In the media

Nicotine vaping products with no quality assurance 'unacceptable'
Australia is a leader in smoking control - and the RACGP says we need to stay that way with quality assurance on imported vaping products (01 April 2021).  More...

The epidemic of burnout in the health and social sectors
The sustained physical, emotional and psychological demands of our work are literally destroying lives (31 March 2021).  More...

Private health insurance premium increase a timely reminder
With private health insurance premiums rising an average 2.74 per cent on 1 April, the AMA is encouraging the Government to take immediate action on private health insurance reform and introduce a regulator to instill confidence into the system (31 March 2021).  More...

Study finds low UV risk from home nail drying
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency and the Queensland University of Technology have tested eight ultraviolet radiation nail polish drying devices to assess their ability to cause skin damage (31 March 2021).  More...

Queensland

Queenslanders have been 'checking in' for months but the app is about to become mandatory
Queensland's cafes, restaurants and pubs will soon be forced to use the state government's coronavirus check-in app, but civil libertarians are worried about privacy and data protection (02 April 2021).  More...

GP reprimanded and has conditions imposed on registration for inappropriate prescribing
A tribunal has reprimanded a Queensland general practitioner and imposed conditions on his registration for professional misconduct after he inappropriately prescribed performance enhancing medications to nine patients over a seven-year period (29 March 2021).  More...

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