A NEW report from the Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare has
detailed a “substantial increase in
weight loss surgery in Australia”
over the last ten years.
In 1998-99 there were 500
operations, with the figure soaring
to more than 17,000 in 2007/08.
90% of the procedures took place
in private hospitals, with private
health insurance funding 82%.
The AIHW estimated the total
cost of hospital care for weight loss
surgery was $108m, with $15.2m
in Medicare benefits payable.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 19 Nov 10 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 19 Nov 10
DEMENTIA Australia has appointed comedian Geraldine Hickey (pictured) as its newest Ambassador, coinciding with the Melbourne Memory Walk & Jog event taking place this Sun.
NEW research from the Monash Addiction Research Centre has highlighted a critical shortfall in the availability of Naloxone, a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses, across community pharmacies in Australia’s most populous states.
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