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Tackling inequalities to improve wellbeing in New Zealand
28 July 2018 - In May, 2018, Jacinda Ardern's New Zealand Government announced their first budget and, in a world first, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2018
Fears health premium cap may threaten insurers viability
27 July 2018 - The health insurance industry regulator and Department of Health have privately raised concerns that Labor’s proposed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Jul 2018
CHF supports stronger protection for patient records
27 July 2018 - The Consumers Health Forum welcomes the statement by the Prime Minister and Minister Hunt that the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
PTAC recommends immune checkpoint inhibitors for certain patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma
25 July 2018 - The publication of the minutes of the May 2018 PTAC meeting reveals new outcomes. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
Meningococcal vaccine rejected as not being "cost-effective"
25 July 2018 - With five cases of meningococccal disease now confirmed in Tasmania, questions are being asked about why the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
Endometriosis sufferer calls for essential medications to be added to PBS
26 July 2018 - 700,000 Australian women are suffering from a debilitating condition and the federal government is finally taking ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
Health Minister Hunt to discuss bolstering My Health privacy with medicos
26 July 2018 - Greg Hunt will consider strengthening privacy provisions for the My Health Record scheme at the urging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
NICE backing for Keytruda in classical Hodgkin's lymphoma
26 July 2018 - NICE has recommended that MSD’s Keytruda be funded on the NHS via the Cancer Drugs Fund ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2018
Meningococcal vaccine rollout announced as Government rejects claims it 'isn't listening' to concerns
26 July 2018 - Vaccines covering the A, C, W and Y meningococcal strains will be available free for under-21s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
Meningococcal scare has Hobart chemists swamped by requests for vaccine
26 July 2018 - Hobart pharmacies are reporting long waiting lists for meningococcal disease vaccines as hundreds of people try ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
'False and reckless': Health Minister slams anti-vaccination documentary maker
26 July 2018 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has slammed a controversial anti-vaccination documentary ahead of its Australian launch, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
A new cure, cheap for Hepatitis C is being ignored by thousands
23 July 2018 - Hepatitis C patient Jo Sloan was cured of the infectious disease, but her husband Les died ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
Sydney Uni software helps hospitals cut medicine bill
25 July 2018 - A software platform developed at the University of Sydney could save Australia’s hospitals more than $100 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2018
AMA president Tony Bartone vows to safeguard patient privacy in My Health
25 July 2018 - The federal government may be forced to go back to the drawing board with My Health ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Jul 2018
Prescribing biosimilars
24 July 2018 - Slow adoption is costly. ...