Oral contraceptive soon available over the counter in new WA trial

Oral contraceptive soon available over the counter in new WA trial

Those annoying,expensively frequent visits to the doctor may soon be a thing of the past now that WA is catching up with other states when it comes to the Pill.

  • byClaire Ottaviano

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Medicine shortages that affect our most vulnerable are unacceptable
Opinion
Opinion

Medicine shortages that affect our most vulnerable are unacceptable

Australia has a supply problem with vital medicines,causing anxiety for patients and overloading already burdened physicians.

  • byThe Herald's View
Labor dumps GP payroll tax after poll shows primary vote slump

Labor dumps GP payroll tax after poll shows primary vote slump

Bulk-billing GPs will be exempt from payroll tax and other doctors will be spared the impost for a year after health clinics threatened to shame the government over its “tax on health”.

  • byBroede Carmody,Rachel Eddie andAnnika Smethurst
Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro

Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro

The ban will drastically reduce the availability of the popular weight-loss injections – which have been in short supply globally – and disrupt the businesses capitalising on the huge demand.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
I know pseudo remedies won’t cure my winter cold. But they make me feel special
Opinion
Flu season

I know pseudo remedies won’t cure my winter cold. But they make me feel special

We’re currently experiencing a unique hell of virus soup,and despite knowing what we need to do to get better,following doctor’s orders feel painfully pedestrian.

  • byWendy Syfret
Steph had no idea stopping her antianxiety medication could be deadly

Steph had no idea stopping her antianxiety medication could be deadly

A treatment centre helping those dependent on benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Valium will be forced to cut its clinician numbers from 10 to three when funding runs out.

  • byAmber Schultz
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‘I think that’s dangerous’:The moment the new CSIRO boss decided to hit back at Peter Dutton

‘I think that’s dangerous’:The moment the new CSIRO boss decided to hit back at Peter Dutton

Doug Hilton didn’t back off when he felt the leader of the opposition had crossed a line.

  • byAngus Dalton
Chemists to lose dollar-discount option as government bows to Pharmacy Guild pressure

Chemists to lose dollar-discount option as government bows to Pharmacy Guild pressure

Chemist Warehouse will be stripped of its ability to give its customers $1 off their medicines under a change the Pharmacy Guild has been pushing for years.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
The deadly price of a perfect strawberry

The deadly price of a perfect strawberry

We’re running out of medicines that can treat deadly fungal infections. A new agricultural chemical could make things even worse.

  • byAngus Dalton
Lawyers for celebrated surgeon say he can’t be held responsible for patients’ pain

Lawyers for celebrated surgeon say he can’t be held responsible for patients’ pain

Defamation trial hears that a multidisciplinary team,including a pain specialist and an anesthetist,was responsible for prescribing drugs.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
‘Doctor’s cardiologist’ helped transform patient treatment
Obituaries
Obituaries

‘Doctor’s cardiologist’ helped transform patient treatment

Dr David Hunt had a long and exemplary career in the public health sector as assistant director,and then director of cardiology at Royal Melbourne Hospital.

  • byTony Walker