Respiratory specialists and others who diagnose patients with silicosis would be required to report to a new national registry under draft laws out for consultation from the Federal Government. Yet to be publicly released, the legislation is being driven by Lung...

Respiratory specialists and others who diagnose patients with silicosis would be required to report to a new national registry under...

One of Australia’s largest private specialist care providers is reportedly facing serious financial problems, with ratings agency S&P Global downgrading its credit rating on “heightened default risk”. GenesisCare operates 40 cancer centres around the country and is also a major player...

One of Australia’s largest private specialist care providers is reportedly facing serious financial problems, with ratings agency S&P Global downgrading...

Lung health is again set to be a major public policy battleground in 2023, with vaping, silica dust and air pollution all on the reform agenda this year. TSANZ president Professor John Upham says all three issues are in the society’s...

Lung health is again set to be a major public policy battleground in 2023, with vaping, silica dust and air...

Patients with systemic sclerosis could soon have access to a Medicare-funded blood test to detect pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), after an item was officially recommended to the Federal Government. The subsidy would streamline the screening process for finding PAH, which roughly...

Patients with systemic sclerosis could soon have access to a Medicare-funded blood test to detect pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), after...

A Medicare item is needed encourage lung screenings to detect COPD, which remains “under recognised, underdiagnosed and under treated” the Lung Foundation Australia has argued in a new blueprint on the future of the condition. The proposal echoes the Heart Foundation’s...

A Medicare item is needed encourage lung screenings to detect COPD, which remains “under recognised, underdiagnosed and under treated” the...

Patients with systemic sclerosis could soon have access to a Medicare-funded blood test to detect pulmonary arterial hypertension, after an item was officially recommended to the Federal Government. The subsidy would streamline the process for finding pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which...

Patients with systemic sclerosis could soon have access to a Medicare-funded blood test to detect pulmonary arterial hypertension, after an...

Australia’s long COVID clinics should be opened up to patients with other respiratory illnesses as the virus is now becoming endemic, the Lung Foundation Australia says. The foundation is also calling for the creation of a network of respiratory nurses to...

Australia’s long COVID clinics should be opened up to patients with other respiratory illnesses as the virus is now becoming...

Almost a fifth of public respiratory patients are waiting longer than clinically recommended for an urgent initial appointment and a tenth still haven’t been seen within 230 days. The figures are from a single state, Queensland, but shed light on the...

Almost a fifth of public respiratory patients are waiting longer than clinically recommended for an urgent initial appointment and a...

A man allegedly used fake qualifications to gain work as a doctor and treat dozens of patients in the respiratory unit at one of New Zealand’s top hospitals, Kiwi health officials say. The man, who had reportedly also posed as a...

A man allegedly used fake qualifications to gain work as a doctor and treat dozens of patients in the respiratory...

Respiratory professional groups and doctor organisations have slammed reports that Big Tobacco will enter into commercial agreements with community pharmacies to promote the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes, ostensibly for smoking cessation. The multinational tobacco company Philip Morris is reportedly offering cash...

Respiratory professional groups and doctor organisations have slammed reports that Big Tobacco will enter into commercial agreements with community pharmacies...

Respiratory physicians are being offered record locum rates to fill positions in rural and regional hospitals, as post-pandemic staff shortages bite around the country. While locum work has always been lucrative in the most remote areas, recruiters say they are now...

Respiratory physicians are being offered record locum rates to fill positions in rural and regional hospitals, as post-pandemic staff shortages...

Respiratory and sleep physicians are among the specialists least likely to bulk-bill an initial appointment but are also charging fees on the lower end of the spectrum, patients are being told. The figures come from the federal government’s Medical Costs Finder...

Respiratory and sleep physicians are among the specialists least likely to bulk-bill an initial appointment but are also charging fees...

A consultant endocrinologist has won an unfair dismissal case brought by a former receptionist who was terminated for failing to receive a COVID-19 vaccination in line with public health orders. Based in...

A consultant endocrinologist has won an unfair dismissal case brought by...

A leading respiratory physician has quit Victoria’s public hospital system in protest at mounting staff burnout and deteriorating conditions after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Professor John Wilson says he has grave concerns over the wellbeing of doctors and other...

A leading respiratory physician has quit Victoria’s public hospital system in protest at mounting staff burnout and deteriorating conditions after...

Specialists have told of the stress they were put through after a court dismissed a deregistered endocrinologist’s claims against senior clinicians who were expert witnesses in hearings against her. Dr Shaheen Qasim brought claims in the NSW Supreme Court in 2021...

Specialists have told of the stress they were put through after a court dismissed a deregistered endocrinologist’s claims against senior...

Specialists including respiratory and sleep medicine physicians have been criticised by a leading health economist for subjecting patients to 'bill shock' by charging fees that are far higher than the Medicare schedule fee. Citing his own experience of being asked to...

Specialists including respiratory and sleep medicine physicians have been criticised by a leading health economist for subjecting patients to 'bill...

Professor John Upham has taken the baton in the TSANZ leadership relay - with a promise to move lung health forward nationally as he gives back to the Society which provided him with support during his career. A respiratory physician at...

Professor John Upham has taken the baton in the TSANZ leadership relay - with a promise to move lung health...

Two respiratory medicine specialists are among 28 new Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition of their outstanding contributions to health and medical research. Professor Guy Marks and Professor Peter Cistulli were admitted at the...

Two respiratory medicine specialists are among 28 new Fellows elected to the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in...

Specialists have backed calls for an overhaul of “outdated” referral pathway rules, but stopped short of supporting a push for referral status to be decoupled from specialist billing. Last week a Deeble Institute report, Optimising health care through specialist reforms,...

Specialists have backed calls for an overhaul of “outdated” referral pathway rules, but stopped short of supporting a push for...

Queensland respiratory physician Dr Chris Zappala is one of two contenders to be the next president of the Federal AMA. Dr Zappala, who is current vice president of the AMA, is a candidate in the election for national president that will take...

Queensland respiratory physician Dr Chris Zappala is one of two contenders to be the next president of the Federal AMA. Dr Zappala,...

Extensive financial links between the leaders of US respiratory specialist associations and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries have raised concerns over independence and integrity. More than A$5.3 million (US$3.6m) in industry payments flowed to leaders of the American Thoracic Society...

Extensive financial links between the leaders of US respiratory specialist associations and the pharmaceutical and medical device industries have raised...

Respiratory physician Professor John Wilson has taken over the presidency of the RACP after facing down a last minute bid by rivals to be removed from office. Despite being voted RACP president-elect last year, Professor Wilson was one of a trio...

Respiratory physician Professor John Wilson has taken over the presidency of the RACP after facing down a last minute bid...

A leading respiratory physician is among hundreds of Australian doctors stranded on a ship off the cost of Chile after a ‘floating medical conference’ to Antarctic was scuppered by COVID-19 travel bans. Dr Glenn Rice-McDonald, a sleep and respiratory physician at...

A leading respiratory physician is among hundreds of Australian doctors stranded on a ship off the cost of Chile after...

The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) has announced the postponement of its 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting - TSANZSRS 2020 - that was  scheduled to take place in Melbourne from 27 March, citing the travel restrictions and...

The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) has announced the postponement of its 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting...

NSW respiratory physician Dr Hazel Goldberg has been recognised in the 2020 Australia Day honours with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to respiratory medicine. Dr Goldberg is cited on the Honours list for her work in...

NSW respiratory physician Dr Hazel Goldberg has been recognised in the 2020 Australia Day honours with a Medal of the...

Women are well represented in influential positions such as invited speakers and session chairs at Australia’s major respiratory medicine conference but international meetings have some catching up to do. According to an Australian-led study published in the European Respiratory Journal,...

Women are well represented in influential positions such as invited speakers and session chairs at Australia’s major respiratory medicine conference...

Specialists not only have a duty of care for patients but also for their trainees. This was the message from Melbourne-based medical oncologist Dr Ranjana Srivastava in a session on mentoring at ASCO 2019. In her presentation, Dr Srivastava said...

Specialists not only have a duty of care for patients but also for their trainees. This was the message from...

One-fifth of pharmaceutical industry payments are made to non-prescribing healthcare professionals such as nurses and pharmacists, a new review reveals. According to the authors from the University of Sydney’s Evidence, Policy and Influence Collaborative at the...

One-fifth of pharmaceutical industry payments are made to non-prescribing healthcare professionals such as nurses and pharmacists, a new...

Respiratory physician Professor Peter Bye is one of many clinicians and researchers recognised for his service in the Queen's Birthday 2019 Honours List. Professor Bye was awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division “For significant service to medicine, particularly to...

Respiratory physician Professor Peter Bye is one of many clinicians and researchers recognised for his service in the Queen's Birthday...

A national dust diseases taskforce will be set up to tackle the epidemic of silicosis in workers in the stone cutting industry. Federal minister for health Greg Hunt has made a $5 million pledge towards the task force following renewed calls...

A national dust diseases taskforce will be set up to tackle the epidemic of silicosis in workers in the stone...

Four respiratory medicine clinicians have been recognised in the Australia Day 2019 Honours List. Professor Carol Armour, a respiratory pharmacologist and Executive Director of the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney, was made a Member of the Order of Australia...

Four respiratory medicine clinicians have been recognised in the Australia Day 2019 Honours List. Professor Carol Armour, a respiratory pharmacologist and...

The lack of breakthrough treatments for mesothelioma in recent years is because the cancer is not associated with a single genetic mutation that can be targeted, a UK expert told the COSA (Clinical Oncology Society of Australia) 2018 meeting in...

The lack of breakthrough treatments for mesothelioma in recent years is because the cancer is not associated with a single...

An extended scope of practice model proposed for nurses will enable them to prescribe in outpatient clinics to free up doctors' time for more complex patients. The “prescribing in partnership” model released for consultation by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of...

An extended scope of practice model proposed for nurses will enable them to prescribe in outpatient clinics to free up...

Respiratory physician Chris Zappala has taken over the reins as the AMA’s second in charge, vowing to fight the many “external threats” now endangering the medical profession. The Queensland-based physician and former president of AMA Queensland, named the encroachment of non-medical...

Respiratory physician Chris Zappala has taken over the reins as the AMA’s second in charge, vowing to fight the many...

In a call that goes beyond respiratory physicians to the broader medical community, doctors have been asked to step up to six challenges facing healthcare. In the opening ceremony keynotes address, Dr...

In a call that goes beyond respiratory physicians to the broader...

State governments could attract specialist doctors to rural areas by offering superior working conditions - such as bespoke public-private appointments, extra leave entitlements and priority access to training, a respiratory physician suggests. Federal AMA vice presidential election candidate Dr Chris Zappala...

State governments could attract specialist doctors to rural areas by offering superior working conditions - such as bespoke public-private appointments,...

A Queensland respiratory physician has entered the race to become the AMA’s next second-in-command. Dr Chris Zappala, a past president of AMA Queensland, will compete against three other specialists to replace outgoing Melbourne GP Dr Tony Bartone as vice president for...

A Queensland respiratory physician has entered the race to become the AMA’s next second-in-command. Dr Chris Zappala, a past president of...

A thoracic physician found to have breached a patient’s privacy by sharing their medical records with a controversial "Universal Medicine" (UM) practitioner has stood down from his position on the AMA Queensland council. Dr Samuel Tae-Kyu (Sam) Kim – a consultant...

A thoracic physician found to have breached a patient’s privacy by sharing their medical records with a controversial "Universal Medicine"...

Lung Foundation Australia is looking for a new CEO after long-time leader Heather Allan announced her impending resignation. According to an announcement by LFA, Heather will be stepping down in July,...

Lung Foundation Australia is looking for a new CEO after long-time...

Melbourne respiratory physician Professor John Wilson will be the Royal Australasian College of Physicians next President-Elect after winning a landslide victory in an election dogged by controversy. The two-yearly elections for board members closed on April 3, and the results were released...

Melbourne respiratory physician Professor John Wilson will be the Royal Australasian College of Physicians next President-Elect after winning a landslide victory...

A respiratory physician has thrown his hat in the ring to lead the RACP on a ticket of reengaging disenchanted fellows and getting better value for membership fees. Melbourne respiratory physician Professor...

A respiratory physician has thrown his hat in the ring to...

TGA proposals to allow alternative medicine manufacturers to make respiratory condition efficacy claims based on traditional of use rather than scientific evidence will make Australia the 'laughing stock' of the world, critics say. The regulator has come under fire for its...

TGA proposals to allow alternative medicine manufacturers to make respiratory condition efficacy claims based on traditional of use rather than...

Respiratory health is hurtling towards a workforce shortfall but respiratory physicians can help by spending five minutes talking to a student or junior doctor about respiratory medicine as a...

Respiratory health is hurtling towards a workforce shortfall but...

Australia’s burgeoning and unregulated stem cell industry will no longer be able to operate unchecked under reforms proposed by the TGA. Concerns have been mounting over the proliferation of clinics advertising direct-to-public unproven treatments derived from a patient’s own stem cells claimed...

Australia’s burgeoning and unregulated stem cell industry will no longer be able to operate unchecked under reforms proposed by the TGA. Concerns...

Doctors’ groups have condemned the decision to allow a second tobacco giant to front the federal government’s inquiry into vaping. Philip Morris Limited used its time in front of federal MPs to describe its goal to convert over a quarter of...

Doctors’ groups have condemned the decision to allow a second tobacco giant to front the federal government’s inquiry into vaping. Philip...

Respiratory physicians are one of the lowest earners out of all the medical specialties, new income figures reveal. The findings are from the longitudinal survey of thousands of doctors known as the MABEL (Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life) survey. The survey...

Respiratory physicians are one of the lowest earners out of all the medical specialties, new income figures reveal. The findings are...

Less then three months since the release of the damning Black Lung, White Lies report into coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in Queensland, four coalmines have been called out for dust monitoring breaches. In a statement to the Queensland Parliament last week, Minister...

Less then three months since the release of the damning Black Lung, White Lies report into coal workers’ pneumoconiosis in...

Anger has erupted over a medical “conference” staged in Melbourne last month, amid allegations the event was a scam. People who attended last month’s 11th Obesity and Endocrinology Summit – billed as a “CPD event” – have described feeling “cheated” and “angry”,...

Anger has erupted over a medical “conference” staged in Melbourne last month, amid allegations the event was a scam. People who...

A national register to record every case of work-related lung disease is one step closer, after the Senate called on the government to create it. It follows lobbying by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Lung Foundation...

A national register to record every case of work-related lung disease is one step closer, after the Senate called on...

A cardiothoracic surgeon has died a month after he was allegedly assaulted in a vicious one-punch attack. Dr Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann, 41, was in intensive care for four weeks following the alleged attack outside Box Hill Hospital, in Melbourne, but tragically died late...

A cardiothoracic surgeon has died a month after he was allegedly assaulted in a vicious one-punch attack. Dr Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann, 41, was...

Experts are calling for more transparency around specialist fees after finding huge variations in fees and bulk billing rates within and between specialties and geographic locations. According to the analysis of Medicare claims data from 2015 published in The Medical...

Experts are calling for more transparency around specialist fees after finding huge variations in fees and bulk billing rates within...

The Royal College of Physicians has admitted that its relationship with specialist colleges hasn’t been perfect but says it is working to build bridges. Speaking at the Australian Gastroenterology Conference in Adelaide Professor Grant Phelps, a gastroenterologist and President of the Adult...

The Royal College of Physicians has admitted that its relationship with specialist colleges hasn’t been perfect but says it is...

A 54-year-old coal miner man from Queensland has been confirmed as the 15th case of pneumoconiosis following its re-emergence last year. According to reports from the ABC Australian medical assessors and radiologists had cleared the worker twice before a US expert...

A 54-year-old coal miner man from Queensland has been confirmed as the 15th case of pneumoconiosis following its re-emergence last...

State Governments need to abandon “policy by anecdote” in favour of “policy based on data” if they are to have any hope of attracting more specialists to work in the public health system, says a leading University of Melbourne researcher. And...

State Governments need to abandon “policy by anecdote” in favour of “policy based on data” if they are to have...

Recent cases of black lung in Queensland coal miners after many years of no known cases have raised important questions about control of dust exposure in coal mines, as well as the adequacy of medical screening to detect such...

Recent cases of black lung in Queensland coal miners after many years of no known cases have raised important...

A leading Australian respiratory physician has repeated calls for an urgent national black lung disease summit in the wake of this week’s damning report on the Queensland Coal Mine Workers’ Health Scheme. And she has warned there might be more cases...

A leading Australian respiratory physician has repeated calls for an urgent national black lung disease summit in the wake of...

An extended freeze on the Medicare rebate and fears the budget axe will also fall on pathology bulk billing incentive payments have been roundly condemned by Australian clinicians. Specialists fear the moves will severely impact those patients with chronic diseases, although...

An extended freeze on the Medicare rebate and fears the budget axe will also fall on pathology bulk billing incentive...

The name black lung says it all. When miners inhale excessive amounts of coal dust, the fine air filtration system of the lungs sieves out the dust, which then remains permanently in the...

The name black lung says it all. When miners inhale excessive amounts of...

The TSANZ has appointed a President elect and several new members to its board. In an online election that saw double the number of members voting since the last ballot in 2015 Professor Allan Glanville was voted in to replace current...

The TSANZ has appointed a President elect and several new members to its board. In an online election that saw double...

A lung disease thought to have been eradicated in Australia decades ago may have resurfaced. Six people in Queensland have recently been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis, sometimes known as black lung, and their cases are believed by some to be just the...

A lung disease thought to have been eradicated in Australia decades ago may have resurfaced. Six people in Queensland have recently...

The MBS Review Taskforce has released its first list of potentially defunct MBS items for further consultation. The 23 items announced by Health Minister Sussan Ley include seven in diagnostic imaging, nine in ENT surgery, five in gastroenterology and one in...

The MBS Review Taskforce has released its first list of potentially defunct MBS items for further consultation. The 23 items announced...

After five years of negotiations, a deal has finally been reached on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). But details are sketchy and the final text may not see daylight for several weeks, as it undergoes what’s quaintly referred...

After five years of negotiations, a deal has finally been reached on the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). But...

Newcastle based Gastroenterologist Professor Nick Talley has been appointed editor of the Medical Journal of Australia.  He will step down from his position as co-editor-in-chief of the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics to take up the position at the...

Newcastle based Gastroenterologist Professor Nick Talley has been appointed editor of the Medical Journal of Australia.  He...

The AMA has laid into the controversial Four Corners program, which claimed 30% of the health budget is being wasted on unnecessary tests and procedures, accusing the program of being unbalanced and in places factually incorrect. In an interview on ABC's Breakfast...

The AMA has laid into the controversial Four Corners program, which claimed 30% of the health budget is being wasted...

A new website that claims it puts GPs and patients in touch with the country's "best" specialists has been slammed by a leading doctor. The website specialistdoctors.com.au is co-founded by former AMA president Associate Professor Kerryn Phelps and colorectal...

A new website that claims it puts GPs and patients in touch with the country's "best" specialists has been slammed...

Talks that were meant to finalise the Trans Pacific Partnership wound up in Hawaii late last week without reaching a final deal. Over the last five years, 12 countries – Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand,...

Talks that were meant to finalise the Trans Pacific Partnership wound up in Hawaii late last week without reaching...

Australian specialists are overwhelmingly against sending test results direct to patients, particularly if results are abnormal. The survey that included 70 Australian specialists, 5 of whom were respiratory physicians,  revealed that 74% would be uncomfortable with direct notification of clinically significant abnormal results...

Australian specialists are overwhelmingly against sending test results direct to patients, particularly if results are abnormal. The survey that included 70...

The Federal Court of Australia has approved the final payout to people who had a heart attack while taking Vioxx. But the judge isn't happy. The 1660 people involved in the class action against Merck will get $4,629.36 each, court papers...

The Federal Court of Australia has approved the final payout to people who had a heart attack while taking Vioxx....

A new website that allows patients to anonymously rate doctors is using its records without permission, AHPRA says. Concerns about the doctorinspector website have been raised by several registered health practitioners, the agency says. However AHPRA has not given the website permission to use information from...

A new website that allows patients to anonymously rate doctors is using its records without permission, AHPRA says. Concerns about the doctorinspector...

Satisfaction with specialist trainee programs appears to be improving, but only 39% of trainees are confident they will get a job when they graduate, an AMA survey shows. Overall 78% of the 703 trainees surveyed said they were...

Satisfaction with specialist trainee programs appears to be improving, but only 39% of trainees are confident they will get a...

It's okay for doctors to depart from guidelines as long as they are acting in the patient's best interests, the UK's medical defence union has said. In a letter to the BMJ the union said it often had queries from...

It's okay for doctors to depart from guidelines as long as they are acting in the patient's best interests, the...

Writing about patients has many benefits, but it also comes with a bunch of ethical pitfalls, according to a doctor from Yale. Anna Resiman, a Professor at Yale School of Medicine, says it's easy to avoid including identifying details...

Writing about patients has many benefits, but it also comes with a bunch of ethical pitfalls, according to a...

There are no guarantees the funds raised by the proposed GP co-payment will be earmarked to fund medical research, the Federal Health Minister has said. "I'm not locking anything in," Ms Sussan Ley said in an interview with ABC radio this week. ...

There are no guarantees the funds raised by the proposed GP co-payment will be earmarked to fund medical research, the Federal...

The spotlight needs to be turned on specialists fees which have so far  received little attention in the debate around Medicare reform, says an expert from the Menzies Centre for Health Policy.  The impact of specialist fees on government and patient...

The spotlight needs to be turned on specialists fees which have so far  received little attention in the debate around...

Some say e-cigarettes are the smokers’ salvation, others say they are the next agents of addiction. In our first in-depth feature we explore the public health versus personal health argument and what the experts, including the TSANZ, have to say...

Some say e-cigarettes are the smokers’ salvation, others say they are the next agents of addiction. In our first in-depth...

People prefer doctors to dress in formal attire and definitely not in casual wear, according to a new analysis. However the review of 30 studies involving 11,533 adult patients in 14 countries including Australia found that how patients'...

People prefer doctors to dress in formal attire and definitely not in casual wear, according to a new...

Medical research in Australia is substantially funded by the taxpayer, with the unambiguous goal of improving health for all citizens. But unlike the US, Australia has no policy that requires studies involving human subjects to test both men and women, writes...

Medical research in Australia is substantially funded by the taxpayer, with the unambiguous goal of improving health for all citizens....

The Christmas-New Year silly season gave Australia three health policies. At the start of December, the policy from the 2014 budget was still on life support. But in mid-December, then-health minister Peter Dutton announced a new rebate reduction...

The Christmas-New Year silly season gave Australia three health policies. At the start of December, the policy from the ...

Using more positive terminology rather than "Do Not Resuscitate" may help families have open discussions about death, an emergency physicians says. Writing in a letter to the MJA Dr Diana Egerton-Warburton from Monash Health in Melbourne said "allow natural...

Using more positive terminology rather than "Do Not Resuscitate" may help families have open discussions about death, an emergency physicians...

Patient acceptance of telehealth services is growing in the US, with 64 percent of patients recently surveyed saying they are willing to consider a video chat with their doctor instead of an in-person visit. The survey conducted by...

Patient acceptance of telehealth services is growing in the US, with 64 percent of patients recently surveyed saying...

The government has backed down from its plan to cut Medicare rebates to doctors, which was to start on Monday, January 19, after several days of public pressure. For those not au fait with the world of health reform...

The government has backed down from its plan to cut Medicare rebates to doctors, which was to start on...

Conference presenters may want to think twice about allowing live tweets during their talks, a group of doctors warn.  The study of tweets from a medical conference found that the majority were accurate, but some misrepresented what...

Conference presenters may want to think twice about allowing live tweets during their talks, a group of doctors warn.  ...

The current oversupply of doctors may be an opportunity to address the mismatch in supply and demand for 'unpopular' specialties and geographical locations, the latest Health Workforce Australia Report says. The report, the last before the government agency was abolished...

The current oversupply of doctors may be an opportunity to address the mismatch in supply and demand for 'unpopular' specialties and...

Recently promoted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to become the new Minister for Health and Sport Sussan Ley is the second female in the federal cabinet. But who is she? Here's 10 facts to get you acquainted, however we admit we struggled to...

Recently promoted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to become the new Minister for Health and Sport Sussan Ley is the second female in...

At a ceremony in Townsville today, four people will graduate from James Cook University’s physician assistant program. They will be Australia’s first bachelor’s graduates in that field. This is an important step in improving access to care, especially in...

At a ceremony in Townsville today, four people will graduate from James Cook University’s physician assistant program. They will...

The AMA has released a new guide for doctors on the proper use of personal mobile devices when taking and transmitting clinical images. The guide outlines the key ethical and legal issues that doctors need to be aware of...

The AMA has released a new guide for doctors on the proper use of personal mobile devices when taking and...