleagues argues why this needs to

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miscarriage
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Miscarriage leave: DB Results leading the way on staff health and wellbeing
Lourdes Antenor Apr 19, 2021

Continuing with a strong focus on staff wellbeing, DB Results has announced it will follow New Zealand’s landmark legislation by offering bereavement leave to staff,

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treatment
Healthcare
Providing life-saving treatment for HIV outweighs COVID-19 risks
Healthcare Channel Apr 14, 2021

Disruption to HIV treatment as high as 75% has been reported in some countries—to prevent increased AIDS-related deaths, HIV services must continue during the COVID-19

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VOOST
Healthcare, Learning - Function
P&G acquires VOOST, Australia’s leading effervescent vitamin brand
Lourdes Antenor Apr 13, 2021

Procter and Gamble (P&G) have announced the approval and closing deal of its acquisition of Australia’s leading effervescent vitamin brand, VOOST, for an undisclosed sum.

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safety
Healthcare
Opinion: Safety of Australians our No. 1 priority
Healthcare Channel Apr 13, 2021

Read the opinion piece by Australian Government Chief Medical officer, Professor Paul Kelly. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest priority in our response has been

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