Sign on GP’s door at centre of huge spat
An ominous sign stuck to the door of a veteran doctor’s clinic in Melbourne’s west hints at the huge spat that’s left him unable to practice medicine for three years.
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Surprise dangers lurking in your spice rack
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The specialists charging patients the biggest out-of-pocket fees
Specialist fees have soared 73 per cent in real terms since 2010. Now there’s a push to have the doctors who slug patients with excessive fees stripped of their Medicare funding.
Condition that only gets worse in winter
Winter is flaring up this condition in Aussies, with about a third of the population suffering from the irritating disease.
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TikTok trend damaging young girls’ health
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Pregnant woman’s long wait for a psychologist after double tragedy
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Urgent warning for Aussies amid Bali health surge
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Telltale sign mother couldn’t ignore before son’s devastating diagnosis
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