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On-the-spot DNA test brings personalised health to APP
Nearly 300 delegates to APP had their genes tested Healthcare professionals seeking new ways to bring personalised health to their customers saw, first hand, just what their DNA has to …
A blood test for autism?
A new blood test can determine if a child is on the autism spectrum with 96% accuracy and might allow for diagnosis under the age of two Scientists have developed …
Forum: Guild spokesperson, where are you?
“Could a spokesperson from the Guild please explain the Guild’s role in payment of medication reviews. So many people have been affected by rejection of payments. If the Guild is …
Govt to ditch religious exemption for vaccination
Medical grounds will be the only exemption for child vaccinations under the government’s No Jab, no Pay policy Vaccination rates are high and increasing, but the government is aiming for …
Pharmacy by the numbers
A new profession-specific annual report summary of the work of the Pharmacy Board has now been published Drawing on data from the 2015/6 annual report by AHPRA and the National …
Closing the gap is vital
On National Close the Gap Day it is crucial that the Government reflects on and renews its commitment to raising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health to be on par …
Guild calls on Hunt to deliver
While the Health Minister’s APP keynote speech provided much-needed hope and encouragement, the pharmacy sector is at a tipping point, says Pharmacy Guild Executive Director Minister for Health Greg Hunt …
NSAIDs should be pharmacy-only: study
They increase risk of cardiac arrest and should only be available in pharmacies and in low doses, researchers say NSAIDs are among the most commonly used drugs worldwide, but their …
Women at higher risk of chronic lung disease
More women are dying from COPD than breast and lung cancer combined, according to a new report The report, co-authored by Professor Christine Jenkins from The George Institute for Global …
Forum: Cheap flu vaccine not for high-risk patients
“Please correct me if I’m wrong, but this vaccination expert is effectively stating that any influenza vaccine currently available in Australia, being as I read it, the 2016 vaccine, should …
World news wrapup: 16 March 2017
We take a look at pharmacy news from around the world UK: Only four out of more than 8,000 pharmacies were rated “excellent” by the UK’s pharmacy regulator following its …
What pharmacy staff said: penalty rates
We asked pharmacy assistants and other retail staff about how the cuts to penalty rates will affect them All comments have been de-identified for privacy purposes. “I think that if …