Public Health
Today’s disease names are less catchy, but also l...
February 20, 2020
What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to disease outbreaks, according to the recent communication from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the previously named coronavirus. The virus will now be named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the disease named COVID-19. While it has been noted that picking a name…
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Public Health
Today’s disease names are less catchy, but also l...
February 20, 2020
What’s in a name? A lot when it comes to disease outbreaks, according to the…
Public Health
Thanks to you we’re ending HIV: ACON launches new...
February 19, 2020
A new HIV awareness campaign is highlighting the ongoing efforts of gay and bisexual men…
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Every pregnant woman screened for Hepatitis B
February 11, 2020
Did you know that NSW Health’s Hepatitis B Strategy calls for every pregnant woman to…
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Coronavirus: Updated Department Advice
February 3, 2020
The Federal Department of Health has released new advice regarding the recent outbreak of novel…
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Open Letter to WHO demanding action to protect nurses f...
January 31, 2020
Members of Global Nurses United (GNU) have written to the World Health Organisation demanding action…
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The Wuhan coronavirus is now in Australia – here̵...
January 28, 2020
New South Wales Health has confirmed three men in their 30s, 40s and 50s in…
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Sri Lanka eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HI...
January 21, 2020
The island nation of Sri Lanka has been able to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV…
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To close the health gap, we need programs that work. He...
January 20, 2020
The tenth Closing the Gap report to be tabled in Parliament today is expected to…
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Syphilis is making a come-back, and causing some unusua...
January 20, 2020
Syphilis is a sexually transmissible infectious disease that has plagued humankind for centuries. Today, syphilis…