4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (407+ words) New Australian research has determined exactly how far a toilet flush can expel your excrement. Australian researchers have confirmed what many of us have believed for years: flushing the toilet releases aerosols and bioaerosols that can end up in our…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (702+ words) A new private member’s bill would impose mandatory transparency, human oversight and review rights as automated decision-making expands across aged care, the NDIS and other Commonwealth services. A bill has been introduced into parliament to change that. “The Prime Minister…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1594+ words) Ambulance ramping may look like a shortage of beds. But the deeper problem is that too much of Australia’s existing health capacity cannot move. It’s an extraordinary number. But the most useful response for Australian health leaders is probably not…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1728+ words) The college knows what generalism is and why it matters. So what does it do about the growing share of its members who aren’t really doing it anymore and what does that mean for the profession? It’s the year 2033 and…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (534+ words) I’ve been chastised by an old GP before for not routinely doing home visits. He told me “you new generation GPs are all about the money – when did you guys give up on compassion?” This has come up again today,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1323+ words) The AI tools are in the GP consulting room now but the education on how to govern them isn’t. And the people who are supposed to fix this problem haven’t worked it out yet. Associate Professor Vikram Palit, paediatric respiratory…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1504+ words) While he has your attention, Dr Fergus McCabe wants to address the increasing risk to health workers when patients fall through the cracks. Dr McCabe had only bought into the practice a couple of months prior to the incident, and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (605+ words) The territory has joined all other states and the ACT in legalising voluntary assisted dying, but the legislation maintains two clauses that VAD advocates had fought to remove....

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (572+ words) The NSW-based GP will step into the role from November, with emergency specialist Dr Sarah Whitelaw to serve as vice president. NSW GP Dr Michael Bonning has come out on top of what was a particularly heated AMA presidential race…...

2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (1249+ words) Read the speech that earned a standing ovation at the AMA’s national conference this past weekend. Speaking at the AMA’s national conference on Friday 28 August, Australian Medical Students Association president Seniru Mudannayake urged the association to continue backing AMSA’s campaign…...