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Healthcare News
Coronavirus does not infect the brain but still inflicts damage
Healthcare Channel Apr 21, 2021

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, likely does not directly infect the brain but can still inflict significant neurological damage, according to a new study

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Neighbourhoods
Hospitals
Neighbourhoods may affect people’s brain health as we age
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Middle-age and older people living in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods — areas with higher poverty levels and fewer educational and employment opportunities — had more brain

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Injectable
Healthcare
Studies show once-a-week injectable insulin treatment proved to be safe
Lourdes Antenor Apr 20, 2021

Treating people with Type 2 diabetes with a new once-a-week injectable insulin therapy proved to be safe and as effective as daily insulin injections, according

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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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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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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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