11 Nov 2024
RSV vaccine added to national program
To ensure ‘every single infant in Australia is protected’, a $174.5 million investment will see free vaccines for pregnant people and infants available nationwide.
06 Nov 2024
Rural and regional health staff receive additional training in emergency care
More Tasmanian health staff are receiving additional training to enhance emergency care in rural and regional areas, helping to improve outcomes for patients across the Tasmanian community.
28 Oct 2024
Community Advisory Committee representatives sought
If you are passionate about improving the health of local residents, please express your interest in joining the South Western Sydney PHN (SWSPHN) Community Advisory Committee (CAC).
30 Oct 2024
Preventable chronic diseases need ‘urgent’ intervention
Alarming new research shows the socioeconomic health gap is widening, leaving GPs to navigate systems that ‘do not account for complexity’.
25 Oct 2024
Adelaide family the key to new disease breakthrough
An Adelaide family has played a crucial role in the discovery of a new bone marrow disease called ERG Deficiency Syndrome, leading to the introduction of a new clinical diagnostic test.
04 Nov 2024
Complementary medicine linked to case of severe lead poisoning
Health experts have issued a warning after a patient presented to hospital with severe lead poisoning after consuming an imported complementary medicine labelled as Multani Kaminividravana Rasa.
04 Nov 2024
Could stricter salt ‘laws’ save lives?
Researchers say manufacturers should be made to reduce sodium levels in packaged food, saying it will bring ‘enormous reductions’ in CVD.
30 Oct 2024
Menopause support for patients with severe symptoms
GPs can now refer patients with complex menopause symptoms to South Western Sydney Local Health District’s (SWSLHD) Specialist Menopause Service, offering multidisciplinary care at no cost.
04 Nov 2024
Changes to My Emergency Doctor after-hours service
Starting 1 January 2025, South Western Sydney PHN will no longer fund My Emergency Doctor after-hours telehealth consultations for general patients.
31 Oct 2024
This week at the AMA from the President
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen provides members with an update of events from the past week.
