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Australia posts record-breaking flu numbers as vaccination rates stall

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GPs are sounding the alarm on Australia’s influenza vaccination rates, following a record flu season in which more than 410,000 lab-confirmed cases have been reported so far in 2025.  The startling case numbers have already outstripped the previous all-time high of 365,000, recorded last year, with Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) President Dr Michael … Continued

AdvanCell’s 212Pb-ADVC001 demonstrates encouraging safety and compelling anti-tumor activity in Phase 1b in prostate cancer

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Results from the TheraPb Phase 1b dose escalation presented at ESMO 2025 show a promising therapeutic index for 212Pb-ADVC001 in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) No dose-limiting toxicities and no treatment-related serious adverse events observed Xerostomia predominantly Grade 1 80% PSA50 response at doses ≥ 160 MBq 100% objective response rate (ORR) in … Continued

Creative STEM engagement, improving healthcare and reimagining classrooms win Good Design Tick

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Six Monash University projects across the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and the Faculty of Information Technology have been honoured by this year’s Australian Good Design Awards, one of the world’s most respected design competitions celebrating excellence across design, innovation and impact.   The winning projects span health, education and creative technologies, including an … Continued

Pimicotinib Treatment Demonstrates Deep and Durable Tumor Responses and Continued Improvements in Pain and Function for Patients with TGCT

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With median follow-up of 14.3 months, pimicotinib demonstrated increasing ORR over time, from 54% at Week 25 to 76.2% Global Phase 3 MANEUVER study demonstrated ongoing improvements in key secondary endpoints including pain and function Application for marketing authorization under review by China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), with additional applications planned in the U.S. … Continued

ANMF (Vic Branch) calls for funding to save vital cohealth services

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The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) is calling on the Federal and Victorian governments to urgently review funding arrangements to cohealth’s vital Collingwood, Kensington and Fitzroy community health services. cohealth has announced it is being forced to close these GP practices as current funding models are structured around short consultations. The models do … Continued

Australia’s First Public Heart Disease Education Program from Doctors For Nutrition

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The Problem Every 12 minutes, heart disease claims a life in Australia—making cardiovascular disease (CVD) responsible for one in four deaths nationally. It’s the country’s number one killer; but up to 80% of cases are preventable through diet and lifestyle changes. The Solution Doctors For Nutrition, an independent not-for-profit committed to evidence-based education, announces “Tackling … Continued

National Medicines Symposium 2025: Quality use of medicines in diabetes care

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17 October 2025 Diabetes is one of Australia’s most pressing and complex health challenges, affecting more than 1.5 million people and contributing to long-term complications, hospitalisations and premature deaths. The National Medicines Symposium 2025, hosted by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, will explore this issue under the theme ‘Quality use … Continued