HEART disease kills more than two times as many Australian women than breast cancer.
In a special International Women's Day podcast on the Purple Pen site, A/Prof Monique Watts, a cardiologist with special interest in women and heart health, speaks on this topic - listen to it HERE.
NEW data from the National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) has shown continued decrease in childhood vaccination coverage and declining uptake of human papillomavirus (HPV) and meningococcal vaccination in adolescents.
THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has marked World Autism Awareness Day today with a new guide designed to help autistic people better understand how their pharmacist can support their medicine and health needs.
IN a decision announced yesterday, the Fair Work Commission has moved to abolish junior pay rates for young adult employees in pharmacy, retail and fast food industries, while maintaining them for minors, with staged changes over four years to come into effect from Dec this year.