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22 September 2025 | Sydney, Australia – LTR Pharma Limited (ASX:LTP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on rapid-acting intranasal therapies, is pleased to announce that it has secured a 33% equity stake in LevOmega Pty Ltd at no cost to shareholders. This investment provides LTR Pharma with new exposure to the global multi-billion-dollar omega-3 market, … Continued
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Children facing a trip to hospital often experience not only physical pain but also fear and distress that can complicate treatment. Recognising this, a new research-led project is trialling specially designed paediatric distraction kits for use by paramedics in Victoria. The initiative is led by Associate Professor Kathryn Eastwood ASM from Monash University and Katrina … Continued
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An estimated half a million Australians are living with atrial fibrillation (AF), which is an irregular pulse or heartbeat.1,2 Early detection is crucial for early diagnosis, accessing treatment and reducing the risk of serious AF-related complications such as stroke.3 AF is a major public health issue. In 2020-21 an estimated $1.4 billion was spent … Continued
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ACN Nursing in the Community Week, 22-28 September 2025 – #nursesarewhereyouneedthem Throughout the Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Nursing in the Community Week 2025, Australia’s nurses will be sending a clear message that nurses are working and providing high-quality care and advice wherever and whenever you need them, and they should be supported to … Continued
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Key Facts: Rural Generalist (RG) has been formally recognised as a specialist medical field within general practice in Australia’s healthcare system RGs are GPs with additional training in emergency medicine and other disciplines such as child health, mental health, surgery, and obstetrics The recognition follows six years of advocacy from RACGP and ACRRM, allowing RGs to … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21 September 2025 A new data report by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care suggests a growing disparity in colonoscopy rates according to where people live and their socioeconomic status. Australians undergo around 1 million colonoscopies each year. Colonoscopy is a vital tool to prevent and detect bowel … Continued
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Key Facts: 28% of students are drinking energy drinks and 39% are eating more foods like chips and chocolate when studying long hours or late at night. 25% of students are cutting back on exercise in the lead up to exams. ReachOut is reporting year on year increases in the wellbeing impacts of study stress … Continued
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WhatANMF (Vic Branch) community rally to prevent a nursing and midwifery shortage WhereThe steps of Victorian Parliament, Spring Street, Melbourne WhenMidday Tuesday 23 September 2025 The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is asking members and the community to join a rally in support of student nurses and midwives at midday on Tuesday 23 … Continued
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Catholic Health Australia has welcomed more than $55 million in government grants to support access to residential aged care facilities for local communities around the country. CHA members Southern Cross Care in Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania, and Calvary Aged Care Services in Victoria and Tasmania, are set to receive the funding across five … Continued
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Australian children are being robbed of their childhood, Barnardos Australia says, as new research reveals that more than one in three children in single-parent families live in poverty. Today’s landmark Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey shows more than one in three (36.2%) children in single-parent families are living below the poverty … Continued
