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The Liberal National Government is providing more than $1.5 million for a new pilot program that will help patients of serious and rare diseases connect with the best health services and treatment.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Steve Price on 2GB regarding $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health.

The Australian Government has welcomed news of a medical research breakthrough that could soon benefit 2,000 Australians living with motor neurone disease (MND).

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's Interview at the Doorstop Melbourne

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Meshel Laurie on ABC Melbourne regarding $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health and beyondblue.

The Liberal National Government will a invest a further $47 million to continue to support the mental wellbeing of young Australians through headspace with a new youth mental health ambassadors project and funding for its head office.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Paul Kennedy on ABC News Breakfast regarding $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's interview with Matt Doran and Edwina Bartholomew on Sunrise regarding $47 million for headspace to support youth mental health.

The Liberal National Government is providing nearly $1 million in funding to a medical research project that will use human stem cells to develop kidneys as an alternative for renal replacement.

The Liberal National Government is supporting research that will help us understand the role of cognitive networks in Parkinson’s disease with the hope of leading to better treatment and self-management of the disease.

The Liberal National Government will provide $3 million for two studies that aims to reduce the debilitating symptoms attributed to tick bites.

The Australian Government is investing almost $800,000 into research into how prostate cancer spreads and becomes resistant to normal treatments.

The Liberal National Government will provide more than $600,000 for a new research project to improve the diagnosis, treatment and care of people with anorexia nervosa.

The Liberal National Government will make a medicine for the treatment of seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis more affordable, saving patients $17,000 a year.

The Liberal National Government will make a medicine for a rare type of lung cancer caused by a gene defect affordable, saving patients $140,000 a year.

For many, Christmas and New Year is a time of celebration with family, friends and loved ones.

The Liberal National Government will list a new medicine for adults with genetic kidney disease on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), saving patients around $23,000 a year.

More Australians are visiting their doctor without having to pay a cent, with new data showing a record GP bulk billing rate for the September quarter.

The Liberal National Government will invest in world leading cancer research that will focus on more accurate diagnosis, more effective treatments and improved survivorship of a broad range of cancers.

Transcript of Minister for Health, $185 million for dementia and ageing medical research; CAR-T Therapy; private healthcare premiums; pill testing at festivals

Transcript of Minister for Health, Interview with Tom Connell Sky News

The Liberal National Government’s reforms to make private health insurance simpler and more affordable have delivered the lowest annual premium change in 18 years.

The Australian Government is providing $110 million so a number of headspace centres around the country can continue to provide specialist clinical services for young people at the early stages of severe mental illness.

The Liberal National Government will support our older Australians and our ageing population with a $185 million medical research package focused on ageing, aged care and dementia.

Transcript of Minister for Health, Greg Hunt's doorstop in Brisbane regarding $185 million for dementia and ageing medical research.