24 Apr 2024
World Medical Association resolution of protecting of healthcare in Israel and Gaza
Professors Steve Robson and Omar Khorshid were in Korea last week for the 226th World Medical Association Council session.
30 Apr 2024
Preventive care for atrial fibrillation currently ‘less than ideal’
More than four-in-10 patients hospitalised with the condition die within a decade, according to a new Australian study.
05 Apr 2024
PBAC Public Summary Documents – December 2023 meeting
PBAC Public Summary Documents – December 2023 meeting
22 Mar 2024
Government launches new Medical Costs Finder awareness campaign
The Department of Health and Aged Care has launched a national information campaign to encourage Australians to use the Medical Costs Finder when seeking private specialist care.
22 Mar 2024
Health Minister commends AMA’s influence at colleges and societies meeting
Health Minister Mark Butler was among the many speakers at the AMA’s meeting of medical colleges and societies, attended by about 100 representatives.
22 Mar 2024
Sweltering summer turns up heat on climate change
With the impacts already being felt, a new survey is calling on GPs to contribute their expertise and help shape a different future.
26 Mar 2024
Osteoporosis guidelines updated for first time since 2017
The new guide will ‘make a real difference’ for the more than half of Australians aged over 50 with osteoporosis and osteopenia.
22 Mar 2024
Victorian former doctor banned for five years for repeated sexual misconduct
A former Victorian doctor has been disqualified from seeking registration and prohibited from providing health services for a further year, until July 2027, for making inappropriate physical contact with a patient's guardian during a consultation.
25 Mar 2024
GPs @ Parliament campaign kicks off
A delegation of doctors has descended on Canberra for three days of meetings with the nation’s leaders, demanding an overhaul of the ailing health system.
11 Mar 2024
GPs’ role in managing children and adolescents with ‘wet cough’
The presentation requires specific management to avoid chronic lung disease consequences later in life, writes Associate Professor Emma Kennedy.
