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Healthcare News
Violence against women still pervasive with 1 in 3 experiencing it globally
Lourdes Antenor Mar 11, 2021

Younger women among those most at risk of experiencing violence. Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO

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mental health system
Mental Health
Bipartisan support is essential for Victoria’s mental health system success
Lourdes Antenor Mar 10, 2021

SANE Australia welcomes the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, and says bipartisan support is vital if the report recommendations

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breast
Healthcare News
Global initiative highlights commitment to improve breast cancer survival
Lourdes Antenor Mar 10, 2021

A major new collaborative effort, the Global Breast Cancer Initiative, is being introduced by the World Health Organization, with the objective of reducing global breast

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phase
Healthcare News, Hospitals
More priority groups for Phase1B of COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Lourdes Antenor Mar 10, 2021

Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine national roll-out strategy will commence on March 22, 2021. Here is what you need to know: Who will be

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national
Hospitals
The National Cabinet’s statement on their latest meeting for Aust health
Lourdes Antenor Mar 9, 2021

The National Cabinet met to discuss Australia’s COVID-19 response and the Australian COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy and assures the public that they continue to work together

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radiotherapy
Healthcare News
New guide on radiotherapy equipment to fight cancer
Lourdes Antenor Mar 8, 2021

New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the procurement of radiotherapy equipment could improve access to

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eczema
Healthcare News
$270M for new medicine to benefit Australians with Severe Eczema
Lourdes Antenor Mar 5, 2021

The Government has added a life-changing new eczema medicine to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). The $270 million in funding to list the medicine will

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diet
Healthcare News
Traditional Tanzanian diet shows less inflammation that Western diet
Lourdes Antenor Mar 5, 2021

Urban Tanzanians have a more activated immune system compared to their rural counterparts. The difference in diet appears to explain this difference: in the cities,

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drug
International News
Drug overdose related deaths sees an increase since the start of COVID
Lourdes Antenor Mar 3, 2021

The number of overdose deaths in the United States from the use of illicit drugs and the misuse of prescription drugs has risen to unprecedented

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hearing
Healthcare News
Hearing problems projected to affect 1 in 4 people by 2050
Lourdes Antenor Mar 3, 2021

Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide ─ or 1 in 4 people ─ will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the

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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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