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Medicinal cannabis is believed relieve chronic pain, ease nausea, aid sleep, and relax stiff muscles. Although it has not yet been found to have any curative effects, recent studies show … Read more…

Medicinal cannabis is believed relieve chronic pain, ease nausea, aid sleep, and relax stiff muscles. Although it has not yet been found to have any curative effects, recent studies show … Read more…

Due to the fluctuating needs of healthcare, many hospitals and health services in Australia have a casual pool to supplement core staff loads during busy periods and to cover sick … Read more…

Home doctor services, also known as medical deputising services, provide after-hours primary health care to patients in their home or aged care facility on behalf of the patient’s regular GP. … Read more…

Deprescribing is the process of supervised reduction of medications, or stopping them altogether, when they are no longer of benefit to the patient or even doing more harm than good. … Read more…

[ezcol_1half]The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) of Australia recently released data which shows that those living in rural and remote communities access mental health services at one fifth the rate … Read more…

A proposal to alleviate doctor shortages in regional Victoria and NSW through the establishment of a new medical school is not supported by existing doctors and medical students. The proposed … Read more…

[ezcol_1half] Continuing with the theme of mental illness, this post looks at the reasons why people with mental health issues tend not to live as long as the general population. … Read more…

[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Mental health care has been a hot topic of discussion in Australia for some time. Data shows that about 14% of issues dealt with in the Australian health … Read more…