Medical Observer News

This is what's missing in the Commission's mental health report

1st November 2019
The Productivity Commission has revealed 3.9 million of us are living with mental illness, and it’s costing the country an…
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depressed child
Pharmacy News

Guild welcomes latest round of price disclosure

2nd October 2019
The latest round of price disclosure cuts — worth $390 million in total — are contributing to a “very good outcome for all…
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Health costs
Medical Observer Opinion

Homegrown cannabis will soon be legal in the ACT - here's what you need to know

30th September 2019
The ACT has taken the next step towards regulation of the illicit drug market with new legislation passing through…
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Cannabis
Medical Observer Opinion

Could patients soon be filling scripts at the supermarket?

16th September 2019
On the way home from a GP visit, your patient wanders into the supermarket to drop in their prescription at the supermarket…
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Supermarket pharmacy
Medical Observer Opinion

How this bill may change doctors' obligations on abortion

13th September 2019
If the Religious Discrimination Bill passes into law, women may find it harder to get an abortion. That’s because health…
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Abortion
Medical Observer Opinion

'It felt like a prison': Too many young Aussies are still stuck in nursing homes

9th September 2019
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety turns its attention this week to hearings focused on younger people…
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Disability
Medical Observer Opinion

Why we must act on Australia's paracetamol poisoning problem

2nd September 2019
Most of us recommend or take paracetamol to reduce pain or fever. As far as medications go, it’s one we’re unlikely to…
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Paracetamol