25 March 2020 Beyond Blue has developed a suite of online resources about coping with COVID-19 in response to rising community concern about the virus. Contacts about COVID-19 to the Beyond Blue Support Service are increasing and Beyond…
Read More27 March 2020 This content has been shared from Beyond Blue. Read the original here. Beyond Blue recognises and understands the feelings of anxiety, distress and concern many people may be experiencing in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Read More27 March 2020 Highlights: • Operating principles established and cash conservation initiatives implemented to support response to COVID-19 operating environment • $805,118 R&D Tax Incentive advance received • Rosalind Wilson and James Williams retire from Board, Board fees…
Read More27 March 2020 Professor Kathryn North AC, Director of the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has announced its infectious disease researchers are preparing to roll-out a multi-center randomised controlled clinical trial of the BCG vaccine against COVID-19. The…
Read More26 March 2020 Donation is Focused on Supporting and Equipping Frontline Health Workers Globally and Investing in Responsive Local Efforts that Assist Vulnerable Populations The Medtronic Foundation announced an additional $10M in contributions to COVID-19 relief efforts across…
Read More26 March 2020 Committees representing more than twenty Australian and New Zealand cities and regions met via video link this week to discuss their contribution to assist their members with the current COVID-19 crisis and how to rebuild…
Read More26 March 2020 Access the world’s leading research and late-breaking news on this rapidly evolving health emergency. A global health emergency can occur without warning, as we are now seeing with the coronavirus pandemic. Scientists are attempting to…
Read More25 March 2020 An Australian study has unearthed a vital clue in predicting the likelihood of a baby having a food allergy – finding that a pregnant mother’s gut bacteria may hold the key. The study – a…
Read More26 March 2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and potential impact of the impending flu season, Lumos Diagnostics, a Planet Innovation company, is working with the Victorian Government to demonstrate the benefits and impact that the FebriDx® test may deliver…
Read More23 March 2020 The Federal Government is working closely with Australian industry to further ramp up local manufacturing of hand sanitiser amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said manufacturers had already significantly…
Read More24 March 2020 The Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (the Act) provides that the Minister for Health (or his delegate) may exempt certain kinds of medical devices that are not included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods from various provisions…
Read More21 March 2020 The Australian Government will provide $13 million to fast-track research into treatments for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) aims to support rapid development of safe and effective…
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