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Large anxiety study seeking recruits
Tuesday | Mar 18 2025QIMR Berghofer researchers are seeking 5,000 adult volunteers diagnosed with, or treated for, an anxiety disorder for a study designed to improve diagnosis, management and treatment, and are appealing to health professionals to help find suitable participants for the study.
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Existing antiviral works on bird flu
Tuesday | Mar 18 2025THE antiviral baloxavir (Xofluza) appears to be effective at treating bird flu, according to international researchers who tested the drug on infected mice.
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Fertility drugs and contraceptives on PBS
Monday | Mar 17 2025FROM 01 Apr 2025, women with severe follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) deficiency will have immediate access to the combination therapy Pergoveris (follitropin alfa/lutropin alfa) through the PBS.
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Pharmacists boost AF treatment uptake
Monday | Mar 17 2025A PHARMACIST-PHYSICIAN initiative aimed at patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has boosted blood thinner uptake among patients deemed high risk for stroke in regional Victoria.
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Heat impact on heart health
Monday | Mar 17 2025HOT weather is responsible for 7.3% of the heart disease burden in Australia, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal today, and most of that impact is fatal.
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GPs urge PBS listing of Ozempic for weight loss
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has called for effective obesity-management medication, which could include semaglutide drugs, to be subsidised on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to reduce health inequity.
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Neurodivergent training
Friday | Mar 14 2025THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is developing a training program for pharmacists and pharmacy assistants around assisting neurodivergent individuals, and is seeking input from pharmacy professionals.
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Aspirin may halt metastases
Friday | Mar 14 2025RESEARCHERS have discovered a mechanism by which aspirin could reduce metastasis of certain cancers by stimulating the immune system.
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Joint call for $19 co-payment
Thursday | Mar 13 2025LEADING health and community voices including the Pharmacy Guild of Australia are calling for bipartisan support to reduce the maximum out-of-pocket cost of prescription medicine to $19.
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Pharmacists thanked for stepping up
Thursday | Mar 13 2025TODAY is Thank Your Pharmacist Day, and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) is celebrating the nation's 40,000 pharmacists, recognising their dedication and impact across all areas of practice and in all corners of the country.
