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Keeping the focus on PHI until it’s fixed
BY AMA PRESIDENT DR TONY BARTONE Recently, on behalf of the entire AMA, I released our Private Health Insurance Report Card for 2019.Despite its...
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National Cancer Screening Register to support National Bowel Cancer Screening Program
From November 18, the National Cancer Screening Register (the National Register) will begin supporting the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP).The...
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Abstracts call for international trauma conference in Jerusalem
The second International Conference on Trauma and Mental Health will be held in Jerusalem, Israel between September 6 and 8, 2020. It will bring together some...
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Say g’day to our new Aussie
The AMA’s very own rural health champion Dr Sandra Hirowatari is here to stay.Dr Hirowatari, Chair of the AMA Council of Rural Doctors, has just been made a...
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Arts for health’s sake
A World Health Organisation analysis has concluded that engaging with the arts is beneficial to both mental and physical health.While that might not be news to...
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Health Star Rating works, says Choice
Consumer advocacy group Choice has found that the Health Star Rating on food labels is having a positive impact. It now wants the labelling advice compulsory...
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BMA issues health manifesto ahead of election
The British Medical Association has called for increased investment to put the National Health Service back on a sustainable footing. It has also called for an...
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Referring patients to My Aged Care just got easier
INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS GPs can play a key role in supporting patients to access aged care services to suit their needs with referrals to My Aged...
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Breakthrough in vaping death cases
The US’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have hailed a breakthrough in the investigation into vaping deaths and illness that has already claimed 39...
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Update on payroll tax – Optical Superstore
We have received some queries about the recent decision in Commissioner of State Revenue v The Optical Superstore Pty Ltd. The Victorian Court of Appeal...
