Cost to visit your GP will rise under Budget, doctor groups say
A visit to your local GP is set to cost more after a freeze on Medicare rebates was extended in the Federal Budget.THE cost of visiting your local GP is likely to rise and the availability of bulk billing plummet as the government again goes to the core of Medicare to get funds for other projects.Doctors’ groups are warning more GPs will increase charges to patients because of an extended freeze on Medicare rebates in Tuesday night’s Budget.The highly conservative Royal Australian College of Gen..>> view originalBudget 2016: $40 cigarettes will force smokers into black market claims tobacco industry
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Illegal tobacco haul worth $40m The largest ever seizure of illicit tobacco in a single operation within Australia is put on display by Border Force personel. PT0M37S 620 349 Cigarette makers and retailers claim $40 packets of cigarettes are going to force more smokers into the growing black market for illegally imported tobacco.In a fiery response to the Turnbull government's $4.7 billion budget hit to tobacco excise, British American Tobacco ..>> view originalRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons investigates secret recording of exam
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Letter alleges history of sexual harassment among surgeons In October, we reported a leaked letter written by Dr Gabrielle McMullin to the Royal Australian College of Surgeons revealed the body was aware of sexual harassment claims against senior surgeons. PT2M18S 620 349 A secret recording of a high stakes medical exam that purports to expose discrimination against a trainee within the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is being investigated..>> view originalLab-reared bacteria pave the way for bug drugs
Gut bacteria, in all their colourful glory. Photo: David Goulding, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Legions of beneficial bacteria living in our gut may be grown in the laboratory and one day used in pill-form to treat a range of gastrointestinal infections and disorders, an international team of scientists has revealed.After cultivating and scrutinising the genetic makeup of 137 bacteria from the human intestine, the scientists have a better understanding of ..>> view originalSource of Sydney legionnaires' disease outbreak to be known next week
Source of Sydney legionnaires' disease outbreak to be known next week By Dom Vukovic Updated May 05, 2016 14:25:08 The source of three Sydney cases of legionnaires' disease will not be known until next week when test results become available, NSW Health's Director of Communicable Diseases says.Dr Vicky Sheppeard said testing was almost complete but results would not be known for a number of days.The department confirmed a woman in her 30s remained critically ill i..>> view original
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