GPs call for redirection of $28 million for urgent care centres Funding for four new urgent care centres in Western Australia is under the spotlight over concerns around fairness and fragmentation of care.
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.
From mutineer to surgeon: The curious case of William Redfern Dr Gillian Riley tells the story of the first colonial doctor to be qualified in Australia.
Momentum behind refugee bill as GPs give their support The Urgent Medical Transfer Bill is aimed at giving doctors more power to transfer asylum seekers from offshore detention to Australia on medical grounds.