In the media
Government faces legal action over anti-malarial
drug
Australian soldiers are seeking compensation from the
federal government, saying they suffered significant injury after
being directed to take antimalarial drugs, known to cause
neuropsychiatric side effects (07 June 2019).
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Nine out of 10 general practices signed up to My Health
Record
General practices are leading the charge in signing up to
My Health Record, according to new data released by the Australian
Digital Health Agency. General practitioners are also viewing and
using My Health Record more often (05 June 2019).
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Embed earlier care, hospital pharmacists tell Aged Care
Royal Commission
High quality, embedded clinical pharmacy services for aged
care residents and the codifying of pharmacist-led medication
management services in national standards are urgently needed to
reduce alarmingly high rates of medication-related problems
experienced by older Australians, the SHPA has recommended (05 June
2019).
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Will there be a GP-style rebate for other
specialties?
The historical divide between specialist and GP rebate
structures could soon be at an end, with the MBS Review taskforce
recommending time-tiered item numbers for specialists (03 June
2019).
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ARPANSA: Misinformation about Australia's 5G
network
Contrary to some claims, there are no established health
effects from the radio waves that the 5G network uses. This network
currently runs on radio waves similar to those used in the current
4G network, and in the future will use radio waves with higher
frequencies. It is important to note that higher frequencies does
not mean higher or more intense exposure (03 June 2019).
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Morrison Government awards $5 million for Eating
Disorder Research
The Liberal National Government is providing $5 million
for ground-breaking research into the early detection, diagnosis,
and treatment of eating disorders (03 June 2019).
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