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PBS Wegovy edges closer
Tuesday | Jan 13 2026HEALTH Minister Mark Butler has committed to including Wegovy (semaglutide, Novo Nordisk) on the PBS, following the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee's (PBAC) recommendation for the listing at its Nov meeting (PD Breaking News 19 Dec 2024).
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Supplements not always the answer
Tuesday | Jan 13 2026AS THE use of weight loss injections increases, pharmacists are well-placed to guide patients on health and wellbeing around diet and supplements.
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Pharmacists in the making
Monday | Jan 12 2026DIRECT Chemist Outlet (DCO)will be hosting its popular Little Pharmacist Experience in participating stores around the country on Sat 17 Jan, with over 4,000 families already booked in.
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HPV vax gives herd immunity
Monday | Jan 12 2026SWEDISH research has revealed that women growing up in areas with school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs were less likely to have serious pre-cancerous changes in their cervix - even if they themselves were unvaccinated.
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Pregnancy vax prevents ED visits
Friday | Jan 9 2026HAVING an influenza or whooping cough-diphtheria-tetanus (dTpa) vaccine during pregnancy helps prevent the baby from being hospitalised with the flu or whooping cough in their first six months, according to Italian research published today in JAMA Network Open.
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THC key to cannabis efficacy in pain
Friday | Jan 9 2026CANNABIS-BASED products with higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-to-cannabidiol (CBD) ratios may provide small short-term improvements in pain and function, especially for those with nerve pain, according to a systematic review of trials involving more than 2,300 adults with chronic pain.
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Drugs not enough for long term weight control
Thursday | Jan 8 2026RESEARCH released today has revealed that people who stop taking their weight loss medication return to their original weight in less than two years on average, with metabolic markers also returning to pre-treatment levels.
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Editor’s Choice: Eau Thermale Avene gets steps up for sun safety
Thursday | Jan 8 2026FRENCH skincare brand Eau Thermale Avene and female-founded run collective She Runs hosted a community event last month in Sydney to bring awareness to sun safety.
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Why is ending period poverty elusive?
Thursday | Jan 8 2026PERIOD poverty is the lack of access to menstrual products, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education, forcing people to use inadequate substitutes (rags, leaves) or miss school/work, impacting health, dignity, and education due to stigma and cost.
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Doctors rail against optometrist prescribing
Wednesday | Jan 7 2026IN what may feel like a familiar refrain to pharmacists, doctors' peak bodies have spoken out against the expansion of prescribing rights for optometrists beyond topical treatments to include oral medicines such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and other systemic agents.
