23 Jun 2023
Lower medicine costs for chronic health conditions
Under the first stage of the 60-day dispensing policy, eligible Australians living with chronic health conditions will have access to 92 cheaper Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines.
23 Jun 2023
Changes to Paxlovid® PBS eligibility criteria
Changes to Paxlovid® PBS eligibility criteria
23 Jun 2023
Heat maps identify asthma “hot spots” in WA, NT and Tas
Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory and Tasmania have been identified as asthma “hot spots” recording the highest numbers of people with difficult to treat asthma in Australia, in a study published in the Journal of Asthma.
23 Jun 2023
My Aged Care will soon stop accepting fax referrals
SPONSORED: The nationwide referral program’s transition to e-Referral use will be completed by the end of July.
23 Jun 2023
Huge disadvantages for rural patients exposed
New details in an already concerning picture have emerged in research carried out on behalf of the National Rural Health Alliance.
22 Jun 2023
60-day dispensing is good for patients and it’s time to make it work
The AMA says 60-day dispensing is a key health policy that will halve medicine costs for many poorer Australians; improving access and helping patients who “fall off” their regular medicines.
22 Jun 2023
Junk food advertising regulation on the table to protect kids
There was broad support from the health profession for Teal MP Dr Sophie Scamps in Parliament this week.
22 Jun 2023
AMA President and Vice President take flu vaccination message to Australia’s classrooms
The popular children’s news program ‘BTN’, shown in many Australian classrooms, carried an important message on vaccination.
22 Jun 2023
AGPT Academic Post applications now open
Successful applicants will receive hands-on experience in teaching and research, while enhancing their skills in academia