E&OE…; Topics: Record bulk billing figures; Federal Budget; Thompson Institute GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to Andrew as the Member for Fisher, to Ted, the Member for Fairfax. Both have been champions for the Thompson Institute. So, this institute for mind and neuroscience is…
E&OE… Topics: $1.5 million for medical research into Buruli ulcer GREG HUNT: Look, thanks very much to Glen, to you, to Jim McCluskey, to Shitij Kapur who’s head of the medical school, to Tim as our chief investigator today. Jane and John are the…
E&OE… Topics: Mandatory vaccine for aged care workers to curb influenza ALAN JONES: So what is this story about vaccination? We’re talking about aged care, are we? GREG HUNT: Correct. So what we see is that last year was, exactly as you say, and…
E&OE… Topics: 2018 influenza vaccines now available DAVID KOCH: Flu season’s approaching and this year is predicted to be a bad one. Influenza claimed 1100 lives in 2017 and more than 250,000 Aussies tested positive for the virus. So, the Federal Government is stepping…
E&OE… Topics: GP management plans RAY HADLEY: The Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt’s on the line. Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Ray. RAY HADLEY: Am I right about all of this? Because it came as- when the lady…
E&OE… Topics: Keytruda® listed on the PBS for Hodgkin’s lymphoma; National Health Reform Agreement; Syria ALLISON LANGDON: A lifesaving cancer treatment that costs over $200,000 is about to get a whole lot more affordable. From next month patients fighting Hodgkin’s lymphoma will pay less…
E&OE… Topics: ACT and South Australia agreeing to sign the National Health Reform Agreement; medicinal cannabis; mandatory reporting; endometriosis GREG HUNT: I’m delighted with the outcomes of today’s COAG health minister’s meeting. Perhaps most significantly, South Australia and the ACT have agreed to sign…
Labor cut the private health insurance rebate when they were in government after guaranteeing they wouldn’t touch it. Today on Sky News, Labor’s Shadow Health Spokesperson Catherine King continually refused to rule out cutting the rebate yet again. This is on top of their current policy to drive up private health insurance premiums by 16…
E&OE… Topics: Medicines cheaper from April 1; private health insurance LEON BYNER: This story is another piece of great news because the Federal Government is drastically reducing the cost of medicines to treat diabetes, cancer, arthritis, asthma and eye disease. Pretty broad spectrum there,…
E&OE… Topics: $2.5 million for new back pain research; Labor’s taxpayer rort GREG HUNT: I’m delighted to be able to support the Centre for Research Excellence into back pain and arthritis. This centre is about improving people’s quality of life, it’s about building on…