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Little fighter beats the odds
Six-year-old Frankie is a true fighter. Born with end-stage kidney disease, she had no function in one kidney and only eight per cent in the other, meaning she struggled with several health concerns in her early years.
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High-rise public housing residents’ welcome new community health program
Carlton’s high-rise public housing is set to be supported by a new community health program which will see residents employed to assist with health promotion and connection services.
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Residents of public housing tower fear funding for vital health program will be cut
Residents of a public housing tower in Carlton are desperately hoping to keep a health program running in their complex after learning its funding may soon be pulled.
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Dedicated clinician honoured with prestigious award
A Parkville-based cancer researcher who has dedicated her career to making a difference to women's lives has been recognised with a prestigious award.
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Council tipped to back “BINS4Blokes” men’s health campaign
Council tipped to back “BINS4Blokes” men’s health campaign
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Council backs “BINS4Blokes” men’s health campaign
An initiative to install incontinence product disposal bins in men’s public toilet facilities across the municipality will be piloted by the City of Melbourne – the first capital city council to adopt such a campaign.
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Keir Paterson promises Medicare Urgent Care Clinic in Parkville
An elected Albanese Labor Government has committed to funding Medicare Urgent Care Clinics based at GP surgeries and Community Health Centres in at least 50 locations including one in the Parkville medical precinct.
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The greenest thing you can do the for the planet is have a vasectomy
National director of vasectomy at Carlton’s Mayfair Operating Centre, Dr Justin Low, said he was seeing an increase in the number of younger men and couples who do not want to have kids.
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Vaccine access for the vulnerable
Nurses from St Vincent’s Hospital have teamed up with Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) to provide vaccine access to those experiencing, or at risk, of homelessness.
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Inner city facing unprecedented mental health crisis
Psychologists in Carlton, Parkville and East Melbourne are overwhelmed with demand as locals grapple with the mental health impacts of sustained lockdowns.
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Feelin’ fine at Heartattack and Vine
Carlton Corner brings vintage charm to Canning St
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