2015年8月17日 星期一

2015-08-18 Australia Health


ABC Online
   
Short-term reprieve for Calvary Medibank patients gives room for compromise ...   
ABC Online
Patients at Calvary hospitals with Medibank Private cover have now been given until the end of October before potentially being slugged with out-of-pocket expenses. Medibank Private has 70,000 members in Tasmania, and has told them they will not be ...
Medibank Private seeks bid rights on primary care programs   The Australian
Medibank accused of using dud list to reduce hospital costs   Sydney Morning Herald

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The Age
   
Rise in Vic ice and alcohol emergencies   
9news.com.au
Alcohol is behind more ambulance calls in Victoria than illegal drugs, raising questions about how to deal with the abuse of a substance so embedded in Australian culture. There was an 11.8 per cent increase in ambulances attending alcohol-related ...

Ice-related ambulance call-outs increase, still pale in comparison to alcohol ...   ABC Online
Spike in alcohol, ice call-outs for Vic ambos   The New Daily
Alcohol causes 'greatest harm' over any drug, new Victorian data shows   3AW
Shepparton News   
Sky News Australia   
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NEWS.com.au
   
Specialist wait times vary across Vic   
NEWS.com.au
HOW long Victorian patients wait to see a specialist at public hospitals seems to depend on where they live. VICTORIA'S health services performance data, released on Monday, shows people relying on outpatient clinics at Northern Health could expect to ...

Secret data on hospital waiting times shows public health system is in 'crisis'   Sydney Morning Herald
Patients who wait too long for health services will be sent to less busy hospitals   Herald Sun

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SBS
   
Vic couple barred from accessing IVF   
NT News
A VICTORIAN couple who have 10 children between them have been barred from accessing IVF treatment because of significant welfare concerns. THE mother of six, had an order made against her after child protection officers took four of her children from ...

Vic mother of six refused IVF treatment   Herald Sun
Couple denied IVF after SIDS   NEWS.com.au
Victorian couple denied IVF because of fears they would harm child   The Guardian

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Today.com
   
DIY braces? Bizarre online video trend worries orthodontists   
Today.com
The American Association of Orthodontists is so distressed by the idea of DIY braces that the organization put out a PSA warning video about the dangers of trying to straighten your own teeth. "Nowadays it seems like people believe they can do ...
Orthodontists warn not to try 'DIY braces'   KFVS
Experts warn 'DIY braces' trend can ruin teeth   WPDE
Kids are ruining their teeth with DIY braces   gulflive.com
MyFox Memphis   
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ABC Online
   
Heywire winner raises cards against stigma of mental illness   
ABC Online
A mental health advocate from Broome in Western Australia has won a grant to combat stigma surrounding mental illness. Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. Audio: Heywire winner raises cards against stigma of mental ...
Crow Wing Energized: Make it OK   Brainerd Daily Dispatch

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ABC Online
   
New study finds that despite the chaos, large families are happiest   
9news.com.au
A five-year study by Edith Cowan University has found families with four or more children enjoy the greatest life satisfaction, followed closely by families with same-sex parents. Dr Bronwyn Harman, of the Perth university's School of Psychology and ...
The Happiest Parents Just Might Surprise You   Yahoo Parenting
Same-sex parents among happiest families, Australian study finds   Gay Star News

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NBC4i.com
   
Community comes through after no one comes to little girl's birthday party   
NBC4i.com
SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Spring Hill community came together Saturday to make a little girl's birthday wish come true after no one showed up to her party. Lauren Sassmannshausen put out the call for help on Facebook after none of the 30 invited ...

Spring Hill neighbors flock to girl's birthday party after social media posting   Spring Hill Home Page
Snubbed 5-Year-Old Gets Birthday Party She'll Never Forget   Yahoo Parenting
Tennessee Town Helps Girl Celebrate Her Birthday After No Friends Show Up to Party   People Magazine
abc27   
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ABC Online
   
Spate of flu cases hits south east NSW   
ABC Online
There's been a big spike in influenza cases across south east New South Wales over the past two weeks. The Southern NSW Local Health District said it had seen a significant increase in confirmed cases in the region. But the director of public health ...
Flu jab drive to address last year's 'failure'   BBC News
Health officials encourage getting the flu shot with other required back-to ...   KRIS Corpus Christi News
Flu shots now available with no appointment at all Walgreens, Healthcare ...   EPR Retail News (press release)
Health Aim   
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MyFox Houston
   
Teen fighting for her life after doctors mistake rare cancer for a pulled muscle   
MyFox Houston
(FOX News) - Sixteen-year-old Melissa Sutton had always been an athletic teenager. That's why she and her mother, Alison Brookes, didn't initially question her doctors' diagnoses of a pulled muscle from a sports injury when Melissa reported shortness ...
Doctors misdiagnosed teen girl's collapsed lung and rare cancer as pulled muscle   Examiner.com
Medical Misdiagnosis: Doctors Called It A Pulled Muscle When It Was Actually A ...   Medical Daily
“We felt angry. Melissa felt as though she had been let down by her GP.”   NEWS.com.au
Huffington Post UK   
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