Australian Medical Association

Australia has been warned it could miss out on an influx of foreign doctors needed to fill gaps in our medical system by the peak group of GPs. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has called on the government to…

A doctor specialising in helping people quit smoking has warned the Albanese government’s vaping crackdown will do more harm than good in trying to curb e-cigarette use. Health Minster Mark Butler announced on Tuesday that Australia will…

A TikTok-famous doctor has explained why visits to the GP are becoming more expensive for Aussies and how the government’s lack of urgency to increase the Medicare rebate is pitting doctors and patients against each other.Doctor Michael…

Vaping was once seen as a miracle solution to help people quit smoking, but now experts are raising concerns about its prevalence among young people. The trend of vaping has been spreading rapidly and has become “absolutely everywhere”,…

Australians could skip the GP and go straight to the pharmacy to treat mild conditions if large-scale Medicare and health reforms are achieved. On Friday, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet will petition the national cabinet for changes which…

Doctors are calling on the Federal Government to slug Australians with a sugar tax on soft drinks, which would rake in $814 million annually.The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is pushing for the introduction of a 16 cent levy for a…

Former federal MP Dr Kerryn Phelps has revealed she and her wife both suffered serious and ongoing injures from Covid vaccines, while suggesting the true rate of adverse events is far higher than acknowledged due to underreporting and…