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‘Millions’ of Australians will be infected with Covid in coming weeks, health minister says

Mark Butler is urging Australians to get their booster jabs as case numbers rise and pandemic supports are scaled back

The Guardian - AU · Jul 13, 2022

Victorian COVID hospital admissions soar as Omicron sub-variants spread

Victoria's hospital admissions have risen by almost 80 per cent over the past three weeks, as experts say authorities have pursued the wrong COVID strategies.

ABC News · Jul 11, 2022

UK should offer Americans and other foreign nationals free abortion, BMA says

British doctors have condemned the US Supreme Court for ending the constitutional right to safe abortion

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2022

'Record' Queensland state budget spend on health really only keeping up with inflation, AMAQ says

The Queensland government has spruiked a record health spend in its state budget, but the response has been lukewarm, with the peak doctors lobby group saying the funding was needed "yesterday".

ABC News · Jun 21, 2022

American Medical Association Supports Expungement Of Marijuana-Related Records In Cannabis Legal States

The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted a policy of supporting the expungement of criminal records for people arrested or convicted of cannabis-related offenses in states where marijuana is lega

Benzinga · Jun 17, 2022

National cabinet recap: 50-50 health funding extended but no consensus on new gas reserve

Australian Medical Association president says three months extra Covid support ‘will not fix a decade of hospital underfunding’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022

Derwent Valley mother Polly Cousens has two-hour drive to see GP amid state-wide shortage

When mother-of-seven Polly Cousens moved to Tasmania's Derwent Valley 12 months ago, she tried to make an appointment with the local doctor's surgery just minutes from their home — but with their books closed, she's forced to make a two-hour round trip instead.

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

Concern over St John Ambulance delays in Perth as severe flu season predicted in WA

St John Ambulance warned of response delays on Friday due to high demand, staff shortages and ramping. So how will it cope at the height of flu season?

ABC News · Jun 11, 2022

‘Chaos’: Australian doctors call for renewed focus on Covid-19 as winter sets in

Labor urged to revive national pandemic strategy while medical bodies warn of ‘looming disaster’ from flu, Covid and staff burnouts

The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2022

NT government's decision to lift COVID-19 vaccine mandate welcomed by hospitality groups

For months, Northern Territory hospitality groups have battled staff shortages worsened by the government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Next week, that will all change.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022