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Key Facts: Go Gentle founder and broadcaster Andrew Denton will lead two community panel discussions co-hosted with COTA NT, spotlighting the campaign to bring the Territory in line with the rest of the nation on voluntary assisted dying (VAD). Tuesday 30 September, 5.30pm to 7.30pm Wednesday 1 October, 9am to 11am Where: Darwin International Tennis … Continued
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Research from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) says boosting funding and capacity for nurse-led immunisation clinics is a key part of the strategy to reverse childhood vaccination rates, which have been declining since 2020. With access to vaccines identified as a key barrier to immunisation, NCIRS recommends that nurse-led clinics … Continued
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UNSW Sydney researchers will lead a $2 million five-year project to transform how young Australians with intellectual disability experience health care as they move into adulthood. Funded through the federal government’s Medical Research Future Fund, ‘My Health Choices My Way’ will develop practical resources to help young people with intellectual disability navigate the shift from … Continued
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Key Facts: · Exclusive worldwide licence secured from UniQuest for novel exosomal ovarian cancer biomarker IP · Supports development and commercialisation of INOVIQ’s EXO-OC test for early detection and screening ovarian cancer in asymptomatic women · Commercial discussions underway with leading clinical laboratories and diagnostic companies to accelerate US LDT launch · Clinical validation advancing, … Continued
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26 September 2025 Out-of-pocket costs, limited appointment availability, lack of opportunities to discuss vaccination with providers and eroding trust are stopping some Australian parents and caregivers from vaccinating their kids on time, but a new research paper published today outlines practical strategies to help improve childhood vaccine uptake. The paper, led by researchers from the National Vaccination … Continued
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Key Facts: Go Gentle founder and broadcaster Andrew Denton will lead two community panel discussions co-hosted with COTA NT, spotlighting the campaign to bring the Territory in line with the rest of the nation on voluntary assisted dying (VAD). Tuesday 30 September, 5.30pm to 7.30pm Wednesday 1 October, 9am to 11am Where: Darwin International Tennis … Continued
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The Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), UNSW Sydney has today released findings from its annual surveys with hundreds of people who use drugs, recruited from every capital city in Australia. The Ecstasy and Related Drugs Reporting System (EDRS) and Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS) identify emerging trends of … Continued
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Australia’s biotech capital, Melbourne, has further strengthened its research and development capabilities through a newly formed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Monash University and K-Bio Lab Hub – South Korea’s government-backed biotech incubator. Under the MoU, K-Bio Lab Hub will explore commencing its first Australian launchpad within the Monash Technology Precinct and support biotech startups from … Continued
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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) conservation biologist whose work has become a staple in the hands of environmentalists across the Territory has been named the NT’s Young Tall Poppy Award recipient for 2025. Dr Chris Jolly, a Macquarie University Research Fellow and adjunct for CDU’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL), is one … Continued
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Dementia Australia welcomes the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) registration of Leqembi (lecanemab) for use in Australia. Dementia Australia CEO Professor Tanya Buchanan said the approval provided hope for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. “This, along with the approval of Kisunla by the TGA earlier this year and the many other … Continued
