Health
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New GP duo at Red Cliffs
TWO doctors have recently joined the team at Sunraysia Medical Centre at Red Cliffs. Dr Nainika Datey and Dr Mohammed Hamed have been recruited to…
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Screening to combat cancer threats
THE most common cancers forecast to be diagnosed in western New South Wales this year have been revealed with prostate, breast, lung and bowel cancers…
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Effort about bringing docs to district
AS Australia struggled with a healthcare worker shortage, especially in regional areas, a local organisation is aiming to change that. Know as Connecting the Docs…
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Putting personal focus on wellbeing at forefront
THE early stages of a mental health consumer and carer council has begun following a workshop bringing together more than 20 people from diverse backgrounds…
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Skin screening truck teed up
FUNDS raised from a charity golf day will go towards setting up Australia’s first mobile skin cancer screening vehicle. Agg-Tech Machinery hosted the event in…
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New gear for tomorrow’s doctors
MONASH University’s Mildura doctor training hub has been boosted with the donation of new equipment. The money has come via a grant from Mallee Health…
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Clear vision on school glasses
STUDENTS from eight primary schools in Sunraysia will be eligible for free vision screening and, if needed, glasses under an expanded Victorian Government program. As…
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Sound advice for young ears
MALLEE District Aboriginal Services are hosting two-day hearing clinics for ages children aged zero to six every month from February to November. The Hearing Assessment…
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Telehealth system easing MBPH patient flows
A TELEHEALTH collaboration between Mildura and Ouyen hospitals saved the larger of the two more than 200 bed days last year. The Northern Mallee Health…
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Trainee GPs on the way
A LONG-awaited trial to attract more doctors to Mildura is set to begin next month. The two-year Single Employer Model trial aimed to support up…
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Effort about helping healthy families
PARENTS and carers in New South Wales are being invited to enrol their primary school-aged children in a free 10-week healthy lifestyle program called Go4Fun…
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Grants given to GP trainees
NINE grants were awarded to medical trainees in Mildura as a part of the Victorian Government’s push to development and retain more general practitioners in…
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