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Dark web incident with Medicare data leaking Following the revelation that Medicare card details are being sold on the dark web, the idea has been raised that the online trader … Read more…

A study conducted by The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation based in the United States, determined Britain has the best healthcare system in comparison with the healthcare systems of 11 … Read more…

The Australian Government claim it is not a cyber security attack and that the information provided is not sufficient to access personal health record information. However, Medicare cards are typically … Read more…

Planned closures under the National Health Service (NHS) in England including emergency departments, GP care and ward closures, first emerged a year ago under a draft of the Sustainability and … Read more…

The Census is managed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the first stage of results of the most recent Census undertaken in August 2017 has now been released. … 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…