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Australian Cardiovascular Alliance welcomes National Chronic Conditions Strategic Framework

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The Australian Cardiovascular Alliance (ACvA) welcomes the Australian Government’s launch of the National Chronic Conditions Strategic Framework 2026–35, which sets Australia’s long-term plan to prevent and manage chronic illness. Four million Australians, nearly one in seven, are living with heart disease, a leading driver of health spending, costing approximately $16.9 billion in 2023–24. With the … Continued

Dementia Australia supports Broome

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Are you concerned about your memory or worried that someone you know may have dementia? Dementia Australia is offering support in Broome between 23-27 March, 2026.    It is estimated there are almost 43,400 people living with dementia in Western Australia. Without a medical breakthrough this number is expected to increase to more than 87,000 people living with dementia by 2054.     The Dementia Australia sessions … Continued

‘Time to support rural GPs’: RACGP Victoria visiting regional practices to discuss key issues

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RACGP Victoria Chair Dr Anita Muñoz will visit general practices across Bendigo, Castlemaine and Woodend on 11–12 March to hear directly from regional GPs about the challenges facing communities in the Goldfields and Macedon Ranges.  Dr Muñoz said now is a critical time for government to step up and support the sustainability of general practice in regional and rural Victoria.  “General … Continued

New toolkit to build enduring digital health innovation in Indonesia

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A new digital health innovation toolkit, developed through a partnership between senior Indonesian health leaders and Monash University researchers, aims to support digital health reform from the ground up by establishing value-based digital health practices in Indonesia.   The Value-Based Digital Health Innovation Canvas (VDHIC) was developed by nine Indonesian Fellows, guided by Monash University … Continued

New ‘negative light’ technology hides data transfers in plain sight

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Researchers have developed a ‘negative luminescence’ system to create an innovative way of sending hidden information. Engineers at UNSW Sydney and Monash have developed an innovative way of sending hidden information that’s hard to intercept. Using a phenomenon known as ‘negative luminescence’, the system works by making signals blend perfectly into the background of natural heat … Continued

UNSW Media — Study offers hope that childhood trauma doesn’t determine your future

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Childhood trauma doesn’t determine your future, new 12-year study shows  [Sydney| 00:01 09/03/2026] New research from UNSW Sydney has found that childhood trauma does not inevitably lead to poor outcomes in adulthood—and that many people who experience adversity still thrive for decades afterwards.  The 12-year study, published in American Psychologist, followed 1,668 Australian adults to investigate how adverse … Continued

Claritas iPET(TM) Approved by Australia TGA to Supply the Medical Software Device for Image Processing Enabling Diagnostic Quality Images from Short Scan Time and/or Low Dose PET, PET-CT/MRI Scans

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LONDON and SYDNEY, March 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Claritas NucMed Technologies Ltd (Claritas), a healthcare technology company specializing in state-of-the-art image enhancement, noise reduction, segmentation and quantification, and related AI technologies, is pleased to announce that the Australian regulatory agency for medicines and medical devices, namely, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the software … Continued

Cronulla comes together for people impacted by dementia

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Friday 6 March 2026   Cronulla comes together for people impacted by dementia   Cronulla community members tied up their laces and showed up in force last weekend for the 2026 Cronulla Memory Walk & Jog – throwing their support behind people impacted by dementia whilst getting active to improve their brain health.   More … Continued

Public Works Committee to examine the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s cyclotron decommissioning

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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works will consider the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation’s proposed decommissioning and demolition of its research facility in Camperdown NSW, known as the National Research Cyclotron Facility (NRCF), under the Public Works Committee Act 1969. The proposed works were referred for inquiry and report on Tuesday, 3 March 2026. ANSTO is proposing the decommissioning … Continued