In the media

Pharmacist fined $2,664 for alleged unlawful importation of medical face masks in relation to COVID-19
The TGA has issued an infringement notice for $2,664 to a Sydney-based pharmacist (23 October 2020).  More...

Hundreds of stillbirths preventable with improved care: Research
Australia's stillbirth rates have hardly changed in 30 years, and experts say a main reason is that it remains a taboo subject (20 October 2020).  More...

Game-changing new asthma pump aims to improve treatment
A new asthma pump that monitors the speed of inhalation and automatically delivers a drug dosage personalised to the patient could soon help people living with the condition breathe easier (19 October 2020).  More...

Women's health survey to count
The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, Australia's largest health survey, is to continue for another three years (19 October 2020).  More...

Queensland Health roasted over AFL social distancing blunder
Queensland Health tried to capture the flavour of the day, in an attempt to cash in on the AFL Grand Final hype, they decided using footballs as the measuring stick. Unfortunately they weren't close with the measurements (24 October 2020).  More...

Health officials investigate mystery coronavirus strain on cargo ship off Queensland coast
Queensland health officials are working to determine the mystery strain of COVID-19 infecting the crew of a cargo ship anchored off the Sunshine Coast (22 October 2020).  More...

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