Tasmanian Times
Medicine
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1.5KRebuilding Trust in Science through its Literature
When the coronavirus pandemic hit in 2020, medical science took on new meaning to many. With the dark cloud of a new...
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We Need to Stop Ignoring COVID
In a poll conducted by the Guardian in August of 2021 about the number of deaths Australians would be willing to accept...
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Menzies: Parkrun Good for the Knees
Media release – Menzies Institute for Medical Research, 26 May 2022 Knee pain helped by parkrun fun New research from the University...
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Ban Menthol Cigarettes, and More
The US FDA has moved to ban menthol cigarettes. Australia should do that and more Menthol is the minty cigarette ingredient that conjures...
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Which Parties Pass the Health Check?
by Climate And Health Alliance A health check of federal political parties’ policy commitments CAHA measured the policies and commitments of the...
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Medical Review Condemns Vaping
A damning review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes...
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Tasmanians High on Oxycodone, Fentanyl
Media release – Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC), 15 March 2022 Australians spending $10.3bn a year on illicit drugs according to ACIC’s...
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Price to Pay for ‘Giving Up’ on Pandemic
Editor’s note: This prescient article was first published in The Conversation on 23 March 2021. Apart from updating ‘As the COVID-19 pandemic...
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1.1KOmicron Variant: Sorting Fact from Myth
by the World Health Organization Since the B.1.1.529 variant was declared a Variant of Concern and assigned the name Omicron on 26...
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Time to Upgrade from Cloth and Surgical Masks to Respirators
Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered With the rapid spread of Omicron, many countries are rethinking...
