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Caring for kids and teens with Covid

Health Margaret Mielczarek -
Living guidelines for the clinical care of children and teens with Covid-19 have been developed by Australian experts and provide 20 recommendations, including the use of corticosteroids as the first-line treatment for...

Monash University cancer prevention project receives grant

Health Margaret Mielczarek -
A Monash University breast and prostate cancer prevention and early detection project has received a $5 million NHMRC Synergy Grant. The NHMRC Synergy Grants have been set up to support outstanding multidisciplinary teams...

Access to breast cancer treatment provides new hope

Health Marcela Araneda -
The PBS listing of treatment Verzenio (abemaciclib) will be expanded for use in combination with fulvestrant from 1 November, providing another affordable option to breast cancer patients. “Without this PBS subsidy Australian patients...

Funding to investigate the relationship between gut and lung disease

Health Marcela Araneda -
Australian researchers have been awarded a $5 million National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Synergy Grant for a project that will advance knowledge of the gut, microbiomes, metabolites and diet, and...

PharmaCare grows health and wellness portfolio

Business Margaret Mielczarek -
PharmaCare is set to grow its already extensive portfolio of health and wellness brands, with the acquisition of the Medlab nutraceuticals business from MedLab Clinical Ltd, effective 1 November 2021. This acquisition is...

Study to investigate lung treatment for Covid-19

eNewsletter Marcela Araneda -
Dr Matt Johansen from the Centenary UTS Centre for Inflammation is the successful recipient of the Kenyon Foundation Inflammation Award for 2021. The Award, valued at $20,000 will support Dr Johansen’s study...
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At-home antigen self-testing kits

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Covid-19 at-home testing kits are now available for pre-order from Australian wholesale distributor, Rapid Proof, as Australia moves forward in its staged reopening plan. Rapid...

All Covid vaccines to be available in community pharmacy

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The Government has announced that all Covid-19 vaccines are to be made available through community pharmacies and GP surgeries. This announcement has been welcomed by...

Health responds to net zero announcement

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Health groups have responded to the Prime Minister’s net zero by 2050 announcement by calling for more ambitious climate action, including a stronger 2030...

TGA approves booster doses for Australians

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At-home antigen self-testing kits

Margaret Mielczarek -
Covid-19 at-home testing kits are now available for pre-order from Australian wholesale distributor, Rapid Proof, as Australia moves forward in its staged reopening plan. Rapid...

All Covid vaccines to be available in community pharmacy

Margaret Mielczarek -
The Government has announced that all Covid-19 vaccines are to be made available through community pharmacies and GP surgeries. This announcement has been welcomed by...

Health responds to net zero announcement

Marcela Araneda -
Health groups have responded to the Prime Minister’s net zero by 2050 announcement by calling for more ambitious climate action, including a stronger 2030...

TGA approves booster doses for Australians

Marcela Araneda -
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved a booster dose of the Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, Comirnaty, for individuals 18 years and older. The provisional...

Covid’s silver lining

Margaret Mielczarek -
While the Covid -19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges, its silver lining has come from the changes in cancer care in Australia, according to a...

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