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Pharma chameleon
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National News
- AMA gains assurances for hospital doctors
An article in The Australian this week suggested that the Commonwealth Government would be seeking to reclaim funds from doctors working in public...
Columns
- Providing leadership to care for older Australians
BY AMA PRESIDENT DR TONY BARTONEThere can be no greater responsibility for the Government than to invest in the medical and health care of older...
World News
- Rubella offer being ignored in Japan
The Japanese government is in the middle of a concerted effort to raise awareness of a rubella outbreak in the country, and is offering free antibody...
Health on the Hill
- Input sought for veteran mental health strategy
Public consultation has opened for the Veteran Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and National Action Plan.The Department of Veterans’ Affairs...
Research
- AI equals humans in some medical diagnoses
New research suggests artificial intelligence is able to interpret medical images and make diagnoses based on those images as well as human experts....
Lifestyle
- The 2019 Mitsubishi Pajero
BY DR CLIVE FRASERIn 1983, Mitsubishi released in Australia its yet-to-be-iconic Pajero.Named after a South American Pampas cat, there were...
Features
- Scenes from the National Press Club Address
Check out the August 5, 2019 PDF editon of Australian Medicine (can be downloaded from this website) for more of Lyn Mills photos of AMA President Dr...
Information
- Communiqué
Notifications workshop with the Australian Medical Association, the Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation...
Opinion
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
OPINION BY DR PAUL BARTLEYThe cover photograph on old, book-versions of the Australian Therapeutic Guidelines-Antibiotic is of a blood agar plate...