Do RATs Pick Up The Newer Strains Of COVID? Here’s Why You’re Still Testing Negative Convinced you have COVID but not testing positive? Here's some potential reasons as to why. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 23, 2023
What are the new COVID booster vaccines? Can I get one? Do they work? Are they safe? As the COVID virus continues to evolve, so does our vaccine response. From December 11, Australians will have access to new vaccines that offer better protection. The Conversation · Nov 20, 2023
Ozempic's rebranded weight-loss drug should be available next year 'This is real and these medications are here to stay.' Newcastle Herald · Nov 5, 2023
Tricky destruction problem for 35 tonnes of seized illegal vapes Over 35 tonnes of illegal vapes have been seized recently, but how should they be destroyed? The Canberra Times · Nov 4, 2023
Ozempic overdoses: data reveals Australians sent to emergency after misuse of diabetes drug Exclusive: NSW poisons information centre received more than 120 calls related to the diabetes drug in a year, 83% of them about medication errors The Guardian - AU · Nov 3, 2023
TGA investigating potential link between diabetes drug Ozempic and reports of gastro-intestinal side effects Drug has been used off-label for weight loss leading to a global shortage and usage may come with risks, experts say The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023
'Distressing' ADHD drug shortage: parents in race to fill scripts Supply of the children's medication could be impacted until the end of 2023. Newcastle Herald · Sep 15, 2023
Psychedelic treatment in mental health lacks evidence, Australian experts say Monash University study reveals a hesitancy to support widespread use of psilocybin and MDMA due to concerns about poor quality of evidence The Guardian - AU · Sep 12, 2023
Botox and fillers to come under greater scrutiny by the medical regulator. Will it be too little too late? The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced it will expand its “crackdown” on the cosmetic surgery industry. As the agency responsible for registering, accrediting and disciplining health practitioners, AHPRA is well placed to reshape conduct in what sociologists once called the appearance industry. The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023
Quarter of submissions from vape users to Australian inquiry parrot text from tobacco industry campaign Exclusive: study finds 26% of individual responses to TGA vaping reforms contained text from template provided as part of ‘astroturfing’ campaign The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023
Children’s medicines in short supply across Australia as cold and flu cases continue to rise Chemists say global supply issues and increased demand behind lack of stock, but antibiotic substitutions are available The Guardian - AU · Aug 10, 2023
'Less time': Better access to abortion pill 'I want GPs to know it is an extremely safe medication.' Newcastle Herald · Jul 11, 2023
Australia’s drug regulator received two hoax reports of children dying from Covid vaccines Exclusive: Therapeutic Goods Administration documents reveal separate reports made in 2022 about two boys, aged six and seven, were false The Guardian - AU · Jul 9, 2023
North East engineering group TGA expands Yorkshire presence The Durham business has announced plans to double the size of its headcount in Leeds Birmingham Post · Jul 7, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Jul 5, 2023 Australian decision to allow psychedelic drug prescriptions criticised by mental health experts Neuropsychologists and psychiatrists argue the evidence for broad-scale implementation of psychedelic drug use is insufficient
AAP · Jul 1, 2023 Companies sense opportunity in psychedelic legalisation Millions of Australians live with mental ill health and companies are gearing up to take advantage of new psychedelics-as-medicine rules.
Bangkok Post · Jul 1, 2023 Australia legalises psychedelics for medical use Psychedelics can now be legally used as medicine in Australia in a world-first approval that is aimed at treating acute mental health conditions.
LiveScience · Jun 30, 2023 Australia clears legal use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat PTSD and depression Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023 Australian psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and psilocybin: who can access them and how do they work? The psychedelic drugs are used to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression
ABC News · May 14, 2023 What are the symptoms of RSV and how long is it contagious for? Let's unpack this common cold virus This respiratory virus is so common that most children will have had at least one infection before they turn two. Most cases are mild, but it can cause severe illness for young children, the elderly and the immunocompromised.
The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2023 Alternative reality: two kambo deaths spark soul-searching in Australia’s counter-culture capital Two weeks of harrowing testimony at consecutive inquests shines a light on the northern rivers’ alternative therapy scene
ABC News · May 11, 2023 Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly claims the TGA has 'surrendered' on ivermectin. Is that correct? United Australia Party national director Craig Kelly says the TGA "surrendered" on antiparasitic drug ivermectin with its decision to allow off-label prescription once again. But what actually happened?
The New Daily · May 5, 2023 Paracetamol packs shrink to try and reduce deaths and liver damage The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) published a final decision to reduce the maximum size of packs for various paracetamol products.
The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2023 Ivermectin ban ended by Australian regulator amid warning it should not be used as Covid treatment The TGA banned off-label prescriptions when floods of people sought out the drug in the mistaken belief it would treat Covid-19
ABC News · May 2, 2023 Not a single vaping product containing nicotine has TGA approval Currently, there is not a single vaping product containing nicotine approved by Australia's drug regulator, meaning that these medicines have not been tested for quality and safety.