Public health

Dr Jennifer Lacy-Nichols
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When we looked for details of who’s lobbying whom in Australia, we found government lobbyist registers largely left us in the dark...

Lynnette Hoffman
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The latest RACGP Health of the Nation report is out, and it's not pretty...The proportion of GPs who bulk bill has halved in the last year, dropping from 24% in 2022 to 12% in 2023, and that's not the only concerning trend the report found.

Prof James Wood
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Australia is now into its next COVID wave. But it has taken several months for a consistent pattern to emerge across Australia.

Lynnette Hoffman
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The tripled bulk billing incentive came into effect on Wednesday, but will it result in real change? A survey of frontline GPs has identified three problems with the policy...

Prof Ben White
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The first Australian Capital Territory voluntary assisted dying bill in more than 25 years was tabled in parliament yesterday. What does this breakthrough mean for practice?

Lynnette Hoffman
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Despite AMA and RACGP enthusiasm for MyMedicare, independent advocates are much more sceptical. “I think GPs are rightly concerned that this is going to be the thin edge of the wedge, and...

Lynnette Hoffman
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Most practices say they will register, but so far few patients are signing up...

Dr Chantrell Frazier
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From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly surrounded by odor, you’re also producing it. And it is so distinctive that it can be used to tell you apart from everyone around you.

A/Prof Michael Nagel
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A recent Beyond Blue survey of more than 2,000 teachers identified mental ill-health and excessive screen time as the biggest problems facing their students.

Healthed
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Copping it from patients is bad enough, but should we accept it from our peers? It seems we often do…

Expert/s: Healthed
Healthed
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The story behind the discovery that made COVID-19 mNRA vaccines possible…

Expert/s: Healthed
Prof Colin Davidson
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The synthetic opioid fentanyl is well known for the many lives it has claimed – mainly in the US, but elsewhere too. Now, a less well-known class of synthetic opioids called nitazenes is starting to crop up in overdose cases, on both sides of the Atlantic.