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Could a simple pill beat COVID-19? Pfizer is giving it a go

  Image: ShuttlestockWhile the focus has been largely on vaccines, you might have also heard Pfizer is trialling a pill to treat COVID-19.https://twitter.com/healthmagazine/status/1396481071978586115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1396481071978586115%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fcould-a-simple-pill-beat-covid-19-pfizer-is-giving-it-a-go-160988It almost sounds too...

What is drink spiking? How can you know if it’s happened to you, and how can it be prevented?

  Picture: ShuttlestockRecent media reports suggest drink spiking at pubs and clubs may be on the rise.https://twitter.com/theage/status/1378112697171120128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1378112697171120128%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fwhat-is-drink-spiking-how-can-you-know-if-its-happened-to-you-and-how-can-it-be-prevented-160538“Drink spiking” is when someone puts alcohol or other...

Drug checking and an early warning network in Victoria could save lives: new coroner’s report

  Image: ShuttlestockThis week the Coroners Court of Victoria released its findings into a cluster of five drug-related deaths across Melbourne between July 2016 and...

A mental disorder, not a personal failure: why now is the time for Australia to rethink addiction

 Image: ShuttlestockThe year 2020 has challenged us all. The bushfires and then the pandemic forced us to reflect on what’s important, how we respond...

1 in 5 Aussies over 45 live with chronic pain, but there are ways to ease the suffering

There is a way to ease that pain Around 1.6 million Australians aged 45 or over have been living with persistent pain, according to newly...

Is your teen off to schoolies? Here’s what to say instead of freaking out

Schoolies is a rite of passage for many Australian teenagers as they finish their exams and leave school. But are you prepared?  from www.shutterstock.com For...

Drugs don’t affect job seeking, so let’s offer users help rather than take away their payments

Drug testing risks further marginalising welfare recipients. Iakov Filimonov/Shutterstock The Morrison government is having another shot at getting its proposal to drug test people on welfare...

Testing festival goers’ pills isn’t the only way to reduce overdoses. Here’s what else works

Festival goers bring their phones. So why not use them to receive tweets about high-dose drugs in circulation, as the UK is doing?  from...

POTATO JACK

Potato Jack often left home without his jacket on. His mum warned him he’d catch his death, but she was wrong. Just like she...

THE FINAL STAGE – Adrian Rawlins review of what he called “My lost masterpiece”.

It started out like a normal day for the man of the house. He had breakfast with his wife. She was no warmer or...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.