Australia’s STI rates are rising. When you find out that 66K+ Australians were diagnosed with Chlamydia in 2015, with 77% being among those aged 15-29, it’s alarming. When you find out that then only 28% of Chlamydia cases are actually diagnosed, it’s shocking. Between 2009 and 2015 there was a 116% increase in the rate…
Unfortunately, the reality of being human means that we fall ill unexpectedly. If you need urgent medical care when your regular GP is closed, it’s reassuring to know that bulk-billed home doctors are available to help throughout Australia. “Most people who request a home doctor are actually parents or carers seeking urgent medical care for…
FEARS the $7 GP fee could be implemented without parliamentary approval have been heightened with the government telling medical software companies to incorporate the fee in their products. Health Minister Peter Dutton has previously refused to rule out bringing in the charge via regulation, bypassing parliament in the same way the government reintroduced indexation of petrol…
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…
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…