The first ever National Health and Medical Research Council Advanced Health Research and Translation Centres have been announced. [ + ]

Finalists for the 2015 WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards have been announced. [ + ]

Peak organisations from the health and community sectors are calling on the Australian Government to scrap plans to cut nearly $200 million in funding from the Health Flexible Funds. [ + ]

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that two-in-three Australian adults have at least three or more risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. [ + ]

The outcomes of $123.5 million worth of National Health and Medical Research Council grants have been announced. [ + ]

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Assistant Minister for Social Services Senator Mitch Fifield has announced the appointment of Mr David Tune AO PSM as Chair of the Government’s Aged Care Sector Committee. [ + ]

Nominations for the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia prestigious Awards for Excellence, recognised widely as the pharmacy profession’s most sought-after awards, are now open. [ + ]

More than one-third of Australians (35.3%) went to a GP six or more times in 2012–13, the latest report from the National Health Performance Authority has found. [ + ]

After a study done in Australia and New Zealand found that one in eight patients with infections severe enough to require admission into intensive care didn't meet current criteria, experts have called for a global review of guidelines. [ + ]

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In a bid to support the progression of women in health and medical research, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has issued a new gender equity policy. [ + ]

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The Consumer Health Forum of Australia has announced Leanne Wells as its new Chief Executive Officer. [ + ]