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Should I drop my private health insurance during the pandemic?

Health Times - 30-04-2020

Many Australians, especially those experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19, are asking whether they can afford to keep their private health insurance.

 
Profiting from the pandemic: Fake vaccines and PPE flood the dark web

Health Times - 30-04-2020

Vendors on the dark web are selling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and drugs marketed as coronavirus vaccines or cures at high cost, according to a new study from The

 
New tests detect Salmonella subtypes in minutes

Health Times - 28-04-2020

UNSW Sydney researchers have developed a series of accurate and highly sensitive DNA tests which can identify the five most common Salmonella subtypes in Australia.

 
Isolating does not have to mean isolated

Health Times - 28-04-2020

Dementia Australia has called on the community, including health and aged care staff, to work together to maintain engagement with people impacted by dementia during this

 
COVID-19 vaccine likely 12 to 18 months away Otago expert claims

Health Times - 28-04-2020

Development of a COVID-19 vaccine is at best 12 to 18 months away, according to University of Otago infectious disease specialist Professor David Murdoch. Dean

 
Spatial distancing rules for health workers may be insufficient

Health Times - 22-04-2020

Current advice for COVID-19 health workers is based on the assumption that droplets bearing the virus travel no further than 2 metres and do not remain in the air. The body

 
So you're going to school online - here are 6 ways to make the most of it

Health Times - 22-04-2020

Effective learning is a two-way process between the teacher and students, meaning both need to engage.   If a student simply sits and

 
We've known about pandemic health messaging since 1918

Health Times - 22-04-2020

Australia’s coronavirus public health messaging has been criticised as confusing during a time when health guidelines and regulations are changing rapidly,

 
Csiro unlocks new way to understand evolving strains of sars-cov-2

Health Times - 20-04-2020

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unveiled a new approach to analysing the genetic codes – or the blueprint – of the SARS-CoV-2

 
Help frontline workers fight the COVID-19 outbreak with this simple gesture

Health Times - 20-04-2020

Despite the NSW Government announcing free parking at public hospital car parks for health practitioners – a shortage of car parking remains. With the workforce rapidly

 

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