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Health story: Don’t forget about your dogs this World Arthritis Day

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Photo and filming opportunities with vets, families and their dogs   While human health usually dominates the spotlight on health awareness days, the impact of chronic pain on our much-loved pets and their families often goes underestimated and invisible. World Arthritis Day is an opportunity to shine a light on the importance of pain management … Continued

Bimiralisib, Topical PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor Shows Up To 92% Clearance Rate And Superior Tolerability In Proof-Of-Concept Actinic Keratosis Study

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Torqur AG Announced Full Phase 2 Results at EADV Congress 2025 BASEL, Switzerland–BUSINESS WIRE– Torqur AG, subsidiary of Swiss Rockets incubator and a clinical-stage company advancing targeted therapies in oncodermatology and oncology, announced the results of the full Phase 2 proof-of-concept study results of topical bimiralisib gel (2%) for the treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) … Continued

Nurses and midwives’ pay held to ransom by Healthscope

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ANMF (Vic Branch) has today applied for a protected industrial action ballot order after Healthscope largely rejected ANMF’s latest reasonable enterprise bargaining proposal, which would result in market comparable wages and conditions for nurses and midwives employed in Healthscope’s 13 Victorian facilities.  ANMF is seeking the following wage increases, over the life of the agreement: … Continued

Nurses can do more in general practice

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The Australian Primary Health Care Nurses’ Association (APNA) is today highlighting data that shows that nurses play a critical role in general practice, but there is an opportunity for them to do more if structural barriers are removed.    Practice nurses are a key component of multidisciplinary teams in general practice – they are the most … Continued

LTR Pharma (ASX:LTP) Boosts Stake in LevOmega to 43% with New $1m Strategic Investment to Accelerate Sustainable Omega-3 Development

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6 October 2025 – Sydney, Australia | LTR Pharma Limited (ASX:LTP) has increased its ownership in LevOmega Pty Ltd from 33% to ~43% via a strategic $1 million investment. The additional stake was acquired via the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, LTR Spectrum Pty Ltd, and follows LevOmega’s successful capital raising to progress its research and development … Continued

Monash expert: Position Statement on Advancing Gender Equity

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A Monash University-led Position Statement on Advancing Gender Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Australian Healthcare Leadership reinforces Australia’s position as a global leader in this area. This is demonstrated through government legislation, strategic investment, and measurable gains in gender equality and leadership representation—laying a strong foundation for lasting, systemic change in healthcare and beyond. An … Continued

Racism a major issue in healthcare: RACGP Health of the Nation

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Almost one third of GPs witnessed racism towards patients in the health system in the past year, according to the RACGP’s 2025 Health of the Nation report.   The nationwide survey of more than 2400 RACGP members also found that around two in 10 GPs personally experienced racism from a patient within their practice during that … Continued

BAT Announces 70% of Policy Experts Continue to Misidentify Nicotine as Primary Cause of Smoking-related Disease

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Multi-market survey of 450 policy experts1 shows that they continue to see nicotine as a primary cause of smoking-related disease, despite the growing weight of evidence to the contrary Conducted in 2024 and 2025 across 15 different markets, this research also highlights regional disparities in nicotine risk perception due to regulatory barriers and lack of … Continued

‘One young life lost is too many’: Victorian GPs call for free Meningococcal B vaccine expansion

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GPs have urged the Victorian Government to listen to families and follow the lead of other states and territories by funding a life-saving Meningococcal B vaccination program for teenagers and children.  It comes following the recent death of a 16-year-old Melbourne boy Levi Syer after contracting the deadly bacterial infection. The Royal Australian College of … Continued