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Rural Health Crisis: Families Demand Better Funding and Maternity Care

Rural Australians make up a third of the population and inject around $500 billion into the national economy each year, but when it comes to healthcare, they’re being left behind. A recent report from the National Rural Health Alliance reveals a staggering $6.5 billion gap in healthcare funding for rural areas, with maternity care as …

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New vaccine for deadly respiratory viruses to be tested in Queensland

A new vaccine candidate for life-threatening respiratory viruses is being tested by researchers in Queensland. The vaccine, developed by Vicebio aims to prevent serious respiratory viruses respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and Human metapneumovirus (hMPV), which are particularly serious for very young and elderly people as well as placing considerable burden on hospital systems. Image: Image …

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