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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/09/2024
- 15:21
SA Government’s reckless expansion of pharmacy scope is for politics, not patients: RACGP
The South Australian Government’s expansion of the range of conditions pharmacists can prescribe for – without a diagnosis – is a risky move and driven by political lobbying and the state’s stretched health system rather than patient needs, the Royal Australian College of GPs has warned. Conditions for which pharmacists will be allowed to dispense medication without a diagnosis include ear infections, nausea and vomiting, and a range of skin conditions including shingles, psoriasis, dermatitis, school sores, and acne. RACGP South Australia Chair Dr Siân Goodson said this expansion of pharmacists’ scope beyond their training will lead to patients with…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/09/2024
- 15:14
RACGP welcomes deferral of changes to chronic disease funding
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) welcomes the Federal Government acting on its calls to delay reform to chronic disease management funding for general practice, so Australians don’t face higher out-of-pocket costs. Changes to funding for Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare items were set to be introduced on 1 November and have been delayed to 1 July 2025. RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins said: “I’m pleased the Government has listened to GPs and deferred the changes to chronic disease management funding in general practice. “Australia has an epidemic of chronic illness. More than half of the population is living…
- Medical Health Aged Care
- 25/09/2024
- 15:13
EADV 2024 Late Breaking News Sessions: New Galderma Data Demonstrating Nemolizumab’s Long-term Efficacy and Safety in Atopic Dermatitis and Durability in Prurigo Nodularis to Be Shared During Three Oral Presentations
New 56-week data from an interim analysis of the phase III ARCADIA long-term extension study will be presented, with nemolizumab demonstrating a continuous improvement…
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- Oil Mining Resources
- 25/09/2024
- 15:10
Global Advanced Metals Partners With Department of Defense to Re-Establish Niobium Oxide Production Capabilities
BOYERTOWN, PA / ACCESSWIRE / September 25, 2024 / Global Advanced Metals (GAM), a leading global producer of metallurgical products, is pleased to announce a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to re-establish defense-critical niobium oxide production. The project, supported by a $26.4 million award from the Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization directorate, leverages GAM's existing tantalum production in Boyertown, Pennsylvania.GAM LogoGAM Logo The DOD's capital contribution will accelerate the development of the United States' first niobium oxide production in over 30 years. Niobium oxide is a precursor to high-purity superalloys in advanced aircraft, rocket systems,…
- Environment, Women
- 25/09/2024
- 13:40
World Contraception Day reminds us that access to contraception is a human right
To mark World Contraception Day on 26 September, Sustainable Population Australia says access to contraception is a human right, yet 257 million women globally…
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- Energy, Environment
- 25/09/2024
- 13:27
Media release: Applause for wind farm outcome that takes care of nature
We are multiple groups across regional Australia, agriculture, industry and conservation, and we applaud the outcome of the Cattle Hill Wind Farm investing in protecting nature. Cattle Hill Wind Farm has invested in cameras and artificial intelligence to stop wind farm blades spinning when eagles are approaching turbines. The company says no strikes have occurred since the wind farm erected an extra 30 metre tower hosting the IdentiFlight camera and technology last May, some 15 months ago. Environmental laws required the installation of the initial system three years ago. This is the standard we need to see: genuine effort and…
- Gambling, Government Federal
- 25/09/2024
- 13:09
Pope Francis saddened by sports gambling advertising – Pontiff’s warning is nowhere more pertinent than Australia
The Alliance has welcomed Pope Francis condemnation of gambling advertising in which the pontiff said he was sad to see football matches and sports stars promoting betting platforms. In a message to social justice groups, Pope Francis, expressed deep concern with online gambling and the misuse of networks, which affect not only the poorest sectors of society but all social classes. “It makes me so sad to see football matches and sports stars promoting betting platforms,” he said. “That’s not a game; it’s an addiction… taking money from people, especially the workers and the poor … it destroys entire families,”…
- Environment
- 25/09/2024
- 12:55
ILLAWARRA ILLEGAL TYRE DUMPER CAUGHT REDHANDED
A Wollongong man has been issued three penalty notices, totalling more than $60,000, for allegedly dumping waste tyres within the Macquarie Pass National Park.…
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- Education Training, Indigenous
- 25/09/2024
- 12:48
Guidebook to increase student inclusion, retention and unit completion
A new learning resource designed to engage First Nations students to complete courses and succeed in tertiary education will be rolled out to Charles…
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