Mariella Attard

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Mariella Attard

We asked Labor and the Coalition (we already know the Greens want more). Calls for a Seniors Dental Benefits Scheme are growing louder as the election draws closer, with peak bodies saying there’s widespread support and major need. The Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia and the Australian Dental Association (ADA), along with others, have been urging Labor and the Coalition to commit.

1 week ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Mariella Attard

Residents didn’t get the care they were promised and that they had a right to, the law firm says. Residents didn’t get the care they were promised and that they had a right to, the law firm says. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.

2 weeks ago | medicalrepublic.com.au | Mariella Attard

A comment from his wife, it turns out. And being a bit of a nerd. Dr Kieran Dang is a general practitioner, who is also a data scientist. He’s currently the chief medical officer at digital health platform Mosh and a co-founder of Virtual Dermatology. He still sees patients, but he’s also found another way to amplify his capacity to help. KIERAN DANG: “Obviously, I love helping people. You know, that sounds like a cliché, but yeah, that’s why we do what we do, right?

2 weeks ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Mariella Attard

Socioeconomically advantaged Australians get 12 more years of good health than their countrymen living in disadvantage. We can and should work this into HTA assessments, researchers say. We have known for a while that social determinants of health affect who gets a long time and who gets a good time, but until now, we haven’t had the detail.

2 weeks ago | healthservicesdaily.com.au | Mariella Attard

The economy loses $21bn a year to associated conditions and this would cost just $1.7bn. Plus, people want to work for organisations that have it. The economy loses $21bn a year to associated conditions and this would cost just $1.7bn. Plus, people want to work for organisations that have it. This content is for paid subscribers only. Start your free trial nowor purchase a monthly or annual subscription to read.