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Fed budget: GP co-payments, Medicare Locals future "uncertain" 4/22/2014

The federal government's first budget due out next month (May 2014) will include a six dollar co-payment for bulk-billed GP visits and could mean an uncertain future for Medicare ...

'Alarming' trend among diabetics sees limbs needlessly amputated 4/22/2014

Thousands of Australians with diabetes are needlessly having feet and parts of their legs amputated, with just one in two attending foot clinic screenings.

Solution to Qld doctor contract crisis 'on the horizon' 4/17/2014

After recent days of detailed negotiations involving all the key stakeholders, a possible resolution to the Queensland public hospital doctor contract crisis is on the table, according ...

Policy-driven discussion 'better prescription' than speculation 4/16/2014

The continuing speculation regarding possible strategies to rein in increasing health cost is adding little to efforts to provide planned evidence-based solutions to a growing problem, ...

Aust records 'biggest drop' in heart disease deaths in 15Y 4/10/2014

Deaths from heart disease have seen the biggest drop in 15 years, according to figures released recently by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Govt's GP super-clinic move slammed by AHHA 4/9/2014

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has thrown its support behind the prospect of winding back GP super-clinics, saying funds would best be directed toward other areas in the ...

Surgeons show 'softer' side: study 4/9/2014

A Flinders University study has debunked the myth that surgeons are callous and aloof, with the results revealing surgeons show their emotional side to patients just as much as ...

Donor payments scheme 'a good first step': ethicist 4/2/2014

An Australian trial of payments for living organ donors could be a model for other countries, according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) medical ethicist Dr Alberto Giubilini.

Australia now 'measles-free': WHO 4/2/2014

Australia is among the first countries in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Western Pacific Region to be declared measles-free.

No "compelling reason" to own Medibank Private: govt 3/27/2014

Following careful consideration of the scoping study commenced in November 2013, the federal government has decided to put Medibank Private up for sale through an initial public ...

Rural health can be improved through community participation: report 3/26/2014

Rural communities must be involved in the design of their health services if the health disparities between rural and urban Australians are to be addressed effectively, according to ...

New tools hold promise for 'tomorrow's digital hospital' 3/26/2014

Robots on hospital wards, smart apps on mobile devices and home-monitoring systems will transform our health system, a report released by CSIRO has revealed.

AMA to continue negotiating better conditions for rural doctors 3/24/2014

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has welcomed the renewal of its existing authorisation from the ACCC, which allows the AMA to collectively bargain with State Health Departments ...

Rise in spending on hospitals and primary health care 3/24/2014

While health spending in Australia has risen markedly in the last decade, the increases have not been even across all sectors, or across states and territories, according to a report ...

eHealth: a sinking ship or an overlooked lifeboat? 3/17/2014

There must have been vexed disappointment felt on both sides of the political arena late last year when Health Minister Peter Dutton conceded both medical practitioners and their ...

Anti-inflammatories 'could' be used in war against superbugs 3/17/2014

Some common anti-inflammatory drugs have an antibiotic effect, suggesting they may have a role to play in treating the 'superbugs' that pose a major risk to human health, according ...

Nurse penalty rate cuts 'could' put patients' health at risk 3/10/2014

Australians' health would be at risk if penalty rates and other allowances were stripped from nurses, midwives and assistants in nursing as part of the Productivity Commission's ...

Public hospitals 'struggling' to meet demand as fed funding declines 2/17/2014

The federal government needs to increase public hospital funding as public hospitals across the country struggle to meet patient demand and COAG performance targets, AMA President, ...

ED performance: are there real differences across Aust? 2/17/2014

In a recent report published in the Australian Health Review, a team of researchers from the University of Wollongong, led by Associate Professor Janette Green, examined whether ...

Paramedics' duty of care despite dangers 'part of the job' 2/5/2014