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PSS Distributors and Vacc-Safe Unveil Industry-First Vaccine Refrigerator with Built-in Battery Backup For Uninterrupted Cold-Chain Compliance Even in Power Outages

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PSS Distributors and Vacc-Safe Unveil Industry-First Vaccine Refrigerator with Built-in Battery Backup, Ensuring Uninterrupted Cold-Chain Compliance Even in Power Outages PSS Distributors, a leading innovator in Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) technology, has collaborated with medical cold-storage manufacturer Vacc-Safe to launch Vacc-Safe PowerGuard – Australia’s first vaccine refrigerator with a built-in UPS battery backup. This innovative … Continued

Constitutional complaint brought against Federal Court Judge for concealing pharma connections

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 22 March 2024: A complaint filed with the Federal Court Chief Justice Debra Mortimer today alleges that Federal Court judge, her Honour Justice Helen Rofe, concealed her connections to Pfizer and the pharmaceutical industry before dismissing a case, to Pfizer’s advantage. The complaint was filed by law firm PJ O’Brien … Continued

Chronic fatigue condition offers clues to Long COVID

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New research by La Trobe University has uncovered the intricate relationship between two debilitating conditions, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID; offering insights into disease pathologies and potential treatment avenues. The review article, Unravelling shared mechanisms: insights from recent ME/CFS research to illuminate long COVID pathologies, studied both diseases in tandem to unlock … Continued

Funding awarded for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis research

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Two of La Trobe University’s leading Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) researchers were awarded grants worth $720,000 to conduct further studies into the condition. The funding from the Mason Foundation, announced today, will help find solutions to ME, also referred to as chronic fatigue syndrome. Two of La Trobe University’s projects were selected for funding from the … Continued

COVID’s drinking spike: working mums say ‘we were all stuffed’

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New studies by La Trobe University have shed light on the impact of additional responsibilities women assumed by ‘default’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, influencing a spike in drinking among working mothers. Participants noted the lack of control they felt over their everyday lives and drinking as they juggled working from home, parenting, household, and teaching … Continued

Urgent call for Australian Centre for Disease Control to reconcile COVID-19 health advice

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21 February 2024 Public health experts are calling for the Federal Government to urgently implement and properly resource the proposed Australian Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) to ensure COVID-19 advice is consistent across Australia. The call from the Public Health Association of Australia comes as public health experts await further details of the ACDC promised … Continued

Study examines Maori response during COVID-19

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A study into the social response of Māori during the COVID-19 pandemic has found the interconnectedness of Indigenous communities could be key to developing greater and more effective public health policies.  The study by Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Auckland University of Technology focused on how members of a remote hapū (sub-tribe) from Ngāti Kahungunu, … Continued