Small businesses offered tax breaks for going green in federal budget – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Apr 29, 2023
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. ABC News · Apr 28, 2023
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 · Apr 27, 2023
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 · Apr 25, 2023
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 · Apr 24, 2023
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. TechRadar · Apr 21, 2023
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 · Apr 18, 2023
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 · Apr 18, 2023
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 · Apr 14, 2023
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 · Apr 14, 2023
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 · Apr 10, 2023
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 · Apr 4, 2023
Peter Westland obituary Other lives: Director of social services in London who went on to work for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023
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. RideApart · Mar 28, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Mar 23, 2023 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 · Mar 7, 2023 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 · Mar 6, 2023 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.
ABC News · Mar 5, 2023 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 · Mar 3, 2023 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 · Mar 1, 2023 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 · Feb 22, 2023 350 doctors lobby Capitol Hill for pay Over 300 physicians lobbied Congress in hopes of increasing Medicaid pay for doctors
ABC News · Feb 20, 2023 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 · Feb 20, 2023 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 · Feb 20, 2023 University of Newcastle running $3million trial of pharmacists prescribing the pill, opposed by the AMA Uni in pharmacy pill fight
WEKU · Feb 17, 2023 Why hundreds of doctors are lobbying in Washington this week They came to tell Congress about their "recovery plan" for physicians, which includes a Medicare pay boost and an end to some frustrating insurance company requirements.