Pharmacists’ vaccination value adds up to saved lives

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Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has praised pharmacists’ role in saving lives through expanded vaccinations in community pharmacies, and undertaken to pressure states to...

Antimicrobial use up in disadvantaged areas

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Antimicrobial medicines use declined in Australia from 2013 to 2018, but the country’s rate remains high by OECD standards, according to new research.

Efficacy of antiplatelets in deep venous thrombosis

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Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the third most common cardiovascular disease in the world. Every year, 30,000 people in Australia develop VTE, at a cost of $1.72 billion to the Australian health system.

New COVID-19 case in Byron Bay means limited restrictions are back

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Queensland recorded three new cases of COVID-19 today (31 March), as residents of Greater Brisbane wait to hear if they will spend the Easter break in lockdown.

Inside a multidisciplinary antenatal vaccination clinic

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To protect pregnant women and their unborn babies from the severe adverse outcomes associated with the virus, the first pharmacist-led COVID-19 vaccination clinic for pregnant women opened in Western Australia’s King Edward Memorial Hospital on 20 September.

The impact of air pollution

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Air pollution is making us sick according to local and global research, including a study linking exposure to air pollution with subsequent acute cardiac...