Healthy respect for ruling on GP payroll tax changes
Paying a general practitioner directly at their service will not qualify for payroll taxes, under an announcement by the Queensland government.
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Sexual health clinics under presser as STI cases rise
Sexual health clinics are under pressure as cases of STIs rise after the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's feared demand could increase even more next year.
Sexual health clinics under pressure as STI cases rise
Sexual health clinics are under pressure as cases of STIs rise after the COVID-19 pandemic, and it's feared demand could increase even more next year.
Paracetamol versus ibuprofen – which works best and when?
In most cases, pain and fever relief is as simple as a trip to your local supermarket for some paracetamol or ibuprofen. While both are effective at reducing pain, they work in different ways. So how do you know which one to choose and when?
Psychedelic medicine is on its way. But it’s not ‘doing shrooms with your shrink’. Here’s what you need to know
Many people in Australia, including psychiatrists, were surprised when earlier this year the medicines regulator down-scheduled MDMA, known colloquially as ecstasy, and psilocybin, from magic mushrooms. This means that under certain circumstances from July 1, authorised psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and psilocybin to treat depression that has not responded to other treatments. Patients must also undergo psychotherapy (talking therapy). It all sounds very certain but it’s not really.
Fused brain cells, neuron damage may explain long COVID
Australian researchers have discovered the virus behind COVID-19 can cause brain cells to fuse and cause chronic malfunctions.
Fight against breast cancer scores $12m research boost
The National Breast Cancer Foundation has announced it will invest $12 million to 16 research projects around the country.
New flesh-eating bacteria ‘weapon’ could save lives
Researchers have found a new way to target a flesh-eating disease originating from a common bacteria for which treatments are limited and ineffective.
‘Poo transplant’ could help save blood cancer patients
The stuff found in your healthy gut could be the ticket to a lifesaving treatment that researchers will trial on severely ill blood cancer patients.
Drug study seeks to combat ovarian cancer chemotherapy
Researchers in Queensland will lead a study into a tablet form of treatment for ovarian cancer, which could offer an alternative option to chemotherapy.
AMA urges action on elective surgery
The Australian Medical Association is urging governments to provide extra funding to address a huge backlog of patients waiting for elective surgery.
GP fury over NSW pharmacy ‘game-changer’
General practitioners are furious with the NSW government expanding the ability of pharmacists to give vaccinations and prescribe some drugs.
Qld firm hones next-generation painkillers
New targeted painkillers potentially requiring fewer doses and with less side effects are being developed by a University of Queensland startup.
Call for support for doctors being probed
The chair of a health professional lobby group is calling on the federal government to change laws on claims against practitioners.
Vic to trial COVID nasal spray treatment
A COVID-19 nasal spray designed to reduce a person's viral load will undergo a six-month clinical trial in Victoria.
Young Australians urged to be organ donors
Young people across the nation are being encouraged to sign up for the Australian Organ Donor Register as part of DonateLife Week.
Breakthrough in blood cancer treatment
Researchers have found a vital clue that could improve immunotherapy to help fight blood cancers such as leukaemia and myeloma.
Gut bacteria breakthrough for IBD patients
Researchers have found five strains of gut bacteria that could be used to develop new treatments for bowel disease.
High prostate cancer stress in rural Aust
The prospect of leaving homes, jobs and families to access treatment is causing distress among men in rural Australia faced with a prostate cancer diagnoses.
New year but COVID pandemic continues
Australia has entered the new year with the highest COVID-19 case numbers of the pandemic and a fresh approach for dealing with outbreaks and contacts.
COVID quarantine, testing changes come in
A new definition of a close contact comes into effect across five states and territories as leaders pivot their response to the Omicron variant of COVID-19.