Articles
Pharmacy Competency Standards Feedback Required
Feedback is being sought from pharmacists, pharmacy organisations and non-pharmacy health organisations or individuals on the pharmacists' competency standards review. [ + ]
Young Asian Australians Attitudes Toward Skin Cancer Affected By Western Culture
Many young Asian Australians are engaging in unsafe sun behaviour and putting themselves at risk of developing skin cancer, a study from the University of Adelaide has discovered. [ + ]
Organ Transplantation Guidelines Available for Public Consultation
While Australia has one of the highest organ transplantation success rates in the world, there are still 1500 Australians waiting for a transplant at any given time. [ + ]
Government Backs Down on Medicare Rebate Cuts
The new Minister for Health Sussan Ley has dumped plans to cut Medicare rebates in an announcement to the press today. [ + ]
Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service Receives Further Funding
President of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) A/Prof Chris Milross has welcomed the Commonwealth Government commitment to further funding for the Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service. [ + ]
New Free Diabetic Eye Disease Publication Available to Increase Patient Awareness
The Macular Disease Foundation Australia has produced a free information book on diabetic eye disease for health professionals to provide to patients with, or at risk or, diabetes. [ + ]
GPRA Concerned Medicare Changes will Reduce Appeal of a GP Career
General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA) has publicly called for the Medicare rebate implementation to be cancelled for fear it will reduce the appeal of general practice as a career of choice. [ + ]
Medical Bodies Respond to Medicare Rebate Changes
Changes to the Medicare rebate, which come into effect on January 19, could see Australia face a crisis similar to that gripping the British health system, according to AMA vice president Dr Stephen Parnis. [ + ]
More Research Needed on Men's Telephone Counselling Services
Aussie men have long had a reputation for not engaging in relationship advice, but research is showing there is a disconnect between men's telephone counselling services and the expectations of what men want. [ + ]
Teixobactin a Promising Breakthrough But Still A Long Way Off
The discovery of teixobactin is a significant medical development but it could be years before it is available on the market. [ + ]
Indegenous People's Medical Scholarship Now Available
The 2015 AMA Indigenous People's Medical Scholarship, an integral part of the Closing the Gap campaign, is offering successful applicants $10,000 each year for the duration of their course [ + ]
Cancer Survivors Face Unmet Physical and Mental Needs
Many cancer survivors face physical and mental challenges resulting from their disease and its treatments decades after being cured. [ + ]
Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Reduced with Statin Therapy
A study comparing the effects of statin therapy between men and women has shown that the risk of cardiovascular disease in women is reduced when statin therapy is used. [ + ]
Possible Prevention of Chemotherapy Side Effects
With up to 80 per cent of patients treated with chemotherapy experiencing side effects, research at the University of Adelaide is offering promising relief. [ + ]