covid
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What Health Policies Should Be at the Top of the Labor Agenda?
Labor’s win in Saturday’s election heralds real change in health policy. Although Labor had a small-target strategy, with limited big spending commitments, its victory represents a value shift to a party committed to equity and Medicare, and, potentially, a style shift to a hands-on, equity-oriented health minister. Labor’s shadow health minister, Mark Butler, is expected…
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Can Taking Vitamins and Supplements Help You Recover From COVID?
Australia’s surge in COVID cases this year has seen many people looking for ways to protect themselves or boost their immunity and recovery. An upswing in sales of dietary supplements has followed. In Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration includes vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, plant extracts and microbiome supplements under the term “complementary medicine”. The…
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Travel is Back, So Here’s How to Reduce Your Chance of Catching COVID While Flying
A Florida court recently overturned mask mandates on planes in the United States, saying the directive was unlawful. That decision is now under appeal. Before that, Australian comedian Celeste Barber told her social media followers a passenger sitting next to her on a recent flight took off her mask to sneeze. So wearing masks on…
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5 Tips on What to Do About Your Fatigue After COVID
People are often surprised by how fatigued they are during a COVID infection. Fatigue is more than being worn out or sleepy. It’s an excessive tiredness that persists despite resting or good sleep. It’s likely a result of our body’s strong immune response to the virus. But in some people the fatigue drags on even…