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Australia Provides Medical Assistance to Vanuatu
Australia is providing medical assistance and urban search and rescue capability to Vanuatu in response to the devastation resulting from Tropical Cyclone Pam. [ + ]
Director General of WA Department of Health Appointed
Medical administrator and clinician Dr David Russell-Weisz has been appointed Director General of the Western Australian Department of Health. [ + ]
Grants Available for Preparing Australia for the Genomics Revolution
One of the largest grants in the history of the National Health and Medical Research Council is now available for research in to Preparing Australia for the Genomics Revolution in Health Care. [ + ]
AMA Healthcare Awards Now Open for Nominations
The AMA Excellence in Healthcare Award, AMA Woman in Medicine Award, AMA Women’s Health Award, AMA Men’s Health Award, and AMA Youth Health Award are now open for nominations. [ + ]
University of Adelaide Retains Influenza Surveillance Role
The Australian Government Department of Health as retained the University of Adelaide to carry out the role to collect and report on influenza-like illness across Australia. [ + ]
International Universities Combine to form PharmAlliance
Three international universities, including Melbourne's Monash University are combining resources to create the PharmAlliance partnership. [ + ]
Griffith Professor Inaugurated in International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Professor Wendy Chaboyer from Griffith University will be inaugurated into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame following 13 years in research leadership and nursing. [ + ]
NHMRC Releases Statement on Homeopathy
After assessing more than 1800 papers, the National Health and Medical Research Council has released a statement concluding that there is no quality evidence to support the claim that homeopathy is effective in treating health conditions. [ + ]
Hormone Replacement Therapy May Cause Increased Risk Of Stroke
Evidence published in the Cochrane Library has revealed that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) does not protect post-menopausal women against cardiovascular disease, and may even cause an increased risk of stroke. [ + ]
Early Exposure to Palliative Care Benefits Medical Students
A survey of medical students has found that those who were exposed to training in palliative care early in their studies benefited greatly from the experience. [ + ]
