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MS breakthrough could mean treatments halt progression
A new treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis is "has a long-lasting effect that appears to protect the brain from further damage",...
Flow Australia
Nov 27, 20233 min read


Free app may be a life saver for cardiac arrest victims
Any adult who feels able to provide chest compressions can register for an app helping improve cardiac arrest survival rates A...
Flow Australia
Nov 23, 20232 min read


Rural residents have lower risk of dementia: study
Better access to nature and green spaces in the country may lower the risk of dementia, researchers say. People living in country...
Flow Australia
Nov 21, 20232 min read


Men the focus of summer skin cancer prevention campaign
The Albanese Government has teamed up with Cancer Council Australia to get more Aussie men doing the Five S’s– Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and...
Flow Australia
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Heart patients hit the gym to dispel exercise warning
Heart patients who were told to avoid all exercise growing up have hit the gym in a bid to see if ignoring old advice could boost their...
Flow Australia
Nov 19, 20232 min read


Breakthrough prostate cancer treatment to be subsidised
Thousands of Australian men battling advanced prostate cancer will have access to a breakthrough drug offering the chance to live longer...
Flow Australia
Nov 16, 20232 min read


Bleak warning after setback in medication fight
There's a bleak warning to patients and medical workers over fears serious infections are becoming more resistant to antibiotics as...
Flow Australia
Nov 15, 20232 min read


First public IVF baby born in Aust program milestone
Victoria is hailing the first baby to be born as part of a $120 million public fertility program as it gears up to treat up to 5000...
Flow Australia
Nov 12, 20232 min read


Gap found in midwifery professional indemnity insurance
Endorsed midwives are not covered by professional indemnity insurance outside a hospital once labour has begun. PREGNANT PAUSE * A gap...
Flow Australia
Nov 12, 20231 min read


US surgeons announce world's first eye transplant
Doctors have performed the world's first transplant of an entire human eye, a breakthrough even through the patient can't see out of his...
Flow Australia
Nov 9, 20232 min read


Telehealth should cover specialist appointments: AMA
The Australian Medical Association doesn't agree with a proposal to scrap Medicare funding for initial telehealth appointments with...
Flow Australia
Nov 6, 20231 min read


People with ADHD face stigma, barriers: Senate report
Many Australians living with ADHD want better support as they navigate stigma, inadequate or expensive treatment and diagnosis services,...
Flow Australia
Nov 6, 20232 min read


One in four tired, burnt out nurses planning to quit
A nursing shortage gripping the country will only worsen, with one in four in primary health care planning to leave within five years....
Flow Australia
Nov 6, 20232 min read


Health response revealed ahead of drunkenness change
The Victorian government and health groups have revealed how cases of public drunkenness will be handled within 24 hours of it being...
Flow Australia
Nov 5, 20232 min read


Prevention better than cure to close rural health gap
A study of 66,000 private health patients in regional Australia has mapped out the rates of chronic disease and revealed poor access to...
Flow Australia
Nov 3, 20232 min read


Geography of disease in regional Australia revealed
An analysis of 66,000 private health fund members in Queensland and NSW has revealed different health challenges across eight regions....
Flow Australia
Nov 1, 20231 min read


Rural Doctors Association of Australia 2023 Award winners!
ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award Dr Mark Zagorski, Victoria As well as being a dedicated doctor to his community of Mount Beauty...
Flow Australia
Oct 31, 20231 min read


Financial boost for GPs to increase bulk billing
The bulk-billing incentive for doctors will be tripled in a targeted bid to enable more children, pensioners and healthcare card holders...
Flow Australia
Oct 31, 20232 min read


Peak body urges government to prop up state of health services in rural and regional Australia
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RAGCP), a peak medical body in Australia, has called on the federal government to...
Ellis Gelios
Oct 31, 20233 min read


Arthritis cure hope as 'Gremlin' therapy shows promise
A stem cell treatment that boosts cartilage growth in mice has researchers excited about a potential long-awaited cure for...
Flow Australia
Oct 31, 20232 min read
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