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  • Should I reuse, recycle or return my medication and medical supplies? Want to clean out your first-aid box? Here’s whether you can return, reuse or recycle your health product including medicines, scans and medical supplies. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/treatments-and-procedures/recycle-medical-supplies
  • How faecal transplants work Faecal transplants could be the key to treating many chronic illnesses. We speak to experts on what the potential is for faecal microbiota transplantation. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/faecal-implants
  • Is medication covered by private health insurance? Here’s what you need to know about claiming for medicines through private health insurance. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/drugs-and-health-cover
  • Are we too clean? How online doctor services and telehealth advances are changing our relationship with our GPs in Australia. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/are-we-too-clean
  • Antibiotic resistance: health in crisis Australians are regularly overusing antibiotics, and it could make bacterial infections much more dangerous in the future. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/antibiotic-resistance
  • Prescription meds It starts innocuously enough. You have your wisdom teeth out and are given an opioid like oxycodone for pain relief. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/treatments-and-procedures/prescription-medications
  • Supplements https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/treatments-and-procedures/supplements
  • Menopause: is HRT a safe option? https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/treatments-and-procedures/menopause-is-hrt-a-safe-option
  • What is chemotherapy? Chemotherapy is the most common way to treat cancer. We find out what happens during chemotherapy treatment including side effects and how it’s administered. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/treatments-and-procedures/what-is-chemotherapy
  • The future of medicine: the flu and antibiotics Infection expert Dr Frank Bowden turns his microscope to the risk of a modern-day influenza pandemic and the fading effectiveness of antibiotics. https://www.hcf.com.au/health-agenda/health-care/research-and-insights/the-future-of-medicine