In the media
Nicotine vaping products with no quality assurance
'unacceptable'
Australia is a leader in smoking control - and the RACGP
says we need to stay that way with quality assurance on imported
vaping products (01 April 2021). More...
The epidemic of burnout in the health and social
sectors
The sustained physical, emotional and psychological
demands of our work are literally destroying lives (31 March 2021).
More...
Private health insurance premium increase a timely
reminder
With private health insurance premiums rising an average
2.74 per cent on 1 April, the AMA is encouraging the Government to
take immediate action on private health insurance reform and
introduce a regulator to instill confidence into the system (31
March 2021). More...
Study finds low UV risk from home nail drying
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety
Agency and the Queensland University of Technology have tested
eight ultraviolet radiation nail polish drying devices to assess
their ability to cause skin damage (31 March 2021). More...
Queensland
Queenslanders have been 'checking in' for months
but the app is about to become mandatory
Queensland's cafes, restaurants and pubs will soon be
forced to use the state government's coronavirus check-in app,
but civil libertarians are worried about privacy and data
protection (02 April 2021). More...
GP reprimanded and has conditions imposed on
registration for inappropriate prescribing
A tribunal has reprimanded a Queensland general
practitioner and imposed conditions on his registration for
professional misconduct after he inappropriately prescribed
performance enhancing medications to nine patients over a
seven-year period (29 March 2021). More...
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