10+ hour, 22+ min ago  (50+ words) Medical Republic The latest Aus Vax Safety data can support informed vaccine discussions with patients. This content is for AHPRA registered professionals only. No more pages to load Register for a new account Payment Information We Accept Visa, Mastercard, American…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1044+ words) Thousands of Australians with multiple sclerosis could lose subsidised access to ocrelizumab and ofatumumab as a PBS pricing dispute heads to the PBAC. Should it go ahead, itis understoodthemovewill leave patients withoutsubsidised access to these drugs, andbills of up to…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago  (422+ words) When it comes to survival, even microbes know the benefit of teamwork. Your Back Page scrawler has a grudging respect for bacteria. They've been kicking around for pretty much as long as this planet has been and there's unknowable gazillions…...

10+ hour, 24+ min ago  (66+ words) Medical Republic From July 1, a new pneumococcal vaccine, Capvaxive 21 is available free on the NIP for all adults aged 65 and older. This content is for AHPRA registered professionals only. No more pages to load Register for a new account Payment…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (63+ words) Medical Republic Of all the symptoms of dementia, the behavioural and psychological symptoms are often the most distressing for both the patients themselves and their carers. This content is for AHPRA registered professionals only. No more pages to load Register…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (343+ words) Black Book survey finds overwhelming support for reform, but says vendors must lift audit, exception handling and reporting capabilities. Australian healthcare providers overwhelmingly support the federal government's share by default reforms for pathology and diagnostic imaging " in effect from today…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (469+ words) The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has been getting busy in the Medicare promotion kitchen, but not on assignment of benefit. Adding to its existing "Medicare's got the bill' campaign, the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing has produced…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (739+ words) A review of the Bill in 12 months should be mandatory and publicly reported, with ongoing research throughout. The proposed changes by the Minns government to introduce new driving laws for patients using THC-containing medicinal cannabis products for medical purposes is…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (228+ words) The department isn't saying yet which scribe will get the nod, but the funding is there to support a statewide rollout with AI proof-of-concept projects in diagnostics, radiology, clinical decision-making, and patient flow. The NSW government has confirmed it will…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (767+ words) Roughly 93% of AMA members surveyed were opposed to the Pharmacy Board of Australia's draft prescribing endorsement. The AMA has come out swinging in its submission to the Pharmacy Board of Australia's consultation on a prescribing endorsement for pharmacists, accusing the…...