Students decry ‘recycled promises’ of new medical schools Medical students have called for ‘real policies’ from all sides of politics to address medical workforce shortages in rural areas.
Addressing preventive health measures in older patients newsGP talks to a researcher about the efficacy of aspirin as a preventive therapy for older people.
‘Missing out on some great doctors’: Medical training and disability Jerusha Mather is a PhD student in biomedical science. She also has cerebral palsy and is on a mission to improve access to medical education for people with disability.
Medical student body resistant to newly proposed program AMSA fears boosting student numbers in Queensland will not only fail to improve doctor ratios, but worsen pressures in training.
TGA moves to ease fears over a ‘no deal’ Brexit Imported medicines and devices will be minimally affected under a ‘no deal’ Brexit, according to the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
Differentiating between aggressive and indolent prostate cancers Researchers in cancer neurobiology have found a new biomarker that may help differentiate between aggressive and indolent prostate cancers.
Stem cell research gets $150 million infusion The federal funding is part of a push to make Australia a leader in a rapidly developing area of medical science.
New GP visa program a stop-gap solution Chair of RACGP Rural Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda has described the Federal Government’s Visas for GPs initiative as only a short-term solution to the wider problem of GP maldistribution.
Reclaiming her voice: GP and family violence survivor speaks out Somewhere in Australia right now, there is a GP who is suffering.
What would it take for me to participate in voluntary assisted dying? After decades of providing palliative care, Dr Horst Herb would be willing to be involved with legal voluntary assisted dying – as long as he knew the patient well. He reflects on that realisation following news that more Australians are seeking euthanasia overseas.