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    Tag: WA (Western Australia)

    Is this person safe to use a firearm? Health checks for gun owners placing GPs in a ‘complex situation’

    April 14, 2025

    GPs are being tasked with conducting health assessments that ensure that gun owners in WA have the physical and mental capacity to shoot straight, hold…

    Do doctors lack insight into the realities of being a politician in control of the health budget?

    March 25, 2025

    Judged by the complaints they generate, you suspect everyone thinks it’s easy being politician. So why the stupidity of the Medicare freeze, the experiments with…

    GPs will diagnose ADHD and initiate meds under state govt promise

    February 17, 2025

    GPs with extra training will be able to diagnose ADHD and initiate medication for adults and children aged 10 and above if the WA Government…

    ‘Yes Minister is the reality’: the story of a GP who became a deputy premier

    January 25, 2025

    Dr Kim Hames was driving home when he made one of his most consequential decisions as WA Deputy Premier and Minister for Health. He banned…

    Cancer Council takes out Australia’s top gong for shonky science

    November 23, 2024

    Cancer Council WA has won the not-so-coveted annual Bent Spoon award from Australian Skeptics for offering oncology patients free ‘energy-balancing’ reiki sessions. It beat off…

    ‘My god, am I imagining this?’ Leading neurologist on his Parkinson’s diagnosis aged 50

    November 11, 2024

    Leading neurologist Clinical Professor David Blacker was in his early to mid-40s when he noticed dystonia of his foot. A couple of years later, the…

    Dr Marian Dover: A rural generalist’s 4000km journey to escape the ‘path to nowhere’

    November 8, 2024

    When GP Dr Marian Dover saw the job of her dreams, with the thrill, she also experienced a little trepidation at what would come with…

    Neurologist diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 50 calls for herbicide to be banned to halt ‘tragedy’ of more cases

    November 1, 2024

    A leading neurologist diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age 50 is calling for a ban on paraquat, a herbicide now being linked with the…

    The AMA family is united again, but the fight over fees will continue — here’s why 

    October 21, 2024

    The 5000 AMA WA members are part of the federal AMA again, almost eight months after being kicked out. But while the split is over,…

    ‘You can’t put a price on getting a GP’: Local council spends 10% of its budget on new doctor

    September 17, 2024

    When a small WA town heard their GP was leaving, the council’s phones ran hot with residents urging the shire to secure another doctor. The…

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