Dr Mosiuddin Ayaz Chowdhury, nicknamed Khokon, is an Australian-based specialist physician and one of the most widely recognised and respected figures within the Bangladeshi community in Australia.Born in Dhaka, Dr …
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Cross-border healthcare arrangements are under scrutiny after a New South Wales resident believed her husband had been denied rehabilitation treatment in Canberra because of where they lived. The Googong woman …
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Hospital Says Vibrations From Adjacent Gym Could Threaten Patient Safety
by News Deskby News DeskA dispute has emerged between a private hospital and a neighbouring fitness centre after hospital operators claimed that vibrations from heavy weightlifting and loud music are disrupting sensitive medical services …
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US Health Watchdog Identifies $5.56 Billion in Expected Recoveries and Savings The watchdog responsible for overseeing the US Department of Health and Human Services has reported $5.56 billion in anticipated …
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Retired Footballers Show Brain Changes, No Cognitive Decline
by News Deskby News DeskRetired Footballers Show Brain Structure Changes but No Measurable Cognitive Decline, Study Finds Former professional footballers may experience structural changes in parts of the brain linked to memory and emotion, …
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Australians may be paying more than necessary for prescription medicines because of opaque funding arrangements and the political influence of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, according to a new report …
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Cold mornings, shorter days and dark evenings can make winter exercise difficult, but health experts say maintaining regular movement is especially important during the colder months. University of Queensland exercise …
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Heroin-related ambulance call-outs in Melbourne’s inner north fell by more than 70 per cent during the first five-and-a-half years of operation of Richmond’s medically supervised injecting room, according to newly …
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University Leaders to Face Royal Commission Over Campus Antisemitism
by News Deskby News DeskVice-chancellors from several of Australia’s leading universities are set to appear before the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion as the inquiry examines how higher education institutions responded to allegations of …
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Study Links Subtle Heart Dysfunction to Early Brain Tissue Changes
by News Deskby News DeskEven relatively minor reductions in heart function may be associated with subtle deterioration in brain regions involved in memory, according to a new study examining the growing connection between cardiovascular …
