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New Zealand women with advanced breast cancer are dying faster than in other countries
6 October 2018 - Wiki Mulholland, 40 is calling for Ibrance to be funded by PHARMAC so more women can access ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Oct 2018
NHS England agrees to fund Janssen’s Symtuza
1 October 2018 - NHS England has agreed to provide funding for Janssen’s Symtuza, a once-daily darunavir-based single tablet regimen ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Aug 2018
Proposal to move to one funded brand of lamotrigine (Logem)
29 August 2018 - PHARMAC is seeking feedback on a proposed change to the funding of lamotrigine dispersible tablets used ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jul 2018
CADTH publishes initial pERC recommendation for Roche's alectinib hydrochloride
6 July 2018 - The outcome relates to the use of alectinib hydrochloride (Alecensaro) for the first-line treatment of patients ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 May 2018
Health data governance enforceable undertaking for re-identification of MBS/PBS data
3 May 2018 - The Australian Information Commissioner has concluded an investigation into the re-identification of Medicare service provider data ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Apr 2018
Hunter cystic fibrosis patients rally for access to “wonder drug” Orkambi
30 April 2018 - Verity Chappell was “shattered” when she had to puncture daughter Tylah’s 15th birthday with news the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Apr 2018
What should and shouldn’t be covered by Medicare?
3 April 2018 - When you or a family member falls gravely ill or suffers a serious injury, the learning ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Feb 2018
Mediscare merchants bid up private health insurance premiums
7 February 2018 - As the political author of the original "Mediscare" that has given the Australian Medical Association (the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Feb 2018
Thank Mediscare for high private health insurance premiums
6 February 2018 - In last year's Budget, the government declared open season on the banks. Why? Because they made ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2017
Not so anonymous: Medicare data can be used to identify individual patients, researchers say
18 December 2017 - Researchers say they can identify individuals in government healthcare data that was supposed to be anonymous, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2017
Final NHS ‘no’ for obesity pill Mysimba
12 December 2017 - An appeal to get NHS funding for Mysimba as a means for controlling weight has failed, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Sep 2017
Iron infusions in the community
11 September 2017 - Eligible people will now be able to receive ferric carboxymaltose iron infusions in some general practitioners’ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Jul 2017
Daughters' fight to save father's life
25 July 2017 - When Maria and Loren Calder found out their father had lung cancer, they didn't think they ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jul 2017
NICE backs Humira, Enbrel and Stelara for plaque psoriasis in children
13 July 2017 - AbbVie’s Humira, Pfizer’s Enbrel, and Janssen’s Stelara are being recommended as options for treating plaque psoriasis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2017
The rise and fall in out-of-pocket costs in Australia: an analysis of the strengthening Medicare reforms
12 July 2017 - After a period of steady decline, out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for general practitioner (GP) consultations in Australia began ...