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Credit: ABC News: Matt Roberts US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is threatening to disrupt existing Australian guardrails protecting consumers from regulated health services by dispensing GLP-1 medication Mounjaro through its online portal directly to patients’ homes. Mounjaro has the potential to tackle the growing burden of type 2 diabetes and fight obesity. But like most medications for chronic disease, it doesn’t target the root causes shaped by environmental and individu

Credit: PS News: Ambulance Victoria Better mental health support is at the forefront of the Victorian government’s move to make paramedics the first responders to mental health callouts instead of police and Protective Security Officers (PSOs). Health Economist, Tan Nguyen says when a vulnerable person is having a mental health episode, situations are volatile and can rapidly worsen without appropriate support. “These new protocols will enable expertly trained paramedics and