Primary Healthcare

A GP has weighed-in on the debate surrounding pill testing at music festivals in NSW and Victoria, saying popular festival drug MDMA was not too dangerous.

Neil Martin, Loughborough

Karen Hind, Durham

New critical care teams stationed at Sydney music festivals may have stopped several people from dying or receiving serious injuries, health officials say.

More than a dozen people have been hospitalised due to drug use at festivals in Sydney over the Australia Day long weekend. Several people

The NSW government will employ harm reduction measures at music festivals but stopped short of supporting pill testing. There'll be more

Drug treatment experts behind a pill testing trial at a 2018 music festival in the ACT will demonstrate the service and testing equipment to interested NSW MPs.

Major health insurers have slashed some benefits, in particular for natural therapies, in response to the government's reforms to simplify health insurance.

Martyn Lloyd Jones, University

An atlas of genetic markers may hold the key to unlocking new treatments for osteoporosis, thanks to University of Queensland researchers. The team identified

Many Australian teens and young adults underestimate the importance of sleep. “We’ll

Scientists have recently revealed important insights about posture and spatial awareness. These new discoveries add to our collective understanding of how posture can influence

 Alcohol detox at home is an excellent option for most people with alcohol addiction, according to Sydney GP Dr Chris Davis in the December edition of Australian Prescriber.

Higher private health insurance premiums appear to be forcing more people to either downgrade or dump their policies. More Australians are

GPs may be set a minimum of six minutes for a consultation, according to a proposal contained in a leaked report, but not everyone is in favour of such a move.

Jeroen Douwes, Massey

A pediatrician who spent time treating patients on Nauru says he is amazed government policy is forcing ill children to remain in detention without proper care.

The USC Clinical Trials Centre is launching a trial of a new nasal spray that aims to reduce the severity and duration of the common cold, which remains the most likely illness

The UK government is to offer Australian doctors a $34,000 incentive to relocate so it can address an alarming shortage of GPs. Britain's

Researchers at Monash University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences have found a key player in the initiation and pain of migraines. The team from the Monash