Medicine

Australians Need More Exercise

A new report that finds Australians are not spending enough time being physically active. This highlights the need for action on a...

MS Digital Health Care Tool

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has announced $1.4 million in funding for an innovative MS patient-centred digital health care...

Global Partnership for 120m Affordable COVID-19 Rapid Tests

WHO has announced a global partnership to make available 120 million affordable, quality COVID-19 rapid tests for low- and middle-income countries.

Making Indoor Spaces COVID-19 Safe

EXPERT REACTION: Australia’s Plain Tobacco Packaging

Plain packaging for tobacco in Australia may not have had the desired effects of encouraging smokers to quit and discouraging new smokers...

ePrescribing Case Study, Penguin

Synopsis ACRRM has been working closely with the Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) and the Department of Health to support the implementation...

Expert Opinion: Steroids Help Treat Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Latest trials show that corticosteroids can improve outcomes for COVID-19 patients.

Coal Kills 800 Australians Each Year

Air pollution from Australia’s ageing and increasingly unreliable coal-burning power stations is responsible for 800 premature deaths, 14,000 asthma symptoms among children...

Access to Medicinal Cannabis Still Nigh Impossible

Despite being formally legal, medicinal cannabis is still extremely difficult to obtain in Tasmania even in cases of genuine need.