18 Feb 2025
First no gap fee private hospital opens in Melbourne
As the healthcare landscape continues to shift, specific private health insurance holders can visit the hospital with no out-of-pocket costs, but one GP expert says ‘the devil is in the detail’.
18 Feb 2025
Welcome uptake in free NT meningococcal B vaccine
Almost 1300 patients have received a free vaccination since the program kicked off just weeks ago, with infants the greatest beneficiaries.
18 Feb 2025
CMO renews warnings of vaccine misinformation
And as childhood immunisation rates fall, one GP says attempts to debunk the spread of misinformation are like ‘a drop in the ocean’.
18 Feb 2025
Study reveals mental health toll of workplace injury
It found an injury done at work may be worse for mental health than an injury sustained elsewhere, with GPs to take a ‘holistic approach’.
18 Feb 2025
MyMedicare program guidance available
MyMedicare Program Guidelines published on 6 January 2025 contain detailed information and guidance for practices, GPs and patients who wish to voluntarily register with the MyMedicare Program. The guidelines also set out the program’s requirements, benefits and dispute processes.
18 Feb 2025
Shortages of pain relief medications unresolved – still!
Growing shortages of essential palliative care medicines in Australia are having a devastating impact on patients, especially those nearing the end of life, and the clinicians who care for them. “Patients are suffering unnecessarily, enduring heightened pain and distress, because the medications that typically control their symptoms are either unavailable or prohibitively expensive,” says Dr Peter Allcroft, Chair, Palliative Care Australia.
17 Feb 2025
Who is most likely to turn to ChatGPT for health information?
New Australian research has uncovered how many patients are using the AI tool for clinical advice and just what questions they are asking.
17 Feb 2025
Wegovy approved for cutting cardiovascular disease risk
The TGA has approved semaglutide 2.4 mg as an adjunct to standard of care therapy to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in overweight and obese adults.
17 Feb 2025
Are Australian teenagers turning their backs on vaping?
Experts have welcomed new data showing fewer teenagers are vaping, one of the first indicators of the impact of sweeping reforms.
17 Feb 2025
Call for applications - Ahpra Community Advisory Council
Consumers representatives: Help shape health regulation works in Australia!