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Heart health for women in spotlight | Australian Government’s new Ministerial Expert Panel on Women’s Health

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March 12, 2026 - 10:30am

Associate Professor Aunty Vicki Wade has been named as a member of the Australian Government’s new Ministerial Expert Panel on Women’s Health.
Outdated medical phrase causing trauma for Indigenous patients

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September 17, 2022 - 11:09am

A leading Indigenous heart health practitioner has labelled language standards used in medical notes as outdated and risking inflicting trauma on First Nations people.
ABC Radio | Indigenous thinking combats heart disease and stroke

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June 27, 2022 - 14:10pm

The risk factors for heart disease or stroke are often high blood pressure, cholesterol, and maybe smoking. But Indigenous people think that the wisdom of culture can help combat these negative elements.
The number of people with rheumatic heart disease in Australia continues to grow

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April 29, 2021 - 00:45am

A report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has shown that the burden of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) continues to grow. in Australia.
ABC Radio | Take Heart: Deadly Heart

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March 12, 2022 - 12:46pm

Senior Noongar woman Vicki Wade is the director of RHD Australia, and has 40 years of experience in healthcare. She's also a co-producer of Take Heart: Deadly Heart, a documentary that tells the story of how remote Aboriginal communities are adopting innovative strategies to eliminate rheumatic heart disease.
Telethon Kids | Call for urgent funding boost for RHD in Australia

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March 09, 2022 - 12:51pm

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, alongside non-Indigenous leaders from across the nation, are calling for a significant and urgent injection of $40 million in funding to tackle Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) following Monday night’s Four Corners episode.

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