Bupa, Healthscope reach last-minute deal
Millions of patients could benefit as Bupa and Healthscope reach a deal at the 11th hour to get patients back into Healthscope hospitals.
Medical
A good start to reining in ‘rogue’ gender clinics
What would a ‘rogue’ clinic look like, if it were following the child-led ‘gender-affirming’ treatment model?
Hormone therapy for kids on hold after revelations involving 12-year-old
An immediate statewide freeze on hormone therapy for new patients under 18 has been ordered in Queensland, after it was discovered a 12-year-old was allegedly given puberty blockers without parental consent.
How can runners prevent injury? Five tricks to try
Don’t let runner’s knee and shin splints slow you down – try these easy exercises to keep you speeding ahead.
Switch the salt: new global guidelines urge uptake of salt substitutes
The World Health Organisation has issued new guidelines urging people to swap regular table and cooking salt for lower sodium substitutes at home.
Clinical trials for rural patients in doubt
John Robson thinks he’d be dead if not for the cutting-edge clinical trial that started near his home in Bendigo after he was diagnosed with stage 4C melanoma four years ago.
Covid honour roll to be phased out
Special measures to honour emergency workers and public servants in the pandemic have been clawed back, slowing any future acknowledgment of national contributions from the time.
Australia to pull nurses from overseas
Internationally registered nurses from the UK, Ireland, the US, Singapore, Spain and Canada will soon be able to practice in Australia faster than ever.
What’s behind the rise in early onset cancer (and what we can do about it)
Cancer at younger ages is becoming more common in Australia. What do you need to watch out for?
Alarming toxic cookware study deeply flawed
Demonising ‘the old plastic spatula’, an American study has had to walk back its findings after falsely claiming dangerously high levels of contamination in plastic cookware.
Politicians must help cure ailing Medicare
General practitioners are the backbone of health care. But without increased rebates for longer consultations, the system will soon buckle.
GPs want a political road map for health
In the coming election campaign, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will have to promise longer GP consults, train more doctors and prioritise women’s health to get doctors on side.
Legal stoush looms over cosmetic injectables rules
Businesses are lawyering up after Queensland Health said only clinics with doctors onsite can buy and store Botox and filler.
Why aren’t these booze stats keeping us awake at night?
The number of people killed by alcohol rivals the civilian death toll in World War I. So why aren’t we paying attention?
Life after the pill: why it feels like no one understands
The belief, popularised on social media, that the pill is to blame for all our health woes is seeing women shun it in record numbers – but life on the other side can be a shock.
Cattle gallstones, worth twice as much as gold, drive a global smuggling frenzy
A prized ingredient in China’s $60 billion traditional medicine industry, gallstones have become the must-have item among underground traders and slaughterhouse workers in Brazil and Australia who pilfer the stones while on the job.
When it comes to fluoride, let’s do what’s best for children
The debate over water fluoridation has again come to the surface. But who should have the final say over what’s best for our children?
Is your heart at risk from fatty muscles?
A new study has highlighted the dangers of fat buried deep within our muscles. This exercise plan will help to reduce intermuscular fat and build power.
The silent effect of menopause many women are unaware of
In the years around menopause women will experience the most rapid natural loss of bone mass in their lives. It makes good bone health essential, and there are things you can do.
AMA calls for urgent action to resolve medicine supply crisis
There are more than 400 medicine shortages, and the country’s leading medical group blames it on ‘ad hoc’ governmental solutions.
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