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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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reaserchers
Medical Science and Technology
Researchers identify potential drugs for early treatment of COVID-19
Lourdes Antenor Apr 15, 2021

A new study using human genetics suggests researchers should prioritize clinical trials of drugs that target two proteins to manage COVID-19 in its early stages.

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Healthcare News
New Global Compact will speed up action to tackle diabetes
Healthcare Channel Apr 15, 2021

The World Health Organization’s new Global Diabetes Compact aims to bring a much-needed boost to efforts to prevent diabetes and bring treatment to all who

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platform
Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
A new platform supporting young Aussies with early onset Parkinson’s Disease
Healthcare Channel Apr 15, 2021

The Young Onset Parkinson’s Exchange app (YOP-X) is an Australian-first digital platform that aims to provide critical support to young Aussies affected by the disease.

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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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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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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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embryo
Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Pioneer research leads to new insight into formation of the human embryo
Healthcare Channel Apr 9, 2021

Pioneering research led by experts from the University of Exeter’s Living Systems Institute has provided new insight into the formation of the human embryo. The

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language
Healthcare News, Medical Science and Technology
Could Artificial Intelligence crack the language of Alzheimer’s and Cancer?
Healthcare Channel Apr 9, 2021

Powerful algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists have found. Big data

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