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On World Breastfeeding Day, researchers from the University of Adelaide and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute will receive over $2.2 million to study the benefits of donor milk for pre-term babies

The Albanese Government is investing $148.2 million in regional, rural and remote pharmacies, as they transition to providing a broader mix of services and play an even more central role in the health care of Australians.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's speech at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Conference 2023 in Sydney.

From Wednesday 26 July, people in Wollongong will have access to fully bulk billed urgent care, with a Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) opening at the Corrimal Medical and Dental Centre on Underwood Street.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's doorstop on the opening of the expanded cell and gene therapy manufacturing facility at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; CAR T cell therapy; MRFF funding.

The Albanese Government has provided $1.1 million towards development of a new scanner which could revolutionise diagnosis of deadly lung conditions around the world.

Hundreds of junior Queensland doctors will have the chance to undertake training in regional and rural areas in a boost to the local health workforce thanks to an Albanese Government program aimed at attracting doctors to careers in rural health care.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference about the new cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines.

The Albanese Government has today launched the first major update to the cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines in over a decade, in a move that the Heart Foundation estimates could impact the care of 8 million Australians.

The Australian Government is supporting access to high-quality, safe, and effective medicines in the Pacific and Southeast Asia by investing $13.3 million in new partnerships between the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and governments in our region.

A provider for the Launceston Medicare Urgent Care Clinic (Medicare UCC) has been selected.

Universities can now apply for additional Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) for rural-trained medical students, as well as capital funding for new regional training facilities.

From 1 July 2023, Australians with severe thrombocytopenia and diabetic kidney disease will have access to new medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

On the 75th anniversary of the Chifley Labor Government’s introduction of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), Australia’s strong and sustainable pharmacy sector gets a major financial boost in changes that take effect from 1 July.

South Australian patients will be able to access new healthcare options to avoid visits to emergency departments, under a new primary care pilot project aimed at further reducing pressure on our hospitals.

Read the transcript for Minister Butler's press conference in Melbourne on new PBS listing Kerendia; diabetes; cheaper medicines; voluntary assisted dying; women's reproductive health; First Nations health outcomes.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Morayfield on Morayfield Health Hub; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; hospital pressures; Caboolture Hospital; health workforce challenges.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference at Morayfield about Morayfield Health Hub, Medicare Urgent Care Clinics, hospital pressures, Caboolture Hospital, health workforce challenges.

The Albanese Government has delivered on its $3.75 million election commitment to re-open the Minor Illness and Accident Centre at the Morayfield Health Hub in Queensland – and already the reopening of the centre is delivering for Queenslanders.

Today, on International Neonatal Screening Day, the Albanese Government is delivering on our commitment to end the postcode lottery, by investing $39 million to achieve national consistency and expand the program.

Read the transcript of Minister Butler's press conference in Wyong on Voice to Parliament; health policy; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health; Closing the Gap.

Australians could benefit from better cancer treatments, new vaccines, depression treatment without medication, and deeper insights into gut health because of new medical research projects funded by the Albanese Government.

The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to Sunbury residents, with the opening of the Medicare Urgent Care Clinic at the Goonawarra Medical Centre Sunbury.

From September 1, Australians with a chronic condition will benefit from cheaper medicines on around 100 common medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) under the first stage of the Albanese Government’s new 60-day dispensing policy.

The Albanese Government is providing $6.2 million to The Embrace Collective for their Embrace Kids program to help kids tackle body image issues to live happier, healthier lives now and in the future.