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No brain cancer boom despite more phones

AAP - 26-02-2015

Despite the huge numbers of people now using mobile phones, there hasn't been a corresponding increase in brain cancers, researchers say.

 
NSW Labor pledges $430m for Westmead

AAP - 23-02-2015

NSW Labor says it will spend $430 million to upgrade Westmead Hospital if it wins government, without leasing poles and wires. [subscribe]

 
Berries being screened for virus

AAP - 20-02-2015

Authorities are examining how berries contaminated with hepatitis A ended up being imported into Australia. Prime Minister Tony Abbott has assured

 
Scientists solve cannabis 'munchies' mystery

AAP - 19-02-2015

Scientists have found out why smoking cannabis can cause over-eating, with marijuana working on the part of the brain that normally suppresses appetite.

 
Berry-related hepatitis A confirmed in WA

AAP - 18-02-2015

The WA Department of Health has confirmed the state's first case of frozen berry-related hepatitis A. The first case of hepatitis A believed

 
Labor avoids talk of LNP's health legacy

AAP - 18-02-2015

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says Labor doesn't know whether it will keep Queensland's Wait Time Guarantee policy for public hospital patients.

 
New era for health industry's number 1 publisher

Health Times - 17-02-2015

It's time for HealthTimes! Since 1995, Nursing Careers Allied Health (NCAH) has been the premier publisher of nursing, midwifery and allied

 
Transforming healthcare in East Timor

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

Over seven years, St John of God Health Care has helped develop significant improvements in health provisions for the East Timorese and this commitment is continuing to expand.

 
Australia home to 331,000 registered nurses and midwives

HealthTimes - 13-02-2015

For the latest stats on nursing and midwifery professionals in Australia, refer to the following articles:

 
Australia's nursing, midwifery and allied health stats revealed

Karen Keast - 13-02-2015

The latest figures are out on Australia’s nursing, midwifery and allied health workforce. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s (AHPRA)

 

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