Vaccination key to preventing a devastating flu season
An expert weighs in on the factors driving influenza cases in 2023 and how pharmacists can encourage vaccination in all patients.
Pharmacists become central figures in HIV screening
This World AIDS Day (1 December) comes with a raft of new screening offerings for patients with HIV, available in pharmacies nationwide in the coming months.
Acute sprains and strains
Pharmacists can provide support and evidence-based recommendations to protect injuries, reduce pain and promote the healing process.
Artificial Intelligence – real opportunities
Artificial intelligence promises to upend entire industries and pharmacy is far from immune – here’s how AI can remake drug discovery, customer service, training...
Former CMO Brendan Murphy on leading through a pandemic
Dealing with challenging situations and weighing up the best available evidence is a familiar scenario for medical professionals. But for Professor Brendan Murphy, who led the health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the scope of the challenge – and the evidence — changed constantly.
Overdose deaths hit decade-high in Victoria
A recent report conducted by the Coroners Court of Victoria found that overdose deaths in 2024 were the highest they have been in a...
