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Non-beneficial hospital treatments cost millions
Non-beneficial treatment of patients who are at the end of their life costs Australia approximately $153.1 million a year, a […]
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Costs of maternal health
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has for the first time identified and quantified the factors pushing up […]
Prior hospitalisations for self-harm a leading indicator of suicide
Prior hospital admissions for self-harm is an indicator for subsequent self-harm attempts and suicide, with the riskiest time period within […]
Influenza linked to deadly brain disease
University of Sydney researchers have established a link between influenza and devastating brain diseases in children. Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, […]
Better care for diabetes patients
Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health system with around 1.7 million […]
Use of palliative care medicine services increasing with expenditure up by 80%
Over the past 5 years, Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) payments for all palliative medicine specialist services increased by almost 80%. […]
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