29 Nov 2023
Revised statement on paediatric care by chiropractors launched
Updated and strengthened guidance to ensure safer practice by chiropractors who treat children under the age of 12 years has been published today.
29 Nov 2023
Former paramedic banned after failing to resuscitate dying patient
A former Victorian paramedic has been banned from reapplying for registration for five years after failing to attempt the resuscitation of a dying patient.
29 Nov 2023
Time to Count People with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Finding a way to have people living with metastatic breast cancer consistently counted on our cancer registries is a step closer to reality.
29 Nov 2023
Aussies now paying an astronomical $4.5b on lung diseases each year
New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released today has laid bare shocking new spending highs on lung disease and injury in Australia, much of which is on preventable illness.
28 Nov 2023
Call for GPs to inform key submission
An upcoming review brings opportunity to influence healthcare reform and the future of primary care – and the RACGP wants member input.
28 Nov 2023
New vaping cessation module planned as clampdown looms
An incoming ban on the importation of single-use vaping products will likely result in more people seeking help from GPs to quit, an expert says.
28 Nov 2023
Diabetes medication shortage worsens
Access to treatment is becoming increasingly dire for patients, with GPs predicting a shortage of tirzepatide will add to an already long list of supply issues.
28 Nov 2023
Vape import ban will save a generation from poisonous addiction
The nation’s peak lung health body strongly supports the January 1 incoming ban on the importation of single-use vape products, which will save countless Australians from disease and addiction.
27 Nov 2023
GPs can now approve glucose monitors for DVA card holders
Access to the technology should significantly improve quality of life for veterans with diabetes, but patients without DVA cards still face barriers.
27 Nov 2023
Millennials driving mental health decline: Study
Australians born in the 1990s reportedly have poorer mental health for their age than any previous generation and show no signs of improvement.