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After more than 30 million claims, more than $1 billion dollars in rebates and much controversy, the Medicare items for COVID-19 vaccination are departing. The…
Doctors working at one of Australia’s privately run public hospitals have spoken of dozens of near misses and adverse events, suggesting its management has been…
Eight medical practitioners have apparently each written more than 10,000 medicinal cannabis scripts in just six months for the highest THC-strength products, AHPRA says. There…
One of Australia’s biggest private health insurers is rejecting claims that its plan to build a network of 130 medical centres risks undermining patient care.…
Police in WA say doctors signing off a patient as fit to hold a gun licence will not be responsible if they subsequently misuse their…
When patients front up for their COVID-19 booster and influenza vaccine on the same day, should GPs recommend they put forward one arm or two? …
Dr Charlie Teo has reportedly applied to medical authorities to lift a key condition on his practice so he can operate in Australia. In a…
A woman’s attempt to rescue a wild platypus left her in excruciating pain and requiring surgery in a rare case of envenomation reported in the Medical…
My interest in smallpox started in 2006 when I was on a committee that had to plan for potential biological warfare or terrorism. Bacteria and…
A mystery illness said to have caused dozens of deaths in one Canadian province has turned out to be not such a mystery after all,…
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