7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (422+ words) It's the strongest evidence yet that supervised injecting facilities reduce harms from heroin, researchers say. Melbourne's supervised injecting room has led to a substantial'reduction'in the number of heroin-related ambulance callouts in the first five years since it opened, new research…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (617+ words) The GP college recommends going back to the drawing board when it comes to envisioning GPs" place in plans for new medium- to high-intensity youth mental health services. The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has come up with a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (725+ words) The department denies that two substantive changes it made to the NDIS impact analysis will affect the result of the overall analysis. The'credibility of the federal government's narrative about NDIS reforms has been undercut by an update to its own…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (816+ words) This decision means more rural Australians will die from anaphylaxis, GPs warn. One GP working in the allergy space called the decision "dangerous and regressive, while a rural doctor warned that "more people will die. As reported by News GP,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (550+ words) Are we going to base public health policy on the commercial interests of an industry whose entire business model is built on harming its own customers? Some years ago, when I was a health reporter at The Age, I was…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (958+ words) Australia has just entered another cycle of health reform that is receiving a lot of attention. Governments are investing billions to strengthen Medicare, address workforce shortages, expand virtual care, improve aged care governance, and respond to growing demand driven by…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (53+ words) Medical Republic The move gives clinicians more flexibility to individualise treatment approaches in people with myasthenia gravis. This content is for AHPRA registered professionals only. No more pages to load Register for a new account Payment Information We Accept Visa,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (842+ words) Along with the relentless rise in the popularity of AI scribes comes increasing risks to patient privacy and safety, the department warns. igital scribes have little oversight and bring risks around patient safety, data security, informed consent and quality assurance,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (559+ words) Almost one week on from what was meant to be the go-live date, doctors still have questions about assignment of benefit changes. The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has clarified that, while only GPs can create an enduring assignment…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (265+ words) A recent American study suggests more than 50% of people with a normal BMI meet the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission's criteria for clinical obesity. How common is clinical obesity, really?" The concept, developed by"the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission, came from…...