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Dodgy doctors named and shamed
The medical regulator has new powers to warn the public about doctors who are a risk to public safety.
$12.9m to improve aged care food
Aussie dietitians have labelled a key element of the federal budget as the “start of the end of malnutrition in aged care”. See why and what else is afoot for the sector.
Massive Medicare overhaul: Higher rebates coming
It’s the end of Medicare as we know it. This is what the federal government has planned with a two-tier system including different rebates. See how it applies to you.
Simple test that could save you from Australia’s biggest killer
A screening test that could save every Australian from a leading cause of death will be funded in the federal budget. See details.
Chemists’ shock move to stop savings on medications
Chemists are going to new lengths as they fight new rules that will halve the cost of medicine. Find out what they are doing.
Big change for popular painkiller
Aussies buying paracetamol will have to deal with new rules after a decision from The Therapeutic Goods Administration. See what’s changing.
What to expect from major Medicare changes
More than $2 billion in changes to Medicare and other parts of the health system will be unveiled in the Federal Budget next week. Here we explain how they will affect you.
Vaping ban: What new rules mean for you
Vaping products have killed toddlers, hospitalised young people and caused nicotine poisoning. Now the government is cracking down on e-cigarettes – see what’s planned.
How free lung cancer screening can save thousands of lives
Australians will be screened for lung cancer every two years under a new world first cancer prevention program expected to save 12,000 lives. Who is eligible?
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