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• Melbourne's original injecting room to stay 24-04-2024

  Melbourne's original injecting room will stay open and receive extra funding despite the Victorian government rejecting advice for a second facility in the CBD. Premier Jacinta Allan ruled out the creation of a new centre under her leadership,

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• Landmark doctor underpayment case prompts culture shift 24-04-2024

  A culture of long hours of unpaid overtime for junior doctors will need to change following a multimillion-dollar underpayment settlement, believed to be the biggest in Australian history. More than 20,000 junior doctors could share in a $229.8 mi

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• Australia's healthcare system delivers value for money 24-04-2024

  Australia's healthcare system delivers "some of the best value for money of any in the world", a federal government research body says. The Productivity Commission's conclusion is based on its assessment of how much it costs to t

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• Psychologist first person in Peru to die by euthanasia 23-04-2024

  A Peruvian psychologist who suffered from an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and had her confined to her bed for several years has died by euthanasia, becoming the first person in the country to obtain the right to die with medical assist

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• Door closes on new safe injecting room for Melbourne 23-04-2024

  The Victorian government has rejected a second safe injecting room in Melbourne despite a report pushing for the facility and about six years after the first centre opened in North Richmond. * June 2018: Melbourne's first medically supervised

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• Millions in job support set for people with disability 23-04-2024

  Australians living with disability who want to work, but have support needs, will benefit from millions in funding as the government attempts to bolster employment options. Almost $15 million will be awarded to organisations that help boost traini

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• Australian school guidelines changing to promote a healthy lifestyle 22-04-2024

  Australian school curriculum guidelines have been updated, and any activities involving calorie counting, body mass index (BMI), body measurements, and food intake recording will be taken out. Teachers have also been asked not to use the word ‘

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• Alarm sounded on 'deep fake' health misinformation 22-04-2024

  Australia must do more to address health misinformation before artificial intelligence makes it harder to call out, leading experts say. Former Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton believes it's only going to get harder to stamp out fal

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• Long COVID study gives Australians cause for hope 21-04-2024

  Some long COVID symptoms may not last quite as long as first feared, according a study of Australians infected early in the pandemic. Immunological symptoms that were present eight months after contracting the virus had largely resolved for most p

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• Survey shows culture of bullying in trainee doctors 21-04-2024

  Non-binary and women medical trainees around the nation report higher experiences of bullying and mistreatment. Serious concerns about the culture of medicine were raised by trainee doctors all genders in the Australian Health Practitioner Regulat

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