Health
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Ambos meet high demand
PARAMEDICS and first responders across Victoria have had the busiest quarter on record, with crews in the Loddon-Mallee region responding to 6434 emergencies requiring urgent…
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MP urges organ donation
FEDERAL Member for Mallee and co-chair of the Parliamentary Friends of Organ Donation group, Dr Anne Webster, has called on people to take action this…
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Taking the reins on rural mental health
MENTAL health support for farmers and rural communities is being championed through a partnership between an animal health company and Beyond Blue. Zoetis, a manufacturer…
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Is an increase in GPs a band-aid solution?
STRUCTURAL challenges in the general practice sector have made addressing the region’s GP crisis an incredibly complex task. A cursory glance at GP data reveals…
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Women’s pain open for inquiry
SUBMISSIONS have been opened for a study into pain management for Victoria’s women. As part of the effort State Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas said…
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Rehab site in ‘coming weeks’
THE site of a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in Mildura is expected to be announced in “the coming weeks”. It is now more than…
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MP welcomes MND money
MEMBER for Murray Helen Dalton is claiming success after the New South Wales Government gave $2 million in funding to motor neurone disease research. Ms…
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Recruitment goal for hospital
MILDURA Base Public Hospital is hoping a new recruitment campaign will help boost the local health-care workforce. In collaboration with Mallee Track Health and Community…
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Respectful care a study focus
MEDICAL students from Monash University’s School of Rural Health have spent time with elders near Lake Mungo as part of a new approach to Aboriginal…
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Personal experience message behind support
It can be easy to feel isolated if you have depression. Due to stigma, many people still don’t talk about mental health issues which can…
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Brothers’ brave actions acknowledged
RILEY and Levi Cook are only nine and seven years old, but when their dad suffered a horrific fall back in January, the boys demonstrated…
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Health minister heads to region
THE collaborative work of local health services was a key conversation had by the Victorian Health Minister during her visit to Mildura earlier this week.…
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