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TWCM gala celebrates excellence
Thursday | Feb 27 2025THE TerryWhite Chemmart IMPACT conference (PD 25 Feb) wrapped up yesterday with its annual celebration, the HEART Awards gala dinner.
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New tech picks up pregnancy probs early
Thursday | Feb 27 2025UNIVERSITY of Queensland researchers have developed a new rapid sensor that can detect pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes, preterm birth risks and hypertension, as early as 11 weeks, with a simple blood test.
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Priceline wins big at Retailer Awards
Wednesday | Feb 26 2025Priceline cleaned up at the 2025 Retailer Awards last week, winning gongs for categories including Customer Experience Innovator of the Year; Outstanding Loyalty; and Customer Experience Hall of Fame, a new, invitation-onlycategory.
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Melatonin offsets shift work damage
Wednesday | Feb 26 2025MELATONIN supplementation may help offset the DNA damage associated with night shift work by boosting the body's ability to repair it, suggest the findings of a small clinical trial from Canada.
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AdPha welcomes bulk billing boost
Tuesday | Feb 25 2025ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed the Labor Government's $8.5 billion investment in Medicare reform, calling it "a vital step toward improving access to Australia's struggling health system".
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HPS Pharmacies employees to strike
Tuesday | Feb 25 2025PROFESSIONAL Pharmacists Australia (PPA) members employed at HPS Pharmacies in Hobart and Launceston hospitals will take strike action today in their ongoing fight for fair wages and improved working conditions.
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Kids vax stops long COVID
Tuesday | Feb 25 2025VACCINATING children with mRNA COVID vaccines may help protect them against developing long COVID, according to US research published today in JAMA Network Open.
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Boosting shingles awareness
Monday | Feb 24 2025GLAXOSMITHKLINE Australia is sponsoring a shingles awareness campaign to increase understanding of the impact of shingles and address common misconceptions surrounding it.
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Vape quitting app, Pave
Monday | Feb 24 2025AN APP to help young people quit vaping, Pave, has been launched by NSW Health.
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CW recycles 10m blister packs
Monday | Feb 24 2025CHEMIST Warehouse, in collaboration with Pharmacycle and Kenvue, has announced that 10 million blister packs have been collected and recycled between Nov 2023 and Feb 2025 across Chemist Warehouse and My Chemist pharmacies nationwide.
