Health Industry News
Clinical trial spurs search for more Progeria children
To coincide with a new Progeria clinical trial, the campaign to locate more children across the globe living with the rare and fatal rapid-ageing condition has begun. The search is timely, as approximately 40 children from around the world travel to Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States over the next few months to take part…
Read MoreThe Doctor will ‘skype’ you now
In the not too distant future and in this very galaxy, you could be seeing your GP from the comfort of your own couch. GPs consulting with patients via social media! No, it’s not just a new wild idea, it’s an actual prediction put forward by the Royal College of General Practitioners in the UK.…
Read MoreLatest tool for pharma marketers now available
The latest version of a global tool that provides up-to-date information on pharmaceutical marketing, public relations and advertising codes across 16 countries, is now available thanks to our GLOBALHealthPR network. Now in its third edition, The Global Guide to Pharma Marketing Codes, provides guidance for responsible health care public relations at local and global levels.…
Read MoreInternational Men’s Health Week June 10-16 – ‘Health Snapshots’
Australian men have a higher death rate and lower life expectancy than Australian women. It’s a sobering statistic and one that International Men’s Health Week aims to address as it returns this year with a new theme – Health Snapshots. It will be a week of awareness and focus on the issues and opportunities faced…
Read MoreQ & A with the great Mr Microsoft
Recently, billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates, featured on ABC’s Q&A, which was broadcast live from the University of New South Wales. 900 people attended the live Q&A session to see, and hear from, the founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s most generous philanthropists through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Foundation is…
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