27 Jun 2024

Profiling DiT of the Month, Hayden Cain

We’re again profiling our wonderful Doctors in Training with AMA (SA) DiT Chair Hayden Cain.

27 Jun 2024

Catch up with the latest episode of the President’s podcast

AMA President Professor Steve Robson has a new episode to stream.

27 Jun 2024

Register now for the International Menopause Society World Congress

AMA members are invited to register for the International Menopause Society World Congress in Melbourne this year. Registration is free for trainees.

27 Jun 2024

Gummies warning for South Australia

South Australians are being warned not to consume Uncle Frog’s Mushroom Gummies after several people across the country were admitted to hospital experiencing the effects of unexpected toxicity.

27 Jun 2024

In Practice: RACGP President elections now open

With campaign season fast approaching, prospective candidates have until Sunday 21 July to submit their nomination.

27 Jun 2024

GPs forced to manage critical pain relief shortage ‘as best we can’

Patients and doctors are becoming increasingly distressed about the shortfall, which has been impacting care for more than 18 months.

27 Jun 2024

Ketamine pill halves depression severity: Study

As well as being more affordable and accessible, the slow-release tablet was also found to reduce patient relapses with minimal side effects.

27 Jun 2024

$57 million for research to transform health care using the power of AI and to fight genetic disease

The Australian Government is investing almost $30 million in research into how the healthcare system can use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve people’s lives. It is also providing $27 million for genomics research to improve the diagnosis of genetic disease and cancer. Funding is from MRFF.

26 Jun 2024

ASTHMA AUSTRALIA HELPS ARABIC-SPEAKING KIDS USE THEIR CREATIVITY TO HAVE A SAY ON ASTHMA

Asthma Australia is collaborating with young students from Arabic speaking backgrounds in Western Sydney to help understand how asthma can be normalised in the school yard.

26 Jun 2024

RSV CASES ON THE MARCH, ASTHMA AUSTRALIA WARNS OF ASTHMA RISK

With winter in full swing, RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) cases have now hit about 100,000 infections across the country, a higher number than for this time last year.