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embryo
Healthcare, Hospitals
Pregnant women report delays for Pfizer vaccination in Newcastle
Nina Alvarez Sep 8, 2021

Pregnant women report delays for Pfizer vaccination in Newcastle because of the difficulty of booking vaccination appointments. For some, appointments are only available long after

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falls
Aged Care, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Petition for NDIS change due to age discrimination towards disabled seniors
Nina Alvarez Sep 8, 2021

Nanango residents petition for NDIS change due to age discrimination policies after a disabled senior citizen raised concern about not being covered for support. Sam

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Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
COVID-19 vaccine protection added to Zurich life policies
Nina Alvarez Sep 8, 2021

Insurance company Zurich Life & Investments and its OnePath Life business have moved to include specific COVID-19 vaccine protection. The additional cover at no extra

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COVID-19
Healthcare
COVID-19 Update: NSW records 1,281 new locally acquired cases
Lourdes Antenor Sep 6, 2021

NSW recorded 1,281 new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. One new case was acquired overseas in the

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Drug
Hospitals
Strengthening drug discovery in Australia with new learning hub
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

The Australian Lead Identification Consortium (ALIDC) has announced the completion of the purpose-built Australian Drug Discovery Library (ADDL), which sees the relocation of more than 329,000 compounds

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UK
Hospitals
UK and Australia agree to share vaccines to tackle global pandemic
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

The UK and Australia will share COVID-19 vaccine doses to benefit each other’s life-saving vaccine rollout programmes, the government has announced. Next batch of more

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cancer patients
Healthcare
New research project examines Depression and Anxiety in Cancer Patients
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

A new research project funded by the Ramsay Hospital Research Foundation could transform the way cancer patients with anxiety and depression are treated in the

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bowel cancer
Healthcare, Hospitals
Increasing Bowel Cancer Screening among Aboriginal West Australians
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

A new social media campaign will form the second phase of the bowel cancer awareness campaign amongst the Aboriginal West Australian community. The campaign encourages

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dementia
Aged Care, Healthcare
The world is failing to address the dementia challenge
Lourdes Antenor Sep 3, 2021

Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s

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cemeteries
Hospitals
Reminder of COVID safety measures at Sydney cemeteries
Lourdes Antenor Sep 1, 2021

Visitors to Sydney cemeteries are reminded to abide by NSW Health orders to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW chairman Dr

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first aid
Aged Care, Healthcare, Learning - Topics, Medical Science and Technology, Public Health and Careers
88% support compulsory first aid training for Australian teenagers
Lourdes Antenor Sep 1, 2021

A new study conducted by Australian Red Cross reveals that 88% of Australians believe first aid training should be compulsory in high schools across the

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Mayo Clinic
Healthcare, Hospitals
Mayo Clinic urges cancer patients to seek third dose of Covid vaccine
Lourdes Antenor Sep 1, 2021

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center announced on Tuesday, Aug. 31, that it is following recommendations from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network that encourage cancer patients to receive a

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