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Almost 1 million people die every year due to lead poisoning, with more children suffering long-term health effects
Workers would get ‘reproductive leave’ under plan to address gender inequality
Amcor’s Latest Lightweighting Technology Launches Quantum Leap for Future of Packaging
World Health Organization response to External Evaluation of Access to Covid Tools Accelerator
IDIA and WHO strengthen strategic collaboration to support scale-up of health innovations
Pharma, tech and social media companies join forces with WHO to launch Tobacco Cessation Consortium during World Health Summit
Smoking linked to early vision loss and cataracts
Canberra hospitals nationally recognised for stroke care excellence
Torrens University’s involvement in Herbal Medicine Week 2022
Disappointing outcome for Peninsula’s Green Wedge
Matter of Life or Death
Chief Health Officer Update 21 October
$7.5 million to trial new wearable health devices and on spot blood analysis for remote NT communities
Improving long-term health outcomes for people with intellectual disability
$11.2 million for Indigenous health research
Carers need more mental health and wellbeing supports this National Carers Week, and beyond
End racism to advance health and other human rights says UN expert
WHO announces update of Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services
Building next generation sequencing capacity for SARS-CoV-2 through workforce strengthening in Kyrgyzstan
AMA speaks out on Medicare allegations
Poor digital connectivity affecting health in bush
NSW new virtual chemotherapy service provides care closer to home for regional patients
AMA considers paracetamol rescheduling
What AMA Securing Telehealth for COVID Patients means to you
Poor digital connectivity affecting health of rural Australians
Record funding for dementia, ageing and aged care research
NSW Health makes access to monkeypox vaccine easier
Covid Vaccination information and resources for GPs 20 October
AMA Statement on Medicare Fraud Allegations
Voters back mandatory racehorse welfare standards this election
NSW new scholarships boost mental health care for seniors
Shortage of cholera vaccines leads to temporary suspension of two-dose strategy, as cases rise worldwide
WHO highlights high cost of physical inactivity in first-ever global report
ACT Budget passed: Investment in healthcare and infrastructure prioritised
NSW new wellbeing nurses deliver vital school support
Labor gags Hamilton Base Hospital
We must climate proof delivery of public healthcare
Supporting Australian parents and their families
Apple introduces next-generation iPad Pro, supercharged by M2 chip
WHO launches new campaign to amplify lived experience of people affected by cancer
Parliamentarians commit to support global health
Zimbabwe is first county in Africa to announce regulatory approval for long-acting injectable cabotegravir for HIV prevention
Staggering backsliding across women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health revealed in new UN analysis
Launch of major new progress report on women and children’s health
NSW latest free online toolkit launched on World Menopause Day
NSW latest have your say on New Regional Health Plan
Poor digital connectivity affecting health of rural Australians
South-West kids all smiles with paediatric dental surgery opening at Busselton Health Campus