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International doctors unable to work in Australia due to ‘broken system’, experts say

Health leaders call for streamlining of complex registration process as overseas-trained doctors look elsewhere for work

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Queensland hospital staff say 'fatigue is immense' amid COVID-19 patient load, while late cancer diagnoses follow delayed procedures

Queensland hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, burnt-out health workers are taking leave to cope with pandemic stress, while ongoing elective surgery delays are starting to result in late cancer diagnoses, doctors warn.

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No medical advice for mask mandate: PM

Australia is bracing for increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations during winter as health professionals call for a reintroduction of a mask mandate.

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Health Experts Everywhere: We Need Mask Mandates! Government Officials: No!

Health experts are crying our for mask mandates and urging people to wear theirs as COVID-19 numbers climb and hospitals are overrun.

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AMA chief says mask mandates becoming more likely amid ‘pretty scary’ Covid hospital numbers

‘I don’t know how far [politicians] can let the numbers go while still saying we don’t need mask mandates,’ Omar Khorshid says

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Experts and vulnerable Australians urge politicians to follow medical advice on Covid measures including masks

Victorian health minister asked to ‘please, please, please do more to support our healthcare system and limit the next wave of Covid’

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Vaccines and antivirals not enough to combat Australian Omicron surge, experts warn

Doctors accuse government of ‘mixed messages’ as hospitalisations rise, saying they should be open to more preventive measures

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Government decision to limit telehealth services will cause vulnerable Australians to suffer, GPs say

Federal health minister, Mark Butler, confirms pandemic-related telehealth services will not be extended

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National cabinet recap: 50-50 health funding extended but no consensus on new gas reserve

Australian Medical Association president says three months extra Covid support ‘will not fix a decade of hospital underfunding’

The Guardian - AU

Australian Medical Association calls for overhaul of national cabinet secrecy rules

Omar Khorshid says Australians ‘have a right to know’ what is discussed, ahead of Anthony Albanese’s meeting with states and territories

The Guardian - AU

‘Chaos’: Australian doctors call for renewed focus on Covid-19 as winter sets in

Labor urged to revive national pandemic strategy while medical bodies warn of ‘looming disaster’ from flu, Covid and staff burnouts

The Guardian - AU

Increasing obesity rates linked to need for knee surgery earlier in life, study finds

Research finds class 3 obese patients undertake knee surgery on average seven years earlier than those with ‘healthy’ BMIs

The Guardian - AU

AMA urges federal government to fix ‘broken’ health system as NSW paramedics protest shortages

Dr Omar Khorshid calls on commonwealth to work with states as union protests ambulance ramping and staffing shortages in NSW

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Australian hospitals postpone screening tests as world grapples with shortage of imaging dyes

Australian Medical Association backs delay of non-urgent tests but says supply issues highlight need for national stockpile of critical medical supplies

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1000 Australians dying every month from COVID but PM and Albanese are silent on coronavirus before election

COVID roulette: from no signs to fatal

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COVID-19 infections in Australia hit worldwide highs — and experts predict another Omicron variant spike is coming

With the country in middle of an election campaign, a war raging in Ukraine and cost of living rising, COVID-19 has dropped off the radar for some Australians. But experts say the number of daily cases and deaths is "extraordinary".

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Labor promises almost $1 billion for Medicare and GPs if it wins federal election

Federal Labor is entering the election campaign home stretch armed with a promise of almost $1 billion in new Medicare and primary-health funding if it wins next weekend's federal poll.

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Labor promises $970m investment in Medicare and general practice ahead of final week of election

Australian Medical Association says pledge is a ‘strong down payment’ in boosting primary health care

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'Don't want to avoid this issue': AMA head says sugar tax hitting low SES groups is expected

A Canberra focused study has found implementing a sugar tax would hit low socio-economic suburbs while the Rethink Sugary Drink partnership campaigns for a levy.

Newcastle Herald

Rural and regional healthcare 'at breaking point'

Dedicated health care staff stymied by "a lack of resourcing" from state and federal governments.

The Guardian - AU

People at greatest risk of Covid death being prevented from accessing life-saving antivirals, RACGP says

Australia’s peak body for GPs says there is a lack of awareness about treatments, which if taken early can prevent severe disease

The Guardian - AU

Australian Medical Association disappointed by major party funding inaction amid hospital crisis

AMA chief to call on Anthony Albanese to ‘stand for health’, saying funding boost is urgent to alleviate pressure on medical system

AAP

Billions set aside for COVID winter fight

Out-of-pocket costs for prescriptions will be reduced for millions of people, while Medicare funding will increase over the next five years.

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Treasurer delivers budget speech – as it happened

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AMA report card highlights steady national decline in hospital beds for over 65s

The Australian Medical Association's public hospital report card highlights a nationwide, downward trend in the number of hospital beds for over 65s over the last three decades.

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