The Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 24 October 2021 Medicare rebates for bowel inflammation testing From 1 November 2021, patients with chronic bowel inflammation will be able to claim a Medicare rebate for non-invasive laboratory tests, reducing the need for diagnostic endoscopy and colonoscopy…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government is investing $40.5 million for a new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure). From 1 November, Australians will be able to claim rebates for ambulatory blood…
DetailsTHE HON. GREG HUNT MP Federal Member for Flinders Minister for Health and Aged Care THE HON. PAUL FLETCHER MP Federal Member for Bradfield Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government has helped three independent cinemas across the Mornington Peninsula keep their historic projectors…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government is calling on the nation’s best and brightest mental health researchers, clinicians, implementation experts, and consumer and carer representatives to help inform the future of research in this vital area. Expressions of interest are invited…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE 22 October 2021 $85 million to explore Australian and global health challenges Seventeen multidisciplinary research teams will each receive $5 million in funding from the Australian Government to find solutions to major questions in human health that cannot…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Morrison Government is boosting Australian led stem cell research through $25 million in grants, to help find and develop innovative, safe and effective treatments for devastating diseases and injuries. Through the Government’s Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF), the…
DetailsThe Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care The Hon. David Coleman MP Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator for the ACT JOINT MEDIA RELEASE 18 October 2021 …
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE The Australian Government has secured access to two additional COVID-19 treatments to support the National Plan to Transition Australia’s COVID-19 response, following expert medical advice. Under a new agreement with Roche Products Pty Ltd, Australia will be supplied with…
DetailsTHE HON. GREG HUNT MP Federal Member for Flinders Minister for Health and Aged Care THE HON PAUL FLETCHER MP Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts JOINT MEDIA RELEASE Local venues across the Mornington Peninsula are getting a needed boost to promote live, original music as part of…
DetailsThe Hon. Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health and Aged Care MEDIA RELEASE Australians aged between 71-79 years will continue to be able to receive a free Zostavax® shingles vaccine, with the Morrison Government extending the program for another two years to 31 October 2023. Shingles is a painful rash which can…
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