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Ben Falkenmire

The power of a quick pause, and other wellbeing tips.

Healthed

Many GPs are still assessing the impact of the means-tested fee hike. Here we break it down

Christopher Harrison

Australia’s Medicare billing system is overly complicated, bureaucratic and not meeting the needs of a modern health service, potentially leaking billions of dollars. But claims this loss is mostly due to fraudulent billing practices by GPs are inaccurate

A/Prof Fiona McDonald

Australia’s health system is under significant pressure. The Labor government has inherited a system with declining bulk-billing rates for GP visits

Lynnette Hoffman

Two independent reviews refute claims that $8 billion has been lost to Medicare fraud

Ben Falkenmire

GPs predict major negative impact on workforce, practice viability and burnout

Fiona Clark

The rechallenge step is crucial to an accurate diagnosis, but getting parents to follow through can be difficult

Ben Falkenmire

More accurate diagnoses are needed for a clearer picture of disease burden

Ben Falkenmire

You don’t need to wait for a laparoscopy to treat pelvic pain in teen girls. Around one in five girls has severe dysmenorrhea, and around half of those girls will be diagnosed with endometriosis at some stage of their life.

Leigh Dayton

The connection has been known for years, and yet most pregnant women are iodine deficient, expert says

Lynnette Hoffman

Psychotherapist and GP Dr Susan Barnett shares tips and resources to improve the therapeutic relationship, which has been shown to help patients recover

Paul Liknaitzky

The TGA has approved certain psychedelic treatments: the response from experts is mixed