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iHerb Suspends Melatonin Sales To Australia Following Surge Of Child Overdoses In WA

US-based supplement store iHerb has suspended sales of melatonin to Australia following a spike in child overdoses in Western Australia.

Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines

Australian doctors call for clampdown on social media influencers allegedly glamorising poker machines

Doctors’ warning comes after report reveals the social cost of gambling in Victoria had doubled to $14bn

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Mental health hit hardest amid exorbitant doctor fees

Mental health hit hardest amid exorbitant doctor fees

Extreme costs to see specialist doctors, including psychiatrists, are putting the health of millions at risk, as a report urges a boost in government funding.

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Australians urged to address falling vaccination rates

With a surge in winter respiratory infections, health experts are again urging Australians to get vaccinated for COVID-19 and influenza.

'Living week-to-week': doctors struggle to stay rural

Better access to childcare, financial incentives and support for doctors' families would help recruit more medicos to the bush, according to a national survey.

Doctors make voluntary assisted dying plea for election

Australia's peak doctors body is calling for the next federal government to change laws so voluntary assisted dying services can be provided by telehealth.

Falling vaccination rate risks horror flu season

Fake news and pandemic fatigue are weighing on vaccination rates, with doctors urging people to get the jab and avoid a horror flu season.

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Bulk Billing’s Set To Get Cheaper From November — What This Means For You

Bulk Billing’s Set To Get Cheaper From November — What This Means For You

No matter who wins the election, both Labor and the Coalition have committed some significant cashola to Medicare, starting later this year.

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge

With a federal election looming, an expert warns it will take more than a rate cut and a health promise to turn the political tides in Labor's favour.

‘Grooming our children’: politicians demand Sportsbet pull promotional filters from Snapchat

‘Grooming our children’: politicians demand Sportsbet pull promotional filters from Snapchat

Exclusive: Monique Ryan, Kate Chaney, Andrew Wilkie and Sarah Hanson-Young all call for gambling giant to remove the social media ads immediately

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Law change tears down red tape for pregnancy care, Hunter midwives say

Law change tears down red tape for pregnancy care, Hunter midwives say

'Women can have immediate access to specialised midwifery care.'

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Wait times for mental health care hit record highs

Wait times for mental health care hit record highs

Australia's peak medical body has urged governments to end the blame game for mental health funding after a damning new report.

Parents, carers shielded from 'shady' baby formula ads

Parents, carers shielded from 'shady' baby formula ads

The federal government will establish a mandatory code of conduct to oversee the way baby formula products are advertised in Australia.

GP Fees Will Likely Increase From Today, Here’s Everything You Need To Know

GP Fees Will Likely Increase From Today, Here’s Everything You Need To Know

For the third time this year, the cost of seeing a GP is likely to increase. So how much is your next visit going to cost you?

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Extended prescriptions reforms a ‘no brainer’, but not a silver bullet

Doctors pushing for reforms could mean patients get extended prescription, to aid the cost of living crisis and healthcare crisis.

Pharmacy contraceptive pill trial a 'band-aid solution'

The health minister welcomes a proposed trial to allow pharmacists to prescribe the contraceptive pill but doctors' groups have criticised the move.

Premiers to use national cabinet to plead for more federal funding for hospitals and GPs

Premiers and chief ministers will enter a pivotal national cabinet meeting today demanding more federal funding for Australia's health system, amid warnings the "broken" sector is heaving under strain and needs urgent repair.

Australia is 'odd one out' on sugar tax

The Australian Medical Association has renewed calls for the nation to follow the lead of 85 countries and jurisdictions and impose a tax on sugar.

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Will COVID-19 ruin Christmas? Why it's now harder to predict the pandemic's future

Experts say it's risky to make predictions about COVID-19 based on what's going on in other countries because the pandemic is different now than it was previously.

GP shortage focus of roundtable talks between health minister and experts

The precarious state of general practice is the most concerning pressure on the healthcare system right now, according to federal Health Minister Mark Butler, who has met experts to brainstorm long- and short-term solutions amid concerns the GP workforce could collapse.

Australia 'facing decade-long GP shortage'

Inadequate funding is making it tougher for medical students to come through the system as the nation faces a predicted shortage of GPs over the coming decade.

Hospital funding clash to be reignited at national cabinet as states call for more resources

The states and territories will again push the federal government to abandon a funding cap and extend a 50:50 funding share of public hospital services, as demand from COVID-19 continues to strain the system.

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BoM forecasts wetter-than-average summer for eastern states – as it happened

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Sydney news: Sydney Water works overnight to restore water in northern Sydney after pipe burst

MORNING BRIEFING: Sydney Water crews have worked overnight to restore full services in northern Sydney after about 2,000 locals went without water since Saturday due to a burst water main in Lane Cove.

Chronic wounds affect 420,000 Australians each day, cost $3b a year to treat

Sam Gregory-Jones was the only registered nurse in her small country hospital when her son needed urgent treatment. But like so many other rural health centres, it didn't have the right dressings for his wounds.

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