HEALTH

Changes to the way paracetamol is sold come into effect from February 1

Changes in the way the common painkiller paracetamol is sold come into effect from tomorrow. From February 1, 2025, non-pharmacy retailers like supermarkets can only sell 16-tablet packs of paracetamol, rather than the 20-tablet packs that have been available. The change…

31 January, 2025

HEALTH·OPINION

When nothing can claim to be an exception – Nihilism

Nihilism will be complete when it has captured all substances when it has made its appearance everywhere and when nothing can claim to be an exception – Nihilism will have become the normal condition. Martin Heidegger. The quote captures Martin Heidegger’s ideas…

27 September, 2024

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

AMA urging stop to ‘coercive and deceptive’ marketing of commercial foods for infants

The Australian Medical Association is calling on the government to implement best practice standards for nutrition in commercial foods for infants and young children. As part of its submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care’s public consultation, the AMA is…

20 September, 2024

COMMUNITY·HEALTH

R U OK? Day 2024

‘Ask R U OK?, Any Day’ Today, on their National Day of Action, R U OK? are calling on all Australians to ask R U OK? Any Day because life happens every day. Thousands of community groups, workplaces, schools, suicide prevention networks,…

12 September, 2024

HEALTH

No evidence linking mobile phone use to brain cancer

An Australian-led study has found no evidence linking mobile phone use to brain cancer, despite a dramatic increase in wireless technology use over recent decades. The review, conducted by 11 researchers from 10 countries and led by experts from the Australian Radiation…

4 September, 2024

HEALTH·VICTORIA

Clinicians telling women their pain is ‘psychological’, Victorian inquiry hears

Women ‘not being listened to’ are not receiving proper diagnosis in both public and private systems, health minister says Women are being told by health professionals that their pain is a psychological or personality issue. That’s according to Victoria’s health minister, who…

4 September, 2024

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Australia running low on HIV-prevention drug PrEP as experts warn users to plan ahead

TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortage Australia is experiencing a shortage of an important HIV prevention medication and sexual health organisations are urging those who rely on it to plan ahead so they don’t…

4 September, 2024

HEALTH

By 2050, over 1.31 billion people will have type 2 diabetes!

Grim predictions for the rising rates of type 2 diabetes Scientists estimate that by 2050, over 1.31 billion people worldwide will be living with diabetes! According to a study published in The Lancet, this number will increase from 529 million in 2021,…

30 August, 2024

HEALTH·WORLD

WHO reassures: Mpox is not the new COVID – We know how to control its spread

A World Health Organization (WHO) official emphasized today that Mpox, whether it’s the new or old strain of the disease, is not the new COVID-19, as health authorities have the knowledge to control its spread. “We can and must tackle Mpox together,”…

21 August, 2024

HEALTH·WORLD

Monkeypox: WHO Recommends Vaccination in Affected Areas

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday that countries affected by the mpox virus (commonly known as monkeypox) initiate vaccination programs, particularly in regions where cases have been reported. The mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), caused by…

20 August, 2024

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Long COVID costs Australian economy $10 billion in one year

New research has unveiled that long COVID inflicted a staggering $10 billion hit on the Australian economy within just a single year. The study, published in ‘The Medical Journal of Australia’, underscores the urgent need for the federal government to prioritise long…

19 August, 2024

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100 cases

The number of cases in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100, as authorities try to prevent the disease from spreading further. Two elderly people have died from the condition since the first case was recorded on July 26,…

9 August, 2024

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Life-changing cancer-treatment jab added to PBS

Australians fighting lung and liver cancer will soon be able to access a life-saving cancer treatment through a simple, seven minute injection. The nation’s first immunotherapy cancer jab, Tecentriq, is being added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, slashing the cost by more…

2 August, 2024

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Changes to the way paracetamol is sold come into effect from February 1

When nothing can claim to be an exception – Nihilism

AMA urging stop to ‘coercive and deceptive’ marketing of commercial foods for infants

R U OK? Day 2024

No evidence linking mobile phone use to brain cancer

Clinicians telling women their pain is ‘psychological’, Victorian inquiry hears

Australia running low on HIV-prevention drug PrEP as experts warn users to plan ahead

By 2050, over 1.31 billion people will have type 2 diabetes!

WHO reassures: Mpox is not the new COVID – We know how to control its spread

Monkeypox: WHO Recommends Vaccination in Affected Areas

Long COVID costs Australian economy $10 billion in one year

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100 cases

Life-changing cancer-treatment jab added to PBS

TA NEA – 11 September 2024

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