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More Than 1000 NSW Pharmacies Will Be Able To Prescribe UTI Meds And The Pill In A New Trial

NSW pharmacies are able to prescribe medications in a new trial that is set to relieve the lengthy wait times at GPs.

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Small businesses offered tax breaks for going green in federal budget – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS 'growth target'

Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget $50 billion over the next decade.

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Celeb diets followed by Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow are bad for your heart

But there's good news for vegetarians and pescatarians

Wales Online

Tottenham players to refund fans after 'embarrassing' EPL defeat by Newcastle United

Tottenham's players will refund the tickets of supporters who travelled to see the 6-1 defeat at the hands of Newcastle United that cost stand in coach Cristian Stellini his job.

ABC News

Doctors v pharmacists: who benefits from Australia’s turf war over prescriptions?

Queensland pilot program has been made permanent with Victoria and NSW to begin similar trials

The Guardian - AU

Tidal adds another reason why it's a better Spotify alternative for audiophiles

TIdal CEO reveals the streaming platform will be expanding FLAC audio to HiFi Plus as the future of MQA is murky.

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George McAndrews, waged legal war on behalf of chiropractors, forever changing the profession, dead at 87

“It was the greatest one-man show I ever saw in a legal case, and I’m 78 and have seen a lot of cases,” said attorney Paul Slater, a co-counsel on the case.

Chicago Sun-Times

Quail Motorcycle Gathering Returns To Monterey Peninsula In May, 2023

The 2023 Quail Motorcycle Gathering returns to Carmel-By-The-Sea, California’s Quail Lodge & Golf Club on May 6, 2023.

RideApart

First gay president of Chicago-based American Medical Association Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld talks about challenges he’ll face

An anesthesiologist in Milwaukee, Navy combat veteran and father of two young children, he spoke in an interview about himself, his job and the AMA’s outspokenness on big issues.

Chicago Sun-Times

Soz Mates: Australia Will Not Be Following The UK In Giving Out Free Vapes To Help Smokers Quit

Which is actually a blessing.

Pedestrian.tv

Senior doctor stable after alleged stabbing at Burnie hospital

The condition of a senior doctor, allegedly stabbed while working in one of Tasmania's major hospitals, improves from critical to stable.

ABC News

Up to $3 billion in taxpayer money lost to Medicare fraud and non-compliance annually, government review finds

Between $1.5 billion to $3 billion is being lost to Medicare fraud and non-compliance every year, according to an independent review that also warns the overly-complex system is out of date and risks bleeding more taxpayer money.

ABC News

Peter Westland obituary

Other lives: Director of social services in London who went on to work for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities

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Honda Monkey Does Best Kawasaki Eddie Lawson Replica Impression

A mini-bike aficionado customizes a Honda Monkey in the image of Kawasaki’s Eddie Lawson Replica KZ1000R superbike.

The Guardian - AU

AMA calls for governments to implement royal commission recommendations on Aboriginal deaths in custody

Exclusive: Medical experts also reiterate calls to raise age of criminal responsibility, saying detention facilities have ‘deeply adverse’ effects on children

The Conversation

Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge

The leading U.S. medical journal, read regularly by doctors of all specialties, systematically ignores an equally reputable and rigorous body of medical research that focuses on Black Americans’ health.

WEKU

A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.

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ACT public waiting list for endoscopy services to prevent possibly fatal cancers blows out to 6,000

Doctors are warning the long public wait times for the common cancer screening test are "catastrophic" and pose a "high risk".

ABC News

ACT plan for pharmacists to administer UTI medication criticised by Queensland GPs

The ACT government announces plans to allow pharmacists to provide over-the-counter medication for urinary tract infections, in a move similar to a pilot program heavily criticised in Queensland by local doctors.

Tribune News Service

3M subsidiary claims many military plaintiffs in earplug case did not suffer hearing loss

A 3M subsidiary claims that U.S. Defense Department records show that over 175,00 military members who allege the Maplewood-based company's earplugs were defective have normal hearing under key medical standards.

Salon

350 doctors lobby Capitol Hill for pay

Over 300 physicians lobbied Congress in hopes of increasing Medicaid pay for doctors

ABC News

Australian Cannabis Nurses Association launches to educate, advocate for medicinal cannabis

Co-founder Simone O'Brien says the organisation is needed to provide medicinal cannabis education, advocacy and peer support after years of "misinformation".

Tribune News Service

After staying away during pandemic, doctors return to lobby Congress

WASHINGTON — Dr. Timothy McAvoy, an internist from Waukesha, Wisconsin, held his infant granddaughter last Tuesday while standing in the Longworth House Office Building, waiting to talk to a congressional aide about increasing Medicare pay for doctors.

Newcastle Herald

University of Newcastle running $3million trial of pharmacists prescribing the pill, opposed by the AMA

Uni in pharmacy pill fight

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