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Technology
World first as NSW identifies number of people with metastatic breast cancer
In a global first, almost 8,000 people have been identified by linking existing data as living with incurable breast cancer…
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Technology
Genome sequencing developed to trace Covid is now protecting babies in intensive care from infectious diseases
Rhys Thomas White, ESR; David Winter, ESR, and Suzanne Manning, ESR Anyone who has spent time inside a neonatal intensive…
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Top Stories
Both paid and unpaid carers sacrifice their own wellbeing, data shows
Concerning figures have been released regarding the mental, physical and financial wellbeing of the nation's carers. The Palliative Care Australia…
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News
Government’s Chief Medical Officer announces retirement plans
The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Health and Aged Care, Professor Paul Kelly, has announced his intentions…
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COVID-19
One of science’s greatest achievements: how the rapid development of Covid vaccines prepares us for future pandemics
Since Covid was first reported in December 2019, there have been more than 775 million recorded infections and more than…
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Industry & Reform
Greens push for free GP visits
The Greens are vowing to push major healthcare reforms into any parliamentary negotiations after next year’s election, banking on Labor…
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Technology
‘He had no symptoms’: how wearable tech can help older Indigenous people catch heart problems – and save lives
Many people with atrial fibrillation don’t have any symptoms. But this heart condition – which involves an irregular and often…
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Industry & Reform
Are private hospitals really in trouble? And is more public funding the answer?
Anthony Scott, Monash University and Terence C. Cheng, Monash University A battle between private hospitals and private health insurers is…
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Industry & Reform
Govt backs preventative healthcare program for First Nations community
The federal government is investing $3.5 million for the expansion of preventative Indigenous health program Deadly Choices. The program is…
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Specialty Focus
Govt quiet on damning menopause report
Health Minister Mark Butler has declined to say how the government intends to respond to a damning report that found…
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