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Could mpox become established in the Indo-Pacific?
October 3, 2024
Once thought to be mainly contained to Africa, cases of mpox (previously known as monkeypox) have been detected in Sweden, Pakistan and the Philippines over the last few days. This follows the World Health Organization’s decision last week that the recent upsurge in mpox cases warranted it to be declared a public health emergency of…
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Could mpox become established in the Indo-Pacific?
October 3, 2024
Once thought to be mainly contained to Africa, cases of mpox (previously known as monkeypox)…
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ICN calls for bold reforms to revolutionise primary hea...
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The International Council of Nurses (ICN) has launched a new position statement and discussion paper,…
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Meningococcal: what to know about this potentially dead...
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Three children in far north Queensland have recently become unwell with meningococcal disease, a life-threatening…
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Health outcomes for refugees and people with humanitarian visas are far worse than the general…
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WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What h...
August 23, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency of international concern,…
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Bird flu isn’t spreading in humans for now. But there...
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Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have faced outbreaks of avian influenza, or…
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Major increase in global STI rates spark WHO concern
July 16, 2024
A new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), has found that HIV, viral…
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US to implement minimum nurse staffing levels in aged c...
June 7, 2024
US government has created new rules for minimum staffing in aged care homes, but many…