GROUNDBREAKING CHILDREN’S BRAIN CANCER THERAPY GETS TGA APPROVAL

Media Release, 4 March 2024: Rare Cancers Australia (RCA) has welcomed a recent approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of the Novartis targeted therapy drug Tafinlar + Mekinist, which has proven... Read more »

WORLD’S OLDEST PERSON TURNS 117: MARÍA BRANYAS MORERA ONE OF 11 PEOPLE TO REACH MILESTONE

New Release by Presswire; Olot, Catalonia, Spain, March 4, 2024 — María Branyas Morera, World’s Oldest Person, has reached the age of 117, becoming only the 11th validated person in history to... Read more »

NEW STUDY FINDS JUNK FOOD AND SUGARY DRINK CONSUMPTION LINKED TO INCREASED HEALTH RISKS

Media Release by Food for Health Alliance, 29 Feb 2024: The study:  Ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes: umbrella review of epidemiological meta-analyses Packaged foods like baked goods, snacks, fizzy drinks, sugary... Read more »

ONEVIEW’S CARE EXPERIENCE PLATFORM (CXP) GOES LIVE

Oneview’s Care Experience Platform (CXP) Goes Live at Avive Health, Marking a Milestone with the Opening of Two State-of-the-Art Private Mental Health Hospitals Oneview’s CXP is now live for over 120 private... Read more »

Karina Nagel: COVID ACCELERATED THE RISE OF THE MUMPRENEUR

Empowering mothers to forge their own paths in the new normal Invigorate News Release, 13 Nov 2023: While COVID disrupted many parts of our life, it also accelerated others. Consumers flocked to... Read more »

WESTMEAD HOSPITAL LAUNCHES AUSTRALIA’S FIRST AUGMENTED REALITY HOSPITAL TOUR

Westmead (Sydney), Media Release Western Sydney Local Health District, 10 Nov, 2023: Westmead Hospital is launching Australia’s first Augmented Reality (AR) hospital tour, as part of the hospital’s 45th birthday celebrations. AR... Read more »

CONCERNING RISE IN YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING INFLAMMATION

Dr Vincent offers insights on combating the silent health threat According to Dr Vincent, a well-known and highly respected antioxidant researcher, food scientist, clinical nutritionist, and founder of Renovatio, the number of... Read more »

MHTC AND CANCER CARE EXPERTS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

MHTC and Cancer Care Experts Join Forces, Fuelled by #Thrive365, to Shine a Light on Breast Cancer Awareness Month KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In conjunction with breast... Read more »

CHAND RAAT EID FESTIVAL (CREF) 2024 WILL BE HELD ON 9 APRIL 2024

Sydney (Community Announcement by CREF 2024 team): Chand Raat is a multicultural celebration that signifies the culmination of the fasting month of Ramadan and the eve of Eid-Al-Fitr in the Islamic Calendar.... Read more »

NEW CASE OF MEASLES IN VICTORIA

Melbourne (Victorian Health Media Release, 26 September, 2023): Victoria has recorded a new measles case in a returned overseas traveler. The case was infectious at a single exposure site in Melbourne on... Read more »

CELEBRATE CULTURE THROUGH MOVEMENT: EVERY MOVE COUNTS DURING MULTICULTURAL HEALTH WEEK 2023

Sydney (Media Release Minister for Health, Monday, 4 September 2023): The importance of physical activity for culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) is the focus of this year’s Multicultural Health Week. Launching Multicultural... Read more »

SCHOOL AND SOCIAL MEDIA: ARE WE LOSING CONNECTION?

By Omair Rasheed, Sydney Australia; Our students are entrusted to us by parents, guardians, the school, and the wider community. How are we as educators ensuring that we are cultivating a positive... Read more »

THE PRESSURE IS REAL FOR MUMS MANAGING THEIR CHILDREN’S DIGITAL USE

Media Release, UniSA Centre, 24 August, 2023; Parents are spending considerable amounts of energy thinking about and mitigating the risks associated with their kids using mobile phones and the internet. The impacts... Read more »

DELICIOUS: HARVEY NORMAN PRODUCE AWARDS 2023 TROPHY WINNERS REVEALED

Sydney (Media Release Harvey Norman, 24 August 2023): The Trophy Winners of the 2023 delicious. Harvey Norman Produce Awards, the country’s most prestigious food industry campaign, have been revealed. The full list... Read more »

WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION IS RIFE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND WORKING PARENTS

A new study shows that 20 years after it was outlawed in Australia, workplace discrimination is still rife for pregnant women, especially those returning to work after maternity leave. Media Release, 2... Read more »

SKIN DEEP: WORLD FIRST DRUG GIVES HOPE TO AUSTRALIA’S ‘BUTTERFLY CHILDREN

It’s a beautiful moniker, but for Australia’s ‘butterfly children’ it belies a devastating reality filled with enormous pain and suffering caused by a rare skin condition – Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB). Media Release,... Read more »

$10.6 MILLION BOOST FOR PARRAMATTA’S CITY-SHAPING PROMENADE

Parramatta (Media Release, Parramatta City Council, 21 July 2023): The City of Parramatta has secured matching funding for the final section of Civic Link – a green-canopied pedestrian corridor connecting Parramatta’s CBD... Read more »

COVID-19 RISES AGAIN

Melbourne (Victoria State Media Release, 14 July 2023): The seven-day rolling average of patients with COVID in Victorian hospitals is 137, a decrease of 11 percent from last week. There are currently... Read more »

THE ENDANGERMENT OF HEALTH AND LIVES: COMBATING QUACKERY IN PAKISTAN

By Areeba  Mustafa; Introduction: The health and lives of people in Pakistan are under constant threat from quacks, who exploit poverty and ignorance. The proliferation of false, unscientific treatments poses significant risks... Read more »

HOW DO WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS

Syed Atiq ul Hassan; Understanding how we perceive the world around us is crucial, as our actions and decisions have a significant impact on our lives. Making wrong decisions can lead us down... Read more »

FASTING FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

By Nureesun Mahamud During the stage of motherhood, blessed events such as pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding offer unique opportunities for Muslim women. Ramadan fasting is an obligation in Islam, but expectant mothers... Read more »

BABY SUPPLEMENT FOOD WITH FOOD VS BREASTFEEDING

By Dr. Winai Dahlan The faster the baby is fed, the better. The sooner you stop breastfeeding the greater the risk of disease. The younger generation gets married less and less and... Read more »

CHILD POISONING FROM VAPING. IS IT TIME TO PANIC YET?

The ABC recently reported an alarming rise in child poisonings in NSW from vaping products. [link] With vaping’s rapid rise in popularity, we must ask the question: is it time to panic... Read more »

BREATH FOR THE SOUL AIMS TO EMPOWER READERS TO PRACTICE SELF-CARE

San Antonio, TX, February 1, 2023 — Dr. Jan Patterson is an integrative medicine and infectious diseases physician who has been studying and practicing medicine for more than 30 years, but she... Read more »