Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are more likely to have long-standing mental health problems and are twice as likely to have had bad experiences with their GP. In one of the biggest surveys of homosexuals in England, researchers from Cambridge University found that 12 per cent of lesbian women and almost 19 per cent of…
In Thailand, a bizarre case of baby-making by a Japanese national is continuing to make headlines. Thai police have confirmed the 24 year old fathered 15 babies via surrogacy arrangements. BANGKOK — A DNA test of a Japanese man embroiled in a surrogacy scandal in Thailand shows that he is the biological father of at…
Victorian Labor party wants to legalise cannabis oil to treat life-threatening conditions. The peak body representing Victorian doctors has backed state opposition leader Daniel Andrews in calling for cannabis to be examined for medical use, but stressed the drug must undergo Australian clinical trials first. Andrews announced on Sunday morning that if elected in November…
Doctors stand to get a large pay rise even though the $7 GP fee would be cut to $6.15 under an AMA plan designed to end a Senate impasse over the controversial budget measure. Adopting the AMA plan would also erode 97 per cent of planned budget savings, said Health Minister Peter Dutton. Under the…
Patients with a chronic disease management plan, those in aged care, children, and concession card holders will be exempt under the deal the Health Minister Peter Dutton has publicly said he is “seriously” considering. The government will also have to abandon its plans to slash the Medicare rebate by $5 under the AMA blueprint, a…
Bowel cancer is recognised as a major health problem in Australian with approximately 80 people passing away each week from it. It is one of the most common of the internal cancers and rates second overall behind lung cancer as the common cause of deaths related to cancer. The bowel makes up part of the digestive system,…
Nearly 21,000 cases of influenza have been confirmed so far in Australia, double the number of cases at this time last year, the Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) reports. The ISG says around 20 to 50 per cent of children are likely to contract the flu each season, compared with 10 to 30 per cent of…
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