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Fewer smokers but tobacco still kills one in eight
New WMA President urges empathy
Physician-assisted suicide remains opposed by world doctors
Damning report shows why care can’t wait
Aged Care Royal Commission confirms worst
Asbestos link to popular powder sparks US recall
Great news on polio eradication
Applications open for 2020 AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship
Draft report confirms pressing need for major mental health reforms
Urgent need for significant mental health reforms
Productivity Commission calls for mental health overhaul
Private Health Insurance needs urgent attention
Private health insurance on precipice
More medical groups sign up for transparency in fees
Waiting for action is not an option for elderly
She made world a better place
Autonomous pharmacist prescribing ruled out
Overseas transplants come with complications
Pharmacy Board backs AMA on prescribing
AMA advocacy Results in bipartisan Support for medical indemnity stability
New standards rule out pharmacist prescribing
AMA welcomes medical Colleges’ support for current Medevac legislation
Rubella offer being ignored in Japan
Tiny Pacific nation eliminates lymphatic filariasis
AMA gains assurances for hospital doctors
Codeine overdoses plummet since rescheduling
Indigenous conference talks innovation
A rocky road ahead for health system
Big savings in cancer drugs
Brazil burns and its hospitals overflow
Vaping ban in place to stay in India
Put care back into aged care
WHO and Tanzania angry at each other over Ebola
BMA joins climate action day to say it is already damaging health
UN boost for global health goals
Obesity not a choice, say UK psychologists
Non-PBS medications driving patient out-of-pocket costs
Health spending figures show non-PBS medications driving out-of-pockets
ATO tells small employers it’s time to move to STP
Latest health spending figures released
Mental health report calls for combined effort
Much to learn about restless leg syndrome
Vaping warnings justified and timely
AMA backs strong response to vaping deaths
Bonded medical program reforms welcome
Rural Australia deserves better funded and resource health services
New Secretary General takes reins at Federal AMA
Pinterest leads social media in banning anti-vax propaganda