Public Health
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Tasmania extends free flu jab program AAP - 05-07-2022
Tasmania has extended its free flu vaccination program for a month amid a winter spike in infections. The state government on Monday announced the roll-out
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Eating disorder register to ease recovery AAP - 03-07-2022
Eating disorder recovery advocates are hopeful an initiative to offer a suite of treatment options in a single register will boost support, particularly in regional areas.
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Long-term health issues for 8m Aussies AAP - 28-06-2022
More than eight million Australians are living with long-term health conditions, two million of whom suffer mental health, arthritis or asthma. Women are more
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US bans sales of Juul e-cigarettes AAP - 24-06-2022
Sales of Juul e-cigarettes have been blocked by the US Food and Drug Administration in a major blow to the once high-flying firm whose products have been tied to a surge in
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Qld wants more medical student funding AAP - 22-06-2022
Queensland's health minister has called for more medical student placements to be funded by the Commonwealth to help boost the health workforce. The state
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Boost for Melbourne children's hospital AAP - 20-06-2022
The emergency department of Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital will be expanded to meet a rise in demand. An extra 20 emergency clinical treatment
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China 'used health app for crowd control' AAP - 19-06-2022
Angry bank customers who travelled to a city in central China to retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks have been stopped by a health app on their mobile phone.
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National disease control centre needed AAP - 14-06-2022
Experts are calling for a national centre for disease control to ensure Australia is better prepared to respond to disease outbreaks. Individual states and
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Pandemic exposes need for health reform AAP - 14-06-2022
Doctors say the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed big flaws in a health system already struggling with other pressures. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Site secured for new Melbourne hospital AAP - 13-06-2022
One of 10 new Victorian community hospitals will be built in Melbourne's northeast. The Andrews government on Saturday announced the new hospital will be
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Health crisis could risk patient safety AAP - 11-06-2022
Australian doctors in training hold grave concerns for the future of the healthcare sector, as senior medical professionals grapple with burnout brought on in part by COVID-19
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NSW wage boost 'insult to injury' AAP - 07-06-2022
NSW public sector workers will get a three per cent pay rise in the budget but it won't be enough to stop further industrial action. Premier Dominic Perrottet
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More hospital beds in SA winter strategy AAP - 07-06-2022
An extra 80 hospital beds will be opened across Adelaide's hospital network along a new acute assessment centre as part of a winter strategy to deal with the ongoing COVID-19
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NSW public sector wage boost in budget AAP - 06-06-2022
NSW public sector workers will get a pay rise above the long-standing 2.5 per cent cap, the premier has announced. Dominic Perrottet says public sector wages
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Vaccine tech to help combat next pandemic AAP - 05-06-2022
Research and development during the coronavirus pandemic will help Australia tackle the next public health crisis, experts believe. Manufacturers have been
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'Enough' vaccines for free Vic flu program AAP - 01-06-2022
Victorian GPs and pharmacies will have enough vaccines to meet surging demand as a free jab program begins to combat a "nasty" influenza season, health authorities
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Qld plans tougher smoking, tobacco laws AAP - 01-06-2022
Smoking could be banned from more public places in Queensland as the state tries to crack down on second-hand smoke, underage users, illegal tobacco and vaping.
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Qld doctors seek Medicare, health reforms AAP - 28-05-2022
Queensland doctors are urging the Albanese government to increase Medicare rebates and hold a national summit to resuscitate health-care systems that are no longer fit for
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Qld makes flu jabs free amid rise in cases AAP - 24-05-2022
Queenslanders will have access to free flu jabs across the state as the government seeks to curb rising cases. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the initiative
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Care sector urges more govt pandemic help AAP - 23-05-2022
Aged and healthcare leaders have urged an incoming Labor government to bolster support for the fight against COVID-19. The Australian Aged Care Collaboration

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