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Minister for Health calls Health Technology Assessment Roundtable
Federal Health Minister, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, has called for a Health Technology Assessment roundtable following discussions with the research-based life sciences sector earlier this year. According to Health Dispatch, former chair of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC), Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom, will be the master of ceremonies, and the agenda will include…
Read MoreFlu vaccine prevents one in five deaths and ICU admissions, study finds
People vaccinated against influenza experience less serious flu symptoms and are less likely to end up in the Intensive Care Unit or die from the illness, compared to those who are not vaccinated, a study has revealed. According to the study out of the University of Barcelona, 30 per cent of patients who were admitted…
Read MoreLaunch of multidisciplinary alliance aiming to curb Asia Pacific’s fragility fractures
A ground-breaking multi-stakeholder alliance charged with countering fragility fractures threatening the world’s most populated, and fastest ageing region, will be unveiled in Sydney, Australia today. Formation of the Asia Pacific Fragility Fracture Alliance coincides with an article published in MJA Insight calling for an urgent, cross-disciplinary, multi-sector response to the mounting medical emergency facing Asia’s…
Read MoreCracking the genetic code of bipolar disorder
Today, November 20, 2018, VIVA! had the pleasure of partnering with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute to launch the Australian Genetics of Bipolar Disorder Study. The study comprises the Australian arm of the world’s largest of its kind to date. The ground-breaking study hopes to identify the genes that predispose people to bipolar disorder, a…
Read MoreVIVA! continues winning streak at PRIA annual NSW Awards for Excellence
VIVA! Communications attended the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) annual 2018 NSW Awards for Excellence last night, held at The Rawson Room in The Rocks, Sydney. It was a great night attended by our NSW industry peers. We entered three separate submissions into the NSW Awards and were delighted to clinch two wins and…
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