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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 15, 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


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


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


Thousands of patients take up 60-day prescriptions
Roughly 200,000 prescriptions for 60 days of medicine have been handed out in the first month of new pharmacy rules. Health officials...
Flow Australia
Oct 25, 20231 min read


1 in 7 Australian women aged 44–49 have endometriosis
Around 14% of women aged 44–49 are estimated to have endometriosis, the latest release from the Australian Institute of Health and...
Flow Australia
Oct 2, 20232 min read


New drug class prevents key ageing mechanism in organ transplants
ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A novel study has shown that Senolytics, a new class of drugs, have the potential to...
Flow Australia
Sep 17, 20232 min read


Huffy puffy pollies get physical for a healthy cause
Parliamentarians are taking part in a four-week cardio challenge aimed at encouraging Australians to become more active for the sake of...
Flow Australia
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Bush maternity decline a red flag for rural health care
Doctors warn the loss of regional maternity services are often followed by the closure of other critical healthcare facilities and pose a...
Flow Australia
Aug 30, 20232 min read


Australia's care workforce to soar as population ages
Australian life expectancies will continue to hit an advanced age, with a key sector of the economy expected to grow as a result, a key...
Flow Australia
Aug 21, 20233 min read


Epilepsy: Breaking the stigma
In Australia one in 50 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that causes seizures, there is no cure...
Flow Australia
Aug 11, 20231 min read


Making News: regional health, cost living crisis & the Varroa Mite in NSW
Regional South Australian women are unable to access medical support. Regional Doctors are urgently need in the recruitment process....
Flow Australia
Aug 9, 20231 min read


Sexual consent advocates demand pornography regulations
Women's safety champions want improvements to sexual consent education, regulated pornography, and guidelines for schools to respond to...
Flow Australia
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Birth trauma findings spark calls for better support
Advocates want a national inquiry into birth trauma and better education for parents and professionals after one in three mothers said it...
Flow Australia
Jul 16, 20233 min read


WHO deems popular sweetener 'possible' carcinogen
One of the most popular sweeteners has been labelled by the World Health Organisation as a possible carcinogen, but consumption advice is...
Flow Australia
Jul 13, 20233 min read


RACGP President, Dr Nicole Higgins assures Flow FM listeners rural pharmacies are here to stay
Off the back of last week's announcement that pharmacies in rural parts of Australia have received significant financial boosts, which...
Ellis Gelios
Jul 10, 20232 min read


Unbalanced healthcare for regional Australians
A report released by the Nation Rural Health Alliance in this year detailing the evidence for investment in rural healthcare in...

Hannah Phillips
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Rural health reform call over $6.5b shortfall claim
The National Rural Alliance wants rural health spending to be overhauled as research shows major inequities between the country and the...
Flow Australia
Jun 22, 20232 min read


Race to catch up on missed bowel cancer tests
The number of Australians taking bowel cancer detection tests fell during the pandemic and natural disasters, prompting a race to boost...
Flow Australia
Jun 15, 20232 min read


Health spending boost as SA budget slides into the red
South Australia's finances have taken a hit but the government has pressed on with extra health spending ahead of Thursday's state...
Flow Australia
Jun 13, 20232 min read
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