New pneumococcal vaccine NIP listing expands eligibility to five million patients
The Federal Government has funded a new pneumococcal vaccine on the National Immunisation Program for adults aged 65 or older and Indigenous adults aged 25…
Antony Scholefield
Antony is a medical reporter with a special interest in technology and pharmacy.
‘Chilling effect’: UK doctors reject adoption of IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
UK doctors have rejected the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of anti-Semitism across the NHS, saying it will have a “chilling effect”…
Dapagliflozin cuts HF hospitalisation in carriers of cardiomyopathy genes, Nature study suggests
The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin is associated with a 13% absolute reduced risk of heart failure–related hospitalisation in patients with genetic variants linked to cardiomyopathy, research…
Medicare indexation day — $1.15 added to standard GP consult rebate
$1.15 — that is the cost of two eggs or one of those low-quality, four-colour ballpoint pens. It is also how much the Medicare rebate…
Quarter of people with normal BMI ‘clinically obese’, study suggests
More than 26% of people with normal BMI meet proposed clinical obesity criteria based on fat mass and organ dysfunction, US research suggests. A 2025…
‘With a good team, practice management is not hard, whether one practice or five’: AAPM Practice Manager of the Year
Dr Keshav DhawanDr Keshav Dhawan (PhD) has been named Practice Manager of the Year by the Australian Association of Practice Management. Dr Dhawan originally trained…
Verbal consent to bulk-billing assignment of benefit extended for 12 months as govt backtracks
Verbal consent for bulk-billing will still be allowed, at least until July 2027, after health officials responded to GPs’ warnings of a looming paperwork nightmare.…
Sepsis and meningitis in newborns linked to much higher risk of cerebral palsy: JAMA study
Sepsis and meningitis in newborns are linked to a significantly raised risk of cerebral palsy, a study suggests — more than 70 times the usual…
$300 GP aged care incentive failing and must be replaced, AMA says
The AMA wants the $300 GP aged care incentive replaced with a new system already, branding it “overly complex and exclusionary”. The incentive began just…
14 GPs awarded honours on the King’s Birthday
Twelve GPs have been honoured on the King’s Birthday, including an ACRRM co-founder, Queensland’s first practising Indigenous doctor and the youngest person to join the…
