AstraZeneca scraps free Zoladex program after govt lists PBS alternative
AstraZeneca has scrapped plans to provide its goserelin 3.6mg implant Zoladex free to eligible patients after the Federal Government secured a PBS listing for an…
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Coroner urges statewide EMR after hospitals miss signs of abuse before infant’s death
A coroner has called for steps towards a statewide electronic medical record and integrated inflicted-trauma alerts after an eight-week-old baby was killed following repeated hospital…
Nurse’s 540km walk raises $2 million for paediatric care
After walking 540km along country roads for more than two weeks, a registered nurse and her son made it to Canberra, having secured $2 million…
Health dept used AI to identify MBS rorts by doctors, says audit report
Federal health officials have revealed they used AI to identify hundreds of cases of suspected Medicare fraud and non-compliance last year. According to a new…
‘Our computer says no’: Major hospitals admit they can’t comply with mandatory My Health Record uploads
More than 300 organisations have asked for more time to comply with the now-mandatory requirement to upload pathology and diagnostic imaging reports to My Health…
Alternative breast cancer drug listed on PBS after Zoladex is withdrawn in cost row
The Federal Government has secured a PBS listing for an alternative breast cancer treatment following AstraZeneca’s decision to pull its goserelin 3.6mg implants over a…
Sugary drink tax would avoid almost 4 million cases of tooth decay: Aussie study
A 20% tax on sugar-sweetened beverages could avoid 3.7 million cases of dental caries over 25 years. With oral diseases accounting for around 2.4% of…
‘The fundamental question is what’s left for doctors to do’: Why this oncologist insists the AI threat is real
Countless studies on AI in medicine have appeared in recent years and, in the words of a recent JAMA perspective, a prevailing view has emerged: AI will…
‘It’s commercially driven prescribing’: Butler told to investigate the telehealth cowboys
Dr Monique Ryan is calling on Mark Butler to crackdown on rogue telehealth clinics, as new claims emerge about weight loss medications being prescribed online…
Tertiary hospital’s plan to restrict outpatient referrals angers GPs
A major tertiary hospital’s decision to restrict specialist outpatient referrals to local patients will delay care and create additional work for GPs, doctors are warning. …
