In the media
AMA welcomes medical colleges' support for current
Medevac legislation
The AMA supports the call by the Presidents of eleven
highly respected Medical Colleges for the Australian Parliament to
maintain the existing Medevac legislation and the Independent
Health Advice Panel process (13 October 2019).
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Cannabis research has high hopes
The Medical Research Future Fund is to allocate $3 million
to a research program to examine the benefits of medicinal cannabis
for cancer sufferers, in particular pain relief, symptoms and the
management of side effects (10 October 2019).
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RACQ calls for caps to Brisbane hospital parking
fees
The RACQ is calling for more to be done to reduce parking
fees at Brisbane's hospitals, saying patients and families at
hospital shouldn't have to worry about costs at critical
moments (11 October 2019).
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Cost of cancelling 418 surgeries during contamination
saga 'pending'
All elective surgery was cancelled at the Princess
Alexandra Hospital from August 21 to September 4 after staff
discovered chemical residue on a number of sterilised instrument
packs (08 October 2019).
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Heatwaves increase risks of death from heart and
respiratory disease: QUT research
Hot conditions forecast for areas of Queensland and for a
long summer ahead are a reminder for people with health issues to
take precautions, with a QUT-led analysis of 54 global research
studies showing that serious heatwaves accompanying climate change
increase the risk of people dying from cardiovascular and
respiratory disease (08 October 2019). More...
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