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New CADTH guidelines for the economic evaluation of health technologies
15 March 2017 - Join CADTH in person or online on Tuesday, 28 March 2017 as they release the fourth ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2017
Medibank skips health insurance grilling
15 March 2017 - Medibank won't join other health funds to explain soaring private health insurance premiums at a parliamentary ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2017
Sanofi displeased with NICE decision on rare disease drug
14 March 2017 - French drug major Sanofi and its specialty care global business unit, Sanofi Genzyme, say they are ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2017
More options for pregnant women and 65+ to get funded influenza vaccines
15 March 2017 - Funded influenza vaccinations will be available from more community pharmacies this year. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Mar 2017
Access to Medicines Working Group
15 March 2017 - The communique for the Access to Medicines Working Group's 2nd December 2016 meeting is now available. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2017
NICE publishes Appraisal Consultation Document for nivolumab (Opdivo)
14 March 2017 - The Department of Health has asked the NICE to produce guidance on the use of nivolumab in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2017
Medibank Private 'highhanded', 'cynical' in misleading consumers: ACCC
14 March 2017 - Australia's largest health insurer Medibank has been accused of "cynical" and "high-handed" conduct that misled and ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Mar 2017
Future HTA cooperation in Europe
13 March 2017 - Today’s post is written by Davide Ruffo, Government Affairs Senior Manager, Public Affairs & Reimbursement, Eli ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Mar 2017
SMC - March 2017 decisions
13 March 2017 - The SMC has today published advice accepting a medicine used to treat follicular lymphoma for routine ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Mar 2017
Public health experts welcome Malcolm Turnbull's tough vaccines push
12 March 2017 - Public health experts have welcomed Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's renewed vaccinations push, which could see unvaccinated ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2017
Four years of early benefit assessment of new drugs in Germany: a qualitative study on methodological requirements for quality of life data
12 March 2017 - This study determined methodological requirements for health-related quality of life measurement and data presentation in the early ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2017
Battle over hips and the hip pocket as prostheses costs fight heats up
12 March 2017 - Australia's medical technology bodies are gearing up for battle as the cost of replacement hips, knees ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Mar 2017
The tragedy of Aviana
12 March 2017 - It’s the stuff of every parent’s nightmare: a rare genetic disorder means Bethan and Johnny’s perfect baby ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2017
Greg Hunt wants state help on affordable health
11 March 2017 - Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt wants the states to help address problems with private health insurance, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Mar 2017
Patients with rare cancers fight for more research, funding, support
9 March 2017 - As a teenager, Kelly Cartwright dreamed of playing netball for Australia, but a niggling pain in ...