Health
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Rural pitch to clinicians
AN event aimed at encouraging medical professionals to work in rural areas will be held in Mildura next month. The Rural Training Pathways Congress will…
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Mildura event for Parkinson’s gives a boost
MILDURA residents living with Parkinson’s disease came together at the weekend to raise money for research into the degenerative condition. Mildura Parkinson’s Support Group leader…
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Paramedic flood boost
AMBULANCE Victoria has reassured flood-affected communities it continues to provide care, with multi-agency support. A spokesperson said additional paramedics had been temporarily relocated from Melbourne…
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Rehab centre open day
ALMOST 40 service providers attended the Sunraysia Community Health Service’s Daybreak open day last week to learn more about the non-residential rehabilitation program and take…
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Blood survey screens for mosquito-borne virus
HEALTH authorities have urged Mildura residents to take part in a survey on Japanese encephalitis to help determine how many vaccine doses might be needed…
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Regional medical boost ignores Mildura
VICTORIAN Premier Dan Andrews has boasted of promising new life-saving medical technology to regional areas while again leaving Mildura off the list. Vowing to spend…
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Mildura care centre to back up emergency department
MILDURA is to have a primary priority care centre to back up the public hospital’s emergency department, the Victorian Government has announced. Member for Northern…
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Housing will support care at Mildura hospital, say Nats
NATIONAL Party Victorian leader Peter Walsh says a new hospital and increased housing for health workers will be the answer to the Mildura Base Public…
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Rain boosts Mildura mosquito numbers
MILDURA residents have been urged to remain vigilant as disease-carrying mosquitoes may breed in stagnant water gathered after recent rainfall. Mildura Rural City Council environmental…
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Early vaccination against Japanese encephalitis vital
NSW Health has urged Wentworth residents to vaccinate against Japanese encephalitis virus ahead of the summer mosquito season. NSW Health’s routine surveillance of mosquito numbers…
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Mildura nurse’s journey back to health after cancer fight
WHEN Karen Opada woke one morning with throbbing pain in her left shoulder, she cursed her bed, bought a top-of-the-range mattress and comforter and thought…
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Public IVF services coming to Mildura
SUNRAYSIA women will be able to save up to $10,000 on IVF services, thanks to a new satellite fertility care clinic set to open in…