Health
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Check your skin
AS Sunraysia faces sunny days with extremely high UV levels this week, the Your Skin Scan mobile skin-check clinic will visit Mildura and Ouyen. Your…
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Icon Centre open day
THE Mildura Health Icon Cancer Centre is opening its doors to the community on World Cancer Day to showcase the facility’s treatment of patients from…
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Better input for Robinvale health
ROBINVALE District Health Service is inviting the community to be part of a new engagement committee that will influence the direction and delivery of healthcare…
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Rural GP payments welcomed
INCENTIVES to encourage more doctors with advanced skills to work in regional communities has been welcomed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Eligible…
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Hospital dealing with huge rise in admissions
MILDURA’S public hospital has faced an admissions increase of more than 300 patients a month this financial year, but its management says new efficiency measures…
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Melanoma prevention the best thing under the sun
WITH UV levels consistently at extreme levels across north west Victoria this week, SunSmart Victoria is ramping up its skin cancer prevention campaign, Don’t Let…
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What to do if you’re bitten by a snake
AMBULANCE Victoria is urging people in regional Victoria to be on the lookout for snakes, and to know what to do if you, or someone you’re…
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Right royal generosity
MEMBERS of the Mildura Royals Club, which was established to support men’s mental health and give back to the community, know just how important it…
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‘Little fighter’ in health battle a long way from home
GEORGE Ford was born prematurely at 24 weeks, and came into the world weighing just 699 grams. It would be more than two weeks before…
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Recalled prune juice is accidentally alcoholic
SABRANDS Australia Management Pty Ltd has been forced to recall its popular one-litre bottles of Sunraysia Prune Juice, after it was found to contain traces of alcohol.…
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Hospital salutes top doctors and interns
MILDURA Base Public Hospital has held a celebration for its hospital medical officers and interns to start off the new year. Seven interns spent 2023…
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Bulk-billing availability declining, study suggests
MALLEE MP Anne Webster says a study by an online healthcare directory shows that the Federal Government is making it harder and more expensive for…
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