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Pregnancy vax prevents ED visits
Friday | Jan 9 2026HAVING an influenza or whooping cough-diphtheria-tetanus (dTpa) vaccine during pregnancy helps prevent the baby from being hospitalised with the flu or whooping cough in their first six months, according to Italian research published today in JAMA Network Open.
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THC key to cannabis efficacy in pain
Friday | Jan 9 2026CANNABIS-BASED products with higher tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-to-cannabidiol (CBD) ratios may provide small short-term improvements in pain and function, especially for those with nerve pain, according to a systematic review of trials involving more than 2,300 adults with chronic pain.
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Drugs not enough for long term weight control
Thursday | Jan 8 2026RESEARCH released today has revealed that people who stop taking their weight loss medication return to their original weight in less than two years on average, with metabolic markers also returning to pre-treatment levels.
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Editor’s Choice: Eau Thermale Avene gets steps up for sun safety
Thursday | Jan 8 2026FRENCH skincare brand Eau Thermale Avene and female-founded run collective She Runs hosted a community event last month in Sydney to bring awareness to sun safety.
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Why is ending period poverty elusive?
Thursday | Jan 8 2026PERIOD poverty is the lack of access to menstrual products, sanitation facilities, and hygiene education, forcing people to use inadequate substitutes (rags, leaves) or miss school/work, impacting health, dignity, and education due to stigma and cost.
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Doctors rail against optometrist prescribing
Wednesday | Jan 7 2026IN what may feel like a familiar refrain to pharmacists, doctors' peak bodies have spoken out against the expansion of prescribing rights for optometrists beyond topical treatments to include oral medicines such as antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and other systemic agents.
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WEHI team advances fight against malaria
Wednesday | Jan 7 2026RSEARCHERS at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) have developed an exciting new antimalarial drug candidate to help control and eliminate the disease.
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AdPha warns of health system growth disconnect
Tuesday | Jan 6 2026ADVANCED Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) has welcomed news of this year's record intake of graduate doctors into the Queensland health system, but warned that without comparable investment in hospital pharmacy interns, the state risks undermining medicines safety and the long-term sustainability of its health system.
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Weight loss jabs’ downsides downplayed
Tuesday | Jan 6 2026THE enthusiastic uptake of injectable medications for weight loss, including semaglutide, liraglutide and tirzepatide, has raised concerns that some of the side effects - particularly regarding mental health - are being overlooked.
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PSA, AdPha urge swift action on programs
Monday | Jan 5 2026THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) and Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) have thrown their full support behind all recommendations of the Deloitte Pharmacy Programs Cost Effectiveness Review's Final Report, which was released by the Australian Government at the end of last year.
