Labor leaves genetics loophole for life insurers

21 December 2024 - One of the last barriers to widespread genetic testing — discrimination against obtaining life insurance — ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for April 2025 MSAC meeting

27 November 2024 - - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for November 2024 MSAC meeting

31 July 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for 1-2 August 2024 MSAC meeting

3 April 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC ...

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New leaders for medicines and medical services committees

20 March 2024 - Two esteemed medical experts have been appointed to oversee the committees that advise Government on funding medicines, ...

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New treatment for essential tremor now available through Medicare

19 March 2024 - Australians living with essential tremor can now access magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound through Medicare, with the ...

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More rare conditions considered for newborn bloodspot screening and new treatment option for spinal muscular atrophy

29 February 2024 - On Rare Disease Day, the Albanese Government has announced two more rare genetic conditions have been ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for Jun 2024 ESC meeting

28 February 2024 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for April MSAC meeting

22 November 2023 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the MSAC on ...

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MSAC Secretariat publishes revised agenda for November 2023 MSAC meeting

31 October 2023 - - The MSAC Secretariat has published a revised ist of applications scheduled to be considered by ...

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$148 million in new Medicare rebates for genetic testing

1 November 2023 - The Albanese Government is strengthening Medicare with a range of new Medicare rebates to ensure more ...

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Basic health insurance to cover test that can predict return of breast cancer

30 October 2023 - A special test that predicts the chance of hormone-sensitive breast cancer returning will be added to ...

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Australia a world leader in genetic screening as Medicare to provide free testing

31 October 2023 - Genetic carrier screening tests for three of the most devastating birth defects will soon be provided ...

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MSAC publishes agenda for Feb 2024 ESC meeting

18 October 2023 - The MSAC Secretariat has published a list of applications scheduled to be considered by the ESC ...

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A test could have saved Alison from chemotherapy

17 October 2023 - Chemotherapy. Radiotherapy. Surgery. These are the cancer treatments most people are familiar with. But advocates, patients ...

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