Doctors welcome shelving of huge bottle shop in NT
The RACP is relieved the planned Woolworths' liquor store close to three dry Aboriginal communities in Darwin has been axed.
Tag: Indigenous health
GP fined $30,000 after death of Aboriginal patient in police custody
He released her back into police custody after failing to organise tests that could have picked up the sepsis that ultimately killed her, WA tribun…
‘I was a nurse armed with an F88 rifle and 9mm pistol’: A GP’s story
How Dr Justin Hunter's confronting experiences in Iraq led him into GP training.
Medicare items for Indigenous health assessments ‘probably don’t work’: GP
Dr Tim Senior says the focus should be on providing good follow-up care rather than the annual checks.
Smoking kills 1 in 3 Indigenous Australians: study
Cigarettes have killed at least 10,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in a decade: ANU.
Applications open for the AMA’s Indigenous Medical Scholarship
The scholarship is valued at $10,000 per annum, paid for the full course of a medical degree.
Closing the Gap failing to keep Aboriginal people out of hospital, study finds
Avoidable admissions for chronic disease complications occur frequently, researchers say.
New Medicare items needed to fight heart disease disparity says GP
Dr Ralph Audehm says resourcing primary care is vital to address the gaps in care across the nation revealed in new 'heart maps'.
From coal miner to doctor: The extraordinary career of Professor Peter O’Mara
Seeing Indigenous doctors being interviewed on TV sparked something in Professor Peter O'Mara.
Meet the inspiring doctors honoured by the RACGP
The college's top honour went to the founding chair of its faculty of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Associate Professor Brad Murphy…
