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COVID-19
‘Triple threat’: Virus alert as winter looms
Healthcare experts have flagged the aged care sector at severe risk this winter as flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)…
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Nurses and doctors unite to call out government on aged care
Nurses and doctors have joined forces today, calling on the government to act now on the “crisis” in aged care.…
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Rise in out-of-pocket costs
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its annual report – Health Expenditure Australia 2017–18 – and it shows…
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AMA calls for change to safeguard staff mental health
AMA President Dr Michael Gannon will tomorrow make an "impassioned plea" to the nation’s health ministers to adopt mandatory reporting…
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Public Hospital Report Card evidence of funding shortfalls: AMA
The AMA Public Hospital Report released today is evidence that all state governments need to re-negotiate the COAG 2020–25 hospital…
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Nominations needed for Public Health Awards
As the AMA prepares for its annual Public Health Awards, the organisation has urged staff in the medical sector to…
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Busy GPs need more investment: AMA
Last week’s Productivity Commission Report is evidence that Australia is home to top quality GPs that require greater investment, the…
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Clinical Practice
Blood test could detect cancer early
Australian scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hill Institute are among a team of researchers who have developed a blood…
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Improving the delivery of care
Health groups call on AMA to support the government’s planned diabetes reforms. Nurses, general practitioners and healthcare consumers are keeping…
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