Symptoms of peripheral artery disease often atypical in women: new advice
Women with peripheral artery disease are more likely than men to have atypical or no symptoms, the American Heart Association has advised in a new…
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Will politicians ever wave goodbye to Medicare fee-for-service? It’s the $7.9 billion question
The AMA, policy analysts and even the politicians themselves say Medicare requires fundamental reform to respond to an ageing population with more complex needs. Two…
Revealed: Details of the 12.5% Medicare loading payment for universal bulk-billing
GP practices will not need to be accredited to receive the Federal Government’s new incentive payments for universal bulk-billing, health officials say. Alongside extending tripled…
Medical board hits back at specialist college over ‘unprofessional’ conduct accusation
The Medical Board of Australia has hit back hard after being accused of unprofessional behaviour over its fast-track scheme for IMG specialists. This week, the…
Mandatory research projects for registrars part of a $100 billion problem: Professor Paul GlasziouÂ
This article has been corrected (see footnote). Mandatory research projects in specialist training programs may waste registrars’ time and add to the global pit of…
The story of the PHN which set up a $2 million charity that delivered no services
A Primary Health Network has shut down a charity it established to support GP practices at risk of collapse, having spent $2.2 million on the…
What’s in tonight’s federal budget? You may already know
The big announcements in health have already been made, digested and at least when it comes to GPs and the bulk-billing incentives, answered. So the Federal…
The news today? Grow your own semaglutide, why unnamed babies are at risk and another MBS rebate stoush
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine with links to the articles, opinions, studies and…
High-dose aspirin to prevent pre-eclampsia carries no excess bleeding risk: study
Low-dose and high-dose aspirin are equally effective for preventing pre-eclampsia and carry a similar risk of bleeding, an international team of doctors has reported. The…
Do doctors lack insight into the realities of being a politician in control of the health budget?
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…
