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Heart Foundation CEO David Lloyd has been elected as vice president-elect of the Board of the World Heart Federation, effective from January 2025. Mr Lloyd is one of three Australians to be elected and will be joined by Professor Julie Redfern from Bond University and Tanya Hall, CEO and founder of patient advocacy group hearts4heart. … Continued
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Australian researchers from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) have enabled easier access to international research data to support scientific discovery. With an increase in the global burden of dementia and an anticipated rise from 55 million people living with dementia to almost 140 million by 2050, expediting research outcomes has become … Continued
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Over 50% of people with MND can experience cognitive change Up to 15% will develop frontotemporal dementia Quality education for community carers is vital With the support of FightMND, Dementia Australia has created a new course on motor neurone disease (MND) in the free mobile app Ask Annie for community carers. Dementia Australia … Continued
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Key findings of the Bupa Beyond the Games survey, conducted by Quantum Market Research, which surveyed 1,000 Australians during and after the Paralympic Games, included: Watching the Paralympic Games resulted in one in three Australians having more conversations about disability. 56% said the Paralympic Games made them more aware of what living with a disability … Continued
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WEHI’s Art of Science 2024 is a portrait of discovery, a mosaic of microscopic worlds and a new perspective on life-changing medical research in action. The online exhibition, launching today, showcases the creative and pioneering work of scientists striving to ensure a future where more people can live healthier and longer lives. At a glance … Continued
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The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has said health ministers must take all responsibility for anything that goes wrong with their rushed process to implement an expedited pathway for overseas-trained medical specialists. This follows an announcement that health ministers have approved an expedited pathway under which the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) will … Continued
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GPs are visiting the South Australian Parliament today to call for investment in general practice care to improve the health of South Australians, in a visit organised by the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). RACGP South Australia Chair Dr Sian Goodson said: “General practice care is essential – it keeps people healthy and out … Continued
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Ghent, Belgium, Oct. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ardena, a specialist pharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) with GMP facilities in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Catalent’s state-of-the-art facility in Somerset, New Jersey. This acquisition will significantly enhance Ardena’s capabilities in downstream late-stage … Continued
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MONDAY 14 OCTOBER 2024 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch), with more than 6000 midwifery members, has welcomed the Allan Government’s decision to establish the Victorian Maternity Taskforce to focus on the complex challenges in our maternity and newborn services. ANMF (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Madeleine Harradence said the midwifery workforce was still … Continued
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The ANMF stands in solidarity with women and people giving birth in response to the NSW Select Committee on Birth Trauma Report. The NSW Select Committee on Birth Trauma report (the Report) was released earlier this year in response to growing awareness of birth trauma and its impact on parents and families across New … Continued
