NSW Health – thepulse.org.au

$12.26 million boost for cancer research

15 Mar, 2018, 11:27 am Linda Clavecillas Brad Hazzard, cancer institute, cancer research, Health Minister, investment, nsw government, NSW Health, prostate cancer

Thousands of men with prostate cancer will benefit from significantly improved treatment as part of a $12.26 million NSW Government investment in cancer research.

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Free whooping cough vaccine savings bubs’ lives

15 Mar, 2018, 10:12 am15 Mar, 2018, 1:31 pm Linda Clavecillas Brad Hazzard, free vaccine, immunisation, NSW Health, pregnant women, vaccine, Vicky Sheppeard, whooping cough

The NSW Government-funded whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women has reduced the chance of infants with the illness being hospitalised by 94 per cent.

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Access to medicinal cannabis further simplified

08 Mar, 2018, 12:43 pm08 Mar, 2018, 1:04 pm Linda Clavecillas Brad Hazzard, clinical triakls, medical research, medicinal cannabis, minister hazzard, nsw government, NSW Health, sativex, tga register

The NSW Government has joined with the Commonwealth to improve access to medicinal cannabis by introducing a single application process.

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NSW Health confirms more listeriosis outbreak

05 Mar, 2018, 3:39 pm05 Mar, 2018, 3:50 pm Linda Clavecillas alert, fact sheet, health alert, listeria, listeriosis, media, nsw food authority, NSW Health, vicky sheappeard

NSW Health is urging high risk groups to be wary of foods that cause listeriosis, confirming there are now 15 cases linked to the national rockmelon outbreak, three of whom have died.

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NSW Health warns of listeriosis risk

26 Feb, 2018, 12:49 pm01 Mar, 2018, 11:06 am Linda Clavecillas bacteria, diseases, health alert, listeria, listeriosis, NSW Health, vicky sheappeard, WSLHD

NSW Health and the NSW Food Authority have renewed calls for high risk groups to be wary of foods that cause listeriosis after a sudden increase in cases across the state this year.

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Paramedics get “ruggedized” smartphones

02 Feb, 2018, 12:09 pm02 Feb, 2018, 12:10 pm Linda Clavecillas Ambulance, Ambulance NSW, Brad Hazzard, minister, NSW Health, Paramedics, smartphone

Paramedics will get high-tech, “ruggedized” smartphones under a $314,000 trial to tackle mobile blackspots in rural and regional areas.

Government Mental Health News

NSW suicide prevention trial an Australian first

17 Jan, 2018, 9:00 am17 Jan, 2018, 9:04 am Sia Anthopoulos lifeline, mental health, minister, NSW Health, research, suicide prevention, WSLHD

For the first time in Australia pulse monitoring devices will be trialled as a suicide prevention tool in a mental health unit, following a $300,314 investment by the NSW Government.