Health Research & Education
National Education Initiative launched to support youth mental health
Leading Australian mental health organisations have come together today to announce the launch of a new National Education Initiative transforming the country’s approach to youth care. From August 2018, beyondblue, headspace, and Early Childhood Australia will attempt to provide an end-to-end mental health framework in schools. The National Education Initiative has attracted AUD$45m in funding…
Read MoreAustralian developed, first-in-class rheumatoid arthritis medication secures green-light for human trials in Brisbane
Australia’s first in-human study of a first-in-class rheumatoid arthritis immunotherapy treatment developed by University of Queensland researchers was launched on November 14, 2017. The Phase 1, double-blind, placebo-controlled study currently underway at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, will consider both single-ascending dose, and multi-dose protocols to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of subcutaneous (under…
Read MoreQueensland declining melanoma rates
Although still holding the rather dubious record of having the world’s most recorded instances of melanoma, Queenslanders appear to be getting the message when it comes to protecting against skin cancer, according to research released last week (November 6, 2017). A Cancer Council Queensland study published in the International Journal of Cancer sought to determine…
Read MoreSweet poison
According to recent research, reducing sugar content of sweetened drinks could save the nation $8 billion per year and drastically decrease the number of people being affected by obesity-related diseases such as stroke, type 2 diabetes and kidney cancer. The findings, recently published by Nutrients Journal, have found that modifying the sugar content of…
Read MoreFederal Government announces a “shake up” of private health insurance
The Turnbull government has announced a major health insurance form package today (Friday, October 13, 2017), which it is touting as the biggest shake-up to the private health insurance sector in 15 years. As part of the reforms, private health insurers will offer customers the choice of paying higher excesses for private hospital insurance, as…
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