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Phantom Superbug in Middle East Could Spread Worldwide
A phantom superbug in the Middle East is cloaking itself in genetic material to avoid detection and placing the population at increased risk of deadly infections. [ + ]
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan to be Developed by End of Year
An implementation plan for the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan will be developed by the end of the year. [ + ]
Let's Ensure Zero Road Deaths on Fatality Free Friday
Today is Fatality Free Friday. [ + ]
No GP Tax in Our Name Campaign
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has thrown its support behind the ‘No GP Tax in our name!’ Campaign. [ + ]
Funding Boost for National Palliative Care Program
The National Palliative Care Program has had a 25 per cent boost in funding over three years, to improve palliative care services and training. [ + ]
University of Adelaide Receives Funding Boost from NHMRC
[caption id="attachment_7894" align="alignleft" width="148"] Professor Mike Brooks[/caption] [ + ]
Palliative Care Week launches with 10 Tips to Take Control of your Death
At the launch of National Palliative Care Week, Dr Sarah Winch shared 10 tips to take control of your death, gathered from personal experience. [ + ]
Hospital Emergency Departments Record Improvements in Patients Departing Within Four Hours
Australia’s major metropolitan public hospitals saw marked improvements in the percentage of patients departing emergency departments (ED) within four hours , however regional hospitals were not as faring as well according to a new National Health Performance Authority report. [ + ]
Oral Cholera Vaccine Effective During Outbreak in Guinea
An oral cholera vaccine protected individuals by 86 percent during a recent outbreak in Guinea, according to study conducted by Epicentre, the research arm of the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), and the Guinean Ministry of Health published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). [ + ]
Research Australia Awards Open
For the first time, achievements in health services research will be recognised as a category in the Research Australia Awards, now open for nominations. [ + ]
Preventing Poor Health Outcomes among Male Babies
A team from the University of Adelaide's Robinson's Research Institute has been studying the underlying genetic and developmental reasons of poor health comes among male babies. [ + ]
Medicine Shortages Information Initiative launched
The Medicine Shortages Information Initiative has been launched by Senator Fiona Nash, Assistant Minister for Health, to provide information about prescription medicine shortages in Australia. [ + ]
Oestrogen Can Help Women with Treatment-Resistent Schizophrenia
Exciting new research from the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc) reveals that oestrogen can help treat women with treatment-resistant schizophrenia. [ + ]
Learning to Walk Inspires New Steps in Brain Research
[caption id="attachment_7834" align="alignright" width="200"] Tyler, Mac and Rick Shine[/caption] [ + ]
National Medicinewise Awards Announced
The winners of the biennial National Medicinewise Awards have been announced. [ + ]
