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You can now read about Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) grant opportunities that are forecast to open from February 2023.

A lower Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) general co-payment from 1 January 2023 will help ease cost-of-living pressures for Australians. Here’s what pharmacists need to know to support their customers.

The Australian Government has launched a new advertising campaign to encourage Australians to take simple steps to protect themselves against mosquito borne viruses, like Japanese Encephalitis Virus.

The National Dementia Action Plan is open for consultation. Find out about the plan and how to provide feedback.

Optometrist researcher Lauren Ayton is improving diagnosis and treatment pathways for patients with age-related vision loss.

Early childhood educators have the right skills to prevent infectious diseases and communicate health information fast to families with young children. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff struggled to find relevant health information.

She Hoops launched as a lasting legacy from the success of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022.

Find out what your need to do if your Medicare number, or Medicare provider number has been exposed.

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 6 months to 4 years (Pfizer 6 months to 4 years).

Recommendations from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) the Pfizer bivalent (Original/Omicron BA.1) COVID-19 vaccine.

An update from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) following their meeting on 11 November 2022.

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week runs from 18 to 24 November every year with this year’s theme Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together. It’s an international initiative to increase awareness of the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines.

The Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities 2022-2024 came into effect on 6 November 2022. They are the fourth set of priorities for the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Brisbane is set to welcome hundreds of elite athletes in a celebration of sport inclusion

Updates to the Practice Incentives Program Indigenous Health Incentive (PIP IHI) aim to improve continuity of care and health outcomes for First Nations people with chronic disease.

Researchers can apply for funding under the 2022 Indigenous Health Research grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Revisit the Australia/New Zealand Allied Health Summit held in August 2022. This year’s theme was demonstrating the value and utility of allied health care.

Consultation on the Roadmap and Implementation Plan for the Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission is now open.

Read about the review of the Medical Research Future Fund’s (MRFF) Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission.

We invite you to join us for our next Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) webinar at 1:30pm (AEDT) on 15 November 2022.