24 Jan 2025
New finger prick tests trialled to inform better prescribing
It is hoped the tests will one day be used by GPs to instantly determine whether common respiratory infections need antibiotics.
24 Jan 2025
‘It’s been an ongoing struggle’: Clinic closures continue
After making the tough decision to close her practice after years of ‘hanging on’, one GP is calling for urgent workforce and funding reforms.
24 Jan 2025
Measles alert for Sydney Airport
NSW Health is advising people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after being notified of a person who was infectious on an international flight into Sydney and a domestic flight to the Gold Coast.
24 Jan 2025
Lithuanian kayaker returns home after recovery in Tasmania
The kayaker who was rescued from the Franklin River in November during a 20-hour rescue operation is being discharged this week from the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) and is returning home to Lithuania.
24 Jan 2025
Public health alert: Likely case of botulism linked to unregulated anti-wrinkle injections
NSW Health is reminding the community to only receive cosmetic anti-wrinkle injections from an authorised practitioner.
23 Jan 2025
In Practice: Power outages with at-home medical equipment
A new campaign reminds GPs to encourage all patients who rely on medical equipment at home to plan for potential power outages.
23 Jan 2025
President's update: medicine shortages, Ozempic research, and workforce pressures
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen provides an update on the past week at Federal AMA.
23 Jan 2025
AMA calls for dedicated medicine shortage forum
AMA proposes new forum to improve coordination and communication around medicine shortages and supply chain disruptions.
23 Jan 2025
AMA welcomes RSV announcement
This week we welcomed the federal government’s announcement that a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for pregnant women would be included on the National Immunisation Register.
23 Jan 2025
National Lung Cancer Screening Program to launch July 2025
New national screening program offering free CT scans to detect lung cancer early in high-risk patients aged 50-70 years.