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Trump Proposes 200 per cent Tariff on Australian Pharmaceutical Imports

Trump Proposes 200 per cent Tariff on Australian Pharmaceutical Imports

Health Politics & Economy The Wire

Donald Trump has proposed a 200 per cent tariff on Australian pharmaceuticals, an export worth over two billion Australian dollars. ...

Cost of living crisis puts mental health treatment out of reach

Cost of living crisis puts mental health treatment out of reach

Health The Wire 19 June 2025

New research reveals an increased number of Australians are leaving mental health support until breaking point. Data shows one in...

Skincare or Skin Damage: The Social Media Trends That May Be Harming Your Skin

Skincare or Skin Damage: The Social Media Trends That May Be Harming Your Skin

Communications & Culture Education Health Science & Environment The Wire

Social media is now infamous for misinformation and harmful and the skincare industry is social media’s latest victim. Trends like...

Papua New Guinea Polio outbreak – a need for more prevention?

Papua New Guinea Polio outbreak – a need for more prevention?

Health The Wire 29 May 2025

Just last week, news of a Poliovirus type 2 outbreak in Papua New Guinea prompted immediate response from their government....

3G Shutdown Leaves Rural Communities Disconnected from Health Services

3G Shutdown Leaves Rural Communities Disconnected from Health Services

Communications & Culture The Wire

The Australian Telecommunications Ombudsman released its first quarter report of 2025, warning service providers to better support rural areas with...

Drug for opioid addiction could be treatment for Long COVID

Drug for opioid addiction could be treatment for Long COVID

Health Science & Environment The Wire 20 May 2025

There now may be a solution to Long COVID.  Low-dose naltrexone, a drug commonly used to treat opioid addiction has...

Urgent call for ethnically diverse stem cell donors

Urgent call for ethnically diverse stem cell donors

Health The Wire 12 May 2025

Every 28 minutes, someone in Australia is diagnosed with a blood cancer, for many a stem cell transplant is their...

University students are winding up hungry as a result of food insecurity

University students are winding up hungry as a result of food insecurity

Health Politics & Economy The Wire 9 May 2025

An Australian university student survey has outlined that more than half of university students do not believe they can afford...

A silent ban: rehab ads blocked by Google

A silent ban: rehab ads blocked by Google

Health The Wire 2 May 2025

Private drug and alcohol rehab centres in Australia are becoming harder to find online after Google decided to ban their...

ADHD Medication Shortage continues across Australia

ADHD Medication Shortage continues across Australia

Health The Wire 28 April 2025

Australia is facing a growing shortage of ADHD medications with key treatments like Ritalin and Concerta becoming increasingly difficult to...