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Mixed response to Coalition's co-payment backflip 12/10/2014

PM Tony Abbott has dismissed the dumping of the $7 GP co-payment plan in favour of an exclusive $5 one as a policy backdown, telling reporters it was about making the system "work". ...

Govt's $538m medical research fund provides critical boost 10/22/2014

Funding worth more than $538 million to help researchers find cures, treatments and medical devices of the future has been announced by the federal government.

'Inspire' key theme of national doctors conference 9/15/2014

Is there a doctor in the house? If there was ever a time to be unwell in Adelaide it would be during the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) annual conference, ...

Therapy shows promise for severe asthma attacks 8/28/2014

A new therapy has recorded a marked reduction in acute asthma exacerbations triggered by the common cold.

Australians with hearing loss 'missing out' on experiences 8/25/2014

Imagine the confusion of not hearing Rhett Butler's final quip to Scarlet O'Hara in Gone with the Wind. Or not quite being sure whether Arnold Schwarzenegger said he was going to ...

Medical Research Future Fund: will industry actually benefit? 7/17/2014

The government's proposed $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund can put Australia on the world map by driving and delivering cutting-edge, lifesaving innovation – so long as it ...

Smartphone app an 'easy, cheaper' hearing loss screening approach 7/14/2014

Data from the World Health Organisation shows that more than five per cent of all the people in the world (about 360 million) suffer from permanent disabling hearing loss, and more ...

Big Tobacco misinformation 'undermines' success of plain packaging 6/19/2014

Ongoing misinformation about tobacco sales in Australia is being driven by the tobacco industry to undermine the effectiveness of plain packaging, according to Cancer Council Australia. ...

"Very difficult" commonwealth policy affected NSW budget 6/18/2014

The Mike Baird-led Liberal government has left NSW patients high and dry by ignoring the need for increased basic funding to hospitals in its pre-election budget, Opposition Leader ...

Review your business systems, prepare for successful financial year 6/12/2014

As the End of Financial Year approaches, The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is encouraging businesses to review their existing systems and processes to prepare for a successful ...

COAG health system improvements 'threatened' by Budget measures 6/12/2014

There are some notable health system improvements detailed in COAG Reform Council Healthcare Performance Report, however these could be reversed as a result of the government's latest ...

GP co-payments: readers have their say 6/4/2014

It has been nearly a month since the federal government delivered the 2014 Federal Budget.

Medibank sale proceeds 'ideal' for research fund 5/27/2014

Proceeds from the sale of Medibank Private should go to the proposed Medical Research Future Fund rather than co-payments from sick people, the Consumers Health Forum (CHF) have said ...

Health minister 'let down' by colleagues on co-payment sell 5/27/2014

The proposed GP co-payment scheme is a practical measure necessary for the long-term sustainability of Medicare however Health Minister Peter Dutton has been "let down" by colleagues ...

Budget 2014: more for medical research, less for hospitals 5/15/2014

A bright future lies ahead for medical research with the creation of the 'world's largest medical research endowment fund', although $15 billion will be shaved off the commonwealth's ...

Voters 'strongly opposed' to Medicare co-payment plan: poll 5/12/2014

Most Australians oppose paying to see a doctor and believe a co-payment will simply mean more people going to emergency departments, new research commissioned by the Consumers Health ...

3D 'duckbill' to treat sleep apnoea 5/7/2014

A new 3D printed device is set to end the suffering for thousands of sleep apnoea patients.

NCA recommendations slammed by key health bodies 5/7/2014

Five key health organisations have written to Tony Abbott to express deep concern in relation to the reports and recommendations of the National Commission of Audit (NCA), which ...

Ear health 'vital' as Australians age 5/6/2014

Up to one in every four Australians could be affected by hearing loss in future as the population ages, Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash has warned.

GPs called on to participate in landmark aged care survey 5/1/2014

GPs are being asked to participate in an important new survey that aims to map the provision of palliative care and advance care planning services around Australia for the first time. ...

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