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Mashup Score: 12Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm - 17 day(s) ago
A recent Four Corners episode questioned the use of surgically implanted devices called spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain. Here’s what the evidence says.
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Mashup Score: 11Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm - 18 day(s) ago
A recent Four Corners episode questioned the use of surgically implanted devices called spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain. Here’s what the evidence says.
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Mashup Score: 19There are new flu vaccines on offer for 2024. Should I get one? What do I need to know? - 24 day(s) ago
It may be safest to get your flu shot sooner rather than later.
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Mashup Score: 1Research Fellow - Infectious Disease and Immunisation - 1 month(s) ago
Part time (0.6 FTE) fixed term for 2 years Opportunity for a Research focused academic to contribute to research in infectious diseases and vaccination in Australia and across the Indo-Pacific region Base Salary $118,390 + 17% superannuation About the opportunity The Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID) is a multidisciplinary Flagship Research Centre within the University which engages multiple Faculties and Schools and whose home Faculty is the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Sydney ID is dedicated to solving two of the greatest global challenges of our time –infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance. Our vision is to reduce the health and socioeconomic consequences of infectious diseases in Australia and across the Indo-Pacific region, by translating our work into public health and health practice and policy. This position is based in the Social and Behavioural Insights in Immunisation research group led by Professor Julie Leask and Dr Kerrie Wiley. The group are b
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Mashup Score: 2Global Health NOW: Famine Looms in Gaza; Pandemic Pact Nears Finish Line; and Hard Lines Over CDC Guidelines - 1 month(s) ago
Northern Gaza is on the brink of famine, as much of the population moves from “acute food insecurity” into “catastrophic levels of hunger,” UN News reports. Famine may happen by the end of May, barring the immediate cessation of hostilities and delivery of food and supplies, per a UN Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report published yesterday. 1.1 million people—half of the Gaza Strip’s population—will endure catastrophic conditions between now and mid-July, assuming the conflict
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Mashup Score: 8Opinion | The Unforgivable Silence on Sudan - 1 month(s) ago
Aid groups have declared Sudan to be the site of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. But the suffering Sudanese people have received little attention or help.
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Mashup Score: 4Aged care workers win up to 28 per cent wage rise - 1 month(s) ago
Aged care workers win in their years-long Fair Work case for a wage rise of between seven and 28 per cent for the entire sector.
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Mashup Score: 16Measles alert for Sydney’s west after baby diagnosed with illness - 1 month(s) ago
The infant returned to Sydney from south-east Asia on a flight on March 2, before being hospitalised days later, NSW Health says.
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Mashup Score: 1
The RSV shot children in WA will get is a monoclonal antibody. Here’s what that means.
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Mashup Score: 6What's the risk of inhaling asbestos from contaminated mulch if you stroll through a park? - 2 month(s) ago
Widespread asbestos contamination of mulch has left residents of Sydney and Canberra worried, but experts say it does not pose a “significant risk”. We unpack how asbestos causes health issues and what kinds of exposure are harmful.
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