Headlines
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Call to start conversation on continence
Thursday | Jun 19 2025WITH World Continence Week running from 16-22 Jun, Continence Health Australia is calling on pharmacists to start a conversation with people to help support early management of incontinence.
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The future of ED training
Thursday | Jun 19 2025WESTERN Sydney University has launched Australia's first healthcare education simulator, known as the Blended Learning Interactive Simulation (BLIS) Suite.
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Fixed-site pill tests for Vic
Wednesday | Jun 18 2025THE Victorian Government has announced the state's first fixed drug checking service on Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, set to operate Thursdays to Saturdays from Aug.
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Cannabis cardiac warning
Wednesday | Jun 18 2025CANNABIS use is linked to a doubling of the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, with significantly heightened risks of having a stroke or acute coronary syndrome, according to a pooled analysis of real-world data.
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Vape reforms ineffective?
Tuesday | Jun 17 2025THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has refuted concerns that low pharmacy vaping uptake is driving an already-thriving black market.
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Sleep apnoea to worsen
Tuesday | Jun 17 2025SLEEP apnoea will become more common and more severe due to global warming, leading to increased health and economic burdens across the globe, Australian-led research published in Nature Communications suggests.
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Choice stands by SPF tests
Tuesday | Jun 17 2025IN THE face of backlash from some sunscreen companies, Choice has released further details of the testing process used to assess the SPF claims of the 20 sunscreens included in its review (PD 12 Jun).
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Vaccine champ wanted
Monday | Jun 16 2025A NATIONAL campaign to find "the face" of its first Vaccine Ambassador program has been launched by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA).
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Vic, Tas GPs urge greater ADHD role
Monday | Jun 16 2025THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called on governments in Victoria and Tasmania to allow GPs to diagnose and prescribe for ADHD after announcements in Western Australia, the ACT and NSW.
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Lifestyle as a medicine
Monday | Jun 16 2025ADELAIDE will play host to the Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (NLMS) 2025, which will bring together leading global authorities in lifestyle and nutritional medicine to explore the latest trends and research.
