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Research boost for rare cancers, rare diseases and unmet medical needs
News and media23 June 2020 - The Medical Research Future Fund is providing $35.9 million for 17 cutting-edge research projects. The projects are designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, improve neonatal outcomes and prevent bone loss in critically ill women.
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Support at Home program questions and answers session – In-home aged care providers – Video
Resources › Videos10 June 2025 - This targeted questions and answers session provided an opportunity to ask us questions about the Support at Home program and transition.
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Southcentral’s Nuka System of Care – leading example of First Nations health care – webinar recording
Resources › Videos24 January 2024 - Watch the recording from the Southcentral’s Nuka System of Care – leading example of First Nations health care webinar that was held on November 30 2023.
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What we're doing about reproductive health
Topics › Reproductive health30 May 2022 - We develop national policies, programs, strategies and plans to improve reproductive health in Australia and support people who experience reproductive health issues.
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MRFF research themes
Our work › Medical Research Future Fund29 June 2024 - The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) funds research around 4 key themes: patients, researchers, research missions and research translation.
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Life Saving Drugs Program – Fact sheet for treating physicians
Resources › Publications11 June 2025 - This fact sheet gives answers to common questions about the role of treating physicians in prescribing Life Saving Drugs Program (LSDP) medicines.
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Consultation: Improving alignment and coordination between the MRFF and the MREA webinar 2 – 3 July 2023
Resources › Videos29 August 2023 - The second webinar on the consultation to improve the alignment and coordination between the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and the Medical Research Endowment Account (MREA). The webinar took place on 3 July 2023.
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Cost of medicines
Topics › Medicines23 June 2023 - We help to keep the cost of medicines down for Australians by subsidising many medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and Repatriation PBS (RPBS). The PBS safety net provides additional support to those who need lots of medicines.
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Finding a drug to protect the heart from damage by COVID-19
News and media28 September 2023 - COVID-19 can be fatal for patients with heart disease. Even patients without heart disease can suffer damage to their heart. Bioengineer Professor James Hudson has found a drug which could protect our hearts from this damage.
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Assessment tools for the Single Assessment System
Our work › Single Assessment System for aged care › About the Single Assessment System for aged care6 June 2025 - Assessment organisations use the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) to determine an older person’s eligibility for aged care services and the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) Assessment Tool to determine residential funding classifications.