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GPs and patients must work together to tackle diabetes epidemic 11/14/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) reminds Australians to speak to their GP about diabetes prevention and management, as more than 200 people in Australia ...

Having diabetes doubles your chance of death 11/7/2017

Australians with diabetes experience much higher death rates than those without, with some particularly concerning trends seen among those with type 2 diabetes, according to a report ...

New funding for medical research breakthroughs to benefit patients 11/7/2017

The $35 million in new funding to turn our great medical research discoveries into new medical technologies will benefit patients, as well as deliver great economic returns, Association ...

Pollution impact on global burden of disease undercounted 11/7/2017

Diseases caused by pollution were responsible for an estimated nine million premature deaths in 2015, a global report has found.

Physicians welcome additional govt funding for codeine upscheduling 10/31/2017

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) welcomes the Federal Government's commitment of an additional $1 million to support the move to making codeine medicines prescription-only ...

Better access: private health insurance reform 10/31/2017

More young people in the private health system and easier access to mental health services are key features of the recent private health insurance reform package that the Australian ...

AAMRI welcomes $100 million boost to fight brain cancer 10/31/2017

The first large scale funding strategy from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will provide $100 million in funding for medical research to fight brain cancer, the sixth leading ...

4 Aussies die from brain cancer daily, with no improved survival rate 10/24/2017

Despite a history of increasingly positive outcomes for many types of cancer in Australia, brain and other central nervous system cancers buck the trend, with no improvement in ...

Voluntary assisted dying law one step closer in Vic 10/24/2017

Victorians who are terminally ill are one step closer to having access to voluntary assisted dying after the Legislative Assembly voted to pass the historic Voluntary Assisted Dying ...

GPs demand more transparency from private health insurance industry 10/17/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the shake-up of Australia’s private health insurance industry is a step in the right direction but far more needs ...

Access to mental health services through Medicare on the rise 10/17/2017

Almost 1 in 10 Australians access government-subsidised services.

Improving communication between health services and doctors 10/17/2017

The AMA has released a new Guide, which sets out 10 minimum standards that should apply for communication between health services and general practitioners and other treating doctors ...

Australia joins international push to halve medication errors 10/10/2017

A global drive to reduce medication errors by 50% within five years will be launched in Brisbane today (10 October 2017), as part of a new push by the World Health Organization to ...

Govts chipping in more for health, as individual Aussies pay less 10/10/2017

Government funding for health has risen, with individuals now funding a smaller proportion of health costs, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of ...

Govt underspends on medical services last financial year 10/3/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has revealed a significant Federal Government underspend on medical services last financial year and called for a ...

Private patients treated in public hospitals is lose-lose: APHA 10/3/2017

The public hospital system's continued rorting of private health insurance forces privately insured patients to pay higher premiums.

Online services pose serious risk to patient safety: RACGP 9/26/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says the increasing prevalence of some online services fragments care and poses a serious risk to patient safety.

A dose of 'wait-and-see' reduces unnecessary antibiotic use 9/26/2017

Asking patients to take a 'wait-and-see' approach before having their antibiotic prescriptions filled significantly reduces unnecessary use, a University of Queensland study has ...

AMA rejects proposals to limit patients using PHI in public hospitals 9/26/2017

The AMA is advising the Federal Government to reject any policy proposals that limit patients’ ability to use their private health insurance for treatment in a public hospital, ...

Mental health issues the main reason Australians see their GP 9/19/2017

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) says Australians are now presenting to their GP with mental health issues more than any other health concern.

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