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Galderma Brings Together Over 650 Healthcare Professionals from Asia-Pacific to Elevate Knowledge of Future Aesthetic Trends

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Galderma convenes a new edition of the Galderma Aesthetic Injector Network (GAIN) event in the Asia-Pacific region (JPAC), which will be the largest to date, bringing together more than 650 healthcare professionals (HCPs) across 14 countries and regions Titled ‘Embarking on the NEXT Aesthetic Journeys’, GAIN JPAC will explore the six trends identified in the … Continued

Alcohol and other drug health hearings begin

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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport will convene a series of public hearings next week in support of its inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia. The hearings will be held in Melbourne on 28 and 29 October, and in Brisbane on 30 October 2024. Committee Chair, Dr … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: Re-imagining how we die

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Join Andrew Denton and broadcaster Hamish Macdonald and 400 health professionals, policymakers and health advocates at the second annual Trans-Tasman Voluntary Assisted Dying conference in Brisbane, 28-29 October 2024. The conference will discuss developments in voluntary assisted dying (VAD) clinical practice, policy and research, and follows the release of the first ever analysis of official data … Continued

Urgent global action needed on gambling harms, international experts say

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The global health impact of commercial gambling is worse than previously understood and stronger regulatory controls are needed, a Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling has found.   The Commission involved leading international experts in gambling studies, public health, global health policy, risk control and regulatory policy, including Monash University’s Associate Professor Charles Livingstone, and … Continued

New pack sizes for Panadol

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New Panadol pack sizes appearing on shelf in retail stores and pharmacies across Australia Complying with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) scheduling decision for paracetamol that seeks to minimise the risk of harm from intentional misuse Haleon is acting responsibly by implementing this roll out well ahead of the legislative effective date New pack sizes … Continued

Investigations into lung cancer and into epigenetics recognised with 2 x $1.25 million CSL Centenary Fellowships

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Why lung cancer is on the increase: Dr Clare Weeden, WEHI, Melbourne How understanding gene switching could lead to new drug classes: Dr Qi Zhang, South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI), University of Adelaide MELBOURNE – 24 October 2024 – Two Australian scientists have each been awarded CSL Centenary Fellowships, valued at $1.25 million over five … Continued

Galderma Delivers Record Net Sales of 3.259 B USD in the First Nine Months of 2024, Demonstrates Significant Innovation Progress, Confirms and Narrows Its Full Year Net Sales Guidance

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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR ZUG, Switzerland–BUSINESS WIRE– Galderma Group AG (SIX:GALD), the pure-play dermatology category leader, today announced its sales performance for the first nine months of 2024, reporting record net sales and significant progress across its product categories and key future growth drivers. Record net sales: Achieved 3.259 billion USD … Continued

Awards for ‘incredibly impressive’ Western Australian GPs

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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) will celebrate Western Australian GPs who have gone above and beyond in their work at an awards ceremony at the ANZAC Club in Perth on Friday 25 October.   Each year, the awards acknowledge GPs and general practices who make an outstanding contribution to the health and … Continued

Monash Expert: New study reveals increased ambulance attendances among Victorian children in out-of-home care

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New research has found that being in the out-of-home care system increases the likelihood of having multiple ambulance attendances for alcohol, drug, mental health or self-harm among Victorian children. As part of the study, researchers from Turning Point and Monash University examined the patient records of ambulance attendances for 27,565 Victorian children between January 2017 … Continued

Win for plaintiffs in Dr Lanzer Class Action

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The plaintiffs in the Dr Lanzer Class Action have had a significant win in a recent judgment in the Supreme Court of Victoria.   In May 2024, the plaintiffs sought to file a proposed amended statement of claim, which document forms the basis of their case against the defendants. The defendants had made numerous applications … Continued