A new nasal spray form of naloxone – a life-saving antidote medicine used to treat a narcotic overdose in an emergency situation – will be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) on 1 November. Up until now Naloxone was required to be injected to reverse the side effects of an overdose. The…
DetailsThe Morrison Government will invest $7 million for ground-breaking research into the use of pharmacogenomics to improve mental health treatment outcomes and help reduce suicide. Mental illness is the leading cause of both disability and premature death in Australia, with an estimated one in five people experiencing a common mental disorder each year. …
DetailsWomen with or suspected of having breast cancer will be able to claim Medicare benefits for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, from 1 November 2019. Approximately 14,000 patients each year, predominantly women, will benefit from these services. Medicare rebates will be available for MRI scans for: Diagnosis of breast cancer in patients…
DetailsFewer aged care residents will have the expense and inconvenience of having to go to hospital for x-rays under changes to Medicare. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt said, “For the first time, from 1 November 2019 a Medicare rebate will be available as a call-out fee for the provision of mobile skeletal x-ray services…
DetailsAustralians in some of the most remote parts of the country will soon have greater access to a doctor, with the Morrison Government investing $45.5 million in GP telehealth consultations. Minister for Health Greg Hunt said, “From 1 November 2019, GPs will be able to conduct regular telehealth consultations with their patients in remote…
DetailsSenior residents on the Mornington Peninsula will now have an easier way to find and contact local services, thanks to the Flinders 2020 Seniors Guide. The Guide, delivered for free by the Federal Member for Flinders, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, provides the contact details for local emergency services, community groups, government services and…
DetailsAustralians suffering from melanoma and multiple sclerosis will soon have new treatment options, with new and amended PBS listings on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) coming into effect on 1 November. The Morrison Government will expand the current PBS listings of Tafinlar® (dabrafenib) and Mekinist® (trametinib) to include subsidy for post-surgery treatment for patients…
DetailsOver 200 Mornington Peninsula women are set to walk the streets this weekend as part of the fourth annual Wonder Woman Walk to support ovarian cancer research. Started by Peninsula local Helen Powell, the walk has raised over $26,000 for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF), with 2018 alone raising nearly $15,000. Ovarian…
DetailsThe Morrison Government is investing $22 million for CanTeen to continue delivering cancer services for young people, as CanTeen marks National Bandanna Day. Now in its 25th year, National Bandanna Day aims to raise awareness and support for young people living with cancer. About 6,300 young people with cancer are expected to benefit…
DetailsOn 24 October, we mark World Polio Awareness Day, a reminder that polio is a devastating disease which could easily return if we are not vigilant. Every Australian needs to understand how important it is to prevent a re-emergence of this debilitating disease. Thanks to decades of diligent vaccination programs against polio, there…
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