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Cleanbill’s 2025 Blue Report highlights the need for an urgent injection of funding in Medicare to support more bulk billing and reduce out-of-pocket costs, says the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). While the latest Medicare data shows 77.6% of GP consults are bulk billed, Cleanbill’s independent report, released today shows the percentage of … Continued
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Monday evening, Damien Rider will ride triumphantly into Newcastle Harbour at approximately 6:30 PM as part of this extraordinary journey. After enduring countless days at sea and covering hundreds of kilometers, battling extreme wind, waves, and shark encounters, Damien’s arrival marks another milestone in his inspiring mission to raise awareness for mental health. The Australian … Continued
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People with aphantasia still have a blueprint for mental imagery, even if they can’t consciously ‘see’ it. Research has revealed that the part of the brain that processes picture-like visual information is wired differently in people with aphantasia – a condition where individuals cannot voluntarily generate visual mental imagery. An international team of scientists, including … Continued
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The Australian coastline is as treacherous as it is beautiful. From powerful currents and unpredictable weather to shark-infested waters, the ocean’s dangers are a stark reminder of nature’s untamed force. Yet, it’s within these challenging waters that endurance athlete and mental health advocate Damien Rider is undertaking an extraordinary mission: an 800km aqua bike journey … Continued
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLOBAL CLIMATE SCIENTISTS have confirmed 2024 was the world’s hottest since records began, eclipsing the previous record set in 2023 and raising alarm that burning fossil fuels has left the planet ‘teetering on the brink’ of breaking the 1.5°C barrier set by the Paris Agreement. Coordinated modelling and analysis produced … Continued
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MEDIA RELEASE Aurrum Aged Care (‘Aurrum’) has accepted an approach from Estia Health to acquire their seven residential aged care homes: Estia Health increases investment and presence in NSW and Victoria No change in the arrangements for Aurrum residents Continuity of employment for home-based Aurrum employees Estia Health and Aurrum Aged Care … Continued
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As many Australians start the year with a New Year’s resolution to increase their physical activity, Dementia Australia is cheering them on. Physical inactivity is the nation’s largest contributing modifiable risk factor for dementia – a significant motivation to get active in the new year. A 2023 study [1] found that in Australia, physical inactivity … Continued
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A world-first study of birds migrating across Bass Strait has shown they travelled directly through zones earmarked for the federal government’s two declared offshore wind farms. Monash University researchers studying Tasmanian Boobook owls have become the first to examine flight migration paths from Victoria to Tasmania, tracking the birds via satellite to map their over-water … Continued
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The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners welcomes digital medical referral and secure messaging service HealthLink pausing the rollout of new fees for GPs using the platform and its commitment to further consultation with the profession. RACGP President Dr Michael Wright thanked HealthLink for listening to GPs across Australia. “After meeting with the RACGP, … Continued
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BEIJING & PRAGUE–BUSINESS WIRE– Biocytogen (HKEX: 02315), a global biotech company dedicated to discovering and developing novel antibody therapeutics, announced the licensing of its fully human antibodies to SOTIO Biotech, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company owned by PPF Group. The licensing agreement will advance the development of an innovative antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting a novel tumor … Continued
