Intranasal corticosteroids are no more effective than saline nasal spray in reducing snoring and breathing difficulties during sleep in children, Australian doctors report. The team…
The idea of urgent care GPs appears to excite politicians. The federal Labor Party promised to launch 50 GP-run urgent care clinics by mid-2023 as part…
Rebates for COVID-19 vaccine assessments will no longer be tiered by dose number as the Federal Government attempts to cut down the number of MBS items.…
A new oral antiviral might be more favourable than nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in shortening recovery times for at-risk adults with COVID-19, a study suggests. The China-based phase…
A resurgence of invasive group A streptococcus disease has been blamed for almost a dozen deaths last year, with authorities urging GPs to remain on…
Fewer than half of metro practices still offer universal bulk-billing, including just 30% of practices in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, new figures suggest. The numbers are from Cleanbill,…
Rural areas will miss out on hundreds of doctors as a result of a government decision to defund an IMG support program, the RACGP says. The college launched the Practice…
Dr Peter Hopcroft is completing his GP training 1400km east of Sydney, on a tiny island in the South Pacific. It’s an unlikely place to find a registrar. ×…
AHPRA says it is cutting down wait times for IMG paperwork, acknowledging that the drawn-out process is a contributor to Australia’s medical workforce crisis. The system for IMGs…
The plan to restrict use of the title ‘surgeon’ to just three medical specialties should extend to a crackdown on podiatric surgeons, the AMA says. Late last year, state…
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