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Health Gap for Disadvantaged Australians is 'Disturbing'
The gap in quality of health between the most advantaged and most disadvantaged Australians persists, according to new national figures released today by University of Adelaide public health researchers. [ + ]
New Heart of Australia Mobile Clinic in Regional and Rural Queensland
People living in regional, rural and remote Queensland will be given access to a new Heart of Australia mobile clinic that will provide quality cardiac and respiratory care. [ + ]
Patients Move into Fiona Stanley Hospital
Patients have begun moving into the new State Rehabilitation Service at Fiona Stanley Hospital today. [ + ]
Australian and New Zealand Sepsis Patients Get World-Best Treatment
Australian and New Zealand patients with sepsis can be confident they are getting the best treatment in the world. [ + ]
Smartphone App Helps Heart Attack Recovery
A new smartphone app developed by CSIRO is giving heart attack patients a better chance at completing life-saving rehabilitation. [ + ]
Australia Urged to Send Medical Personnel to Fight Ebola
The international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières is urging Australia to send trained emergency medical personnel to fight Ebola in West Africa. [ + ]
Latest BreastScreen Australia Monitoring Report Released
More than 1.4 million women aged 50-69 had a screening mammogram through BreastScreen Australia in 2011 and 2012, according to the BreastScreen Australia monitoring report 2011-2012, released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
CDC Confirms First Cast of Ebola in United States
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. [ + ]
No Causal Link Between Vitamin D Levels and Diabetes
A large genetic study, published today in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology journal, has concluded there is no evidence of a causal link between a person’s vitamin D levels, and whether they develop type 2 diabetes. [ + ]
Study Reports Major Declines in Death in People with Metastatic Melanoma
A world-first study published in the New England Journal of Medicine heralds the efficacy of a targeted combination drug therapy after reporting major declines in the risk of disease progression and death in people with metastatic melanoma. [ + ]
RECALL - Meningitec meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine
Health professionals are advised that Emerge Health, in consultation with the TGA, is recalling all unexpired doses of Meningitec meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine suspension for injection, single dose syringe, due to the potential for particulate contamination. [ + ]
Social Networking for Green Healthcare
An innovative online collaboration between healthcare services across six continents is aiming to drive the low carbon transformation in healthcare. [ + ]
Physios Launch Australia's Biggest Killer Campaign
Australia's sedentary culture contributes to the death of more than 7200 people each year, prompting the Australian Physiotherapy Association to launch its Australia's Biggest Killer campaign. [ + ]
Australian Hospital Statistics Report Released
There has been a rise in admissions to private hospitals in Australia according to a report Australian hospital statistics 2012–13: Private hospitals released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
