Pharmacy body spotlights member priorities for 2025–26 Budget
06 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has scope of practice, workforce sustainability and medicines shortages as member priorities in its pre-Budget spotlight.
Vic preterm babies support hep B vaccine for all newborns
05 February, 2025 | Supplied by: Murdoch Children's Research InstituteAustralian neonatal care unit decision-making could be streamlined after the hep B vaccine was found not to increase chronic lung disease risk in preterm babies.
Lung cancer medication gets PBS listing
04 February, 2025The Australian Government is listing Retevmo (selpercatinib) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, with around 130 patients expected to benefit each year.
Viral-mutations detection tool may combat future outbreaks
31 January, 2025 | Supplied by: Doherty InstituteA Melbourne-led reserach team have developed a new tool that can detect high-transmission-potential variants of SARS-CoV-2 before they become widespread.
Simple sessions for PCC staff wellbeing
30 January, 2025Paediatric critical care staff experience higher levels of moral distress; a recent UK wellbeing project developed two simple, easy-to-deliver sessions to help.
Paracetamol pack size changes come into effect on 1 February 2025
24 January, 2025The Therapeutic Goods Administration's decision to reduce pack sizes of paracetamol to help prevent misuse will come into effect on 1 February 2025.
A model for predicting a 'superspreader'
24 January, 2025A so-called friendship paradox was used as the basis for a new mathematical model that could be used to more accurately predict the development of an epidemic.
Development of at-home bladder cancer diagnostic kit
23 January, 2025Researchers have developed a urine-based diagnostic kit for bladder cancer that can be used at home.
Low cancer testing and other concerning trends in women's health
22 January, 2025The latest Hologic Global Women's Health Index has been released, revealing some worrying trends in women's health — including a decline in cancer testing.
Reframing the diagnosis and treatment of obesity
17 January, 2025A global Commission of medical experts is advocating for a thorough overhaul of the way obesity is currently assessed — including dispensing with BMI as a single diagnostic measure.
Workplaces are key in the fight against prostate cancer
16 January, 2025Prostate cancer has become Australia's most commonly diagnosed cancer, with one in five men likely to be diagnosed in their lifetime.
Endometriosis poses substantial burden on Aust health system
16 January, 2025Once women with endometriosis are diagnosed, they have more hospitalisations and longer stays compared to before their diagnosis.
Vaxxas expands work with US Govt agency BARDA for COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
16 January, 2025The Australian company will receive funding from the US Government to help advance its needle-free technology for administration of the vaccine.
Building awareness around deprescribing and sustainability
14 January, 2025 by Kristin Michaels, Chief Executive of Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)MedsAware Deprescribing Action Week from 10–16 March is designed to raise awareness around polypharmacy and deprescribing.
Virus samples missing from Qld lab, investigation launched
11 December, 2024Queensland Health will conduct an Investigation into a major breach at the state's Virology Laboratory, with several infectious virus samples gone missing.
