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• WHO 'very worried' about spread of mpox in DR Congo 10-12-2023

  A World Health Organisation expert is "very worried" about the spread of a severe form of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, that has killed nearly 600 people, mainly children, in the Democratic Republic of Congo this year. The country h

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• 'World first' ketamine tablet trial to help depression 10-12-2023

  A human trial of an anaesthetic used by some as a party drug could transform the lives of people living with depression where other treatments have failed. The Royal Adelaide Hospital in partnership with the Central Adelaide Local Health Network,

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• Funding for rural medical school programs 08-12-2023

  The Albanese Government has invested $90 million into six new medical school programs in rural communities that will see an extra 160 medical students begin end-to-end rural medical training. The investment will cover newly built medical classroom

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• Paramedics reject huge pay offer of 19pct on average 08-12-2023

  Paramedics will stop work across NSW after rejecting a huge pay rise offer to re-align salaries with skills. The record offer would have delivered professional rates of pay for paramedics and an average 19 per cent pay rise, the state government s

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• Farmers urged to tell a mate about mental health help 08-12-2023

  Ed Ross and Dan Allen bonded over being the new guys on a worksite, tasked with doing the worst jobs in a tradies' rite of passage. "It was the end of 2014, Brisbane humidity, hot temperatures, sweating it out," Mr Ross recalled of t

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• Individual cigarettes to contain warnings under new law 07-12-2023

  Individual warnings will soon be printed on cigarettes in a bid to get more smokers to kick the habit. Laws cracking down on smoking passed federal parliament on Thursday, which will also see new graphic health warnings placed on cigarette and vap

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• Reminder to rest and test for COVID over festive season 07-12-2023

  Another COVID-19 wave is making its way through the community, with Australians being advised to test and rest at home if they're feeling unwell this festive season. Chief medical officer Paul Kelly confirmed the nation was in its sixth Omicro

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• Thousands of Victorians living with undiagnosed cancer 07-12-2023

  Thousands of Victorians could be living with undiagnosed cancer as people forget or choose not to undergo regular screening. There was a 3.6 per cent decline in new cancer diagnoses in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the Victorian Cancer Regis

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• National cabinet reaches deals on health and disability 06-12-2023

  KEY DECISIONS OUT OF NATIONAL CABINET * $1.2 billion package of Strengthening Medicare measures to take pressure off hospitals, including a boost to urgent care clinics[subscribe] * Commonwealth to increase National Health Reform Agreement cont

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• Task force to tackle record emergency wait times 06-12-2023

  A task force will be established to tackle the record amount of time patients are waiting for care in NSW emergency departments. The latest NSW Bureau of Health Information (BHI) data shows just slightly more than half the patients who attended an

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