Doctors reveal key to fix Medicare bulk billing
Doctors are calling for a $4.5 billion cash injection to overhaul Medicare and lift bulk billing rates by boosting the rebate for a standard GP appointment and properly funding longer consults.
Doctors are calling for a $4.5 billion cash injection to overhaul Medicare and lift bulk billing rates by boosting the rebate for a standard GP appointment and properly funding longer consults.
New rules for Aussies looking to buy one of the country’s most popular medications have taken effect today.
Two more women have been hospitalised with suspected botulism as another fights for life, with all three believed to have received unregulated anti-wrinkle injections from the same person.
A third of hearing loss cases are preventable – and experts are worried that 77 per cent of Aussies aren’t doing this one check up every year.
Australians who have suffered severe and life-changing side effects from certain antibiotics are being urged to come forward as a potential class action begins. Does it affect you?
The conversations shouldn’t be scary
A secretly negotiated deal with chemists is one part of why the price of medicine in Australia has increased. Here we explain how it works.
From today, Australians can access half price prescriptions for the first time. Here is what you have to do to make the savings and what you can get.
Doctors are desperately testing vaccines against Step A, as a surge in cases strikes babies and young children.
Scientists have developed a drug that could be a game changer for treating a range of cancers including breast, lung and skin. See how it works.
Yes, it’s possible
How do you become an organ donor? How do I speak to my family about donation? What are the common myths? See experts’ answers to these questions – and more.
Original URL: https://www.couriermail.com.au/health/guides/page/6