Research has found that social media is having an overwhelmingly positive effect on people dealing with illness and patients in rehabilitation.
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Posted inHealth, Tamworth
People power push for PET scanner
The push for a PET scan in the North West has gained further momentum following representations for the machine to be installed at the North West Cancer Centre in Tamworth.
Posted inGeneral News, Health
Ovarian Cancer awareness month wraps up
There is still time to participate in Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month by hosting a Teal Tea or wearing a teal ribbon.
Posted inHealth
Listen to your heart: Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week
More than a quarter of a million Australian are living with heart valve disease (HVD) without even realising it.
Posted inArmidale, Health
Big health win for the New England with Single Employer Model approved
The New England has been approved by both the federal and state governments as the next trail site for the Single Employer Model of GP training according to Adam Marshall.
Posted inGunnedah, Health, Indigenous
Kamilaroi men’s health program launched
A new program designed to strengthen ties to culture and community while focusing on health among Gunnedah’s Aboriginal men was launched this week.
Posted inArmidale, Health
Federal Health Minister willing to fund ‘Single Employer Model’ for GPs in New England
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has reiterated that they are willing to fund the ‘Single Employer Model’ that many hope will address the GP crisis in New England.
Posted inArmidale, Health
Community united on demand for urgent reform to address GP crisis
A packed meeting in Armidale last night sent a message to both state and federal governments that immediate and urgent health care reform is needed.
Posted inHealth
Calls for rural health overhaul as uni debts wiped
A doctor or nurse practitioner who lives and works in rural and remote Australia will have their university fee debt wiped under new legislation, but NSW Farmers says that’s no silver bullet, and an overhaul of rural health is needed.
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Report backs need for a CDC
A new Grattan Institute report warns chronic health conditions are the biggest killer in Australia