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Homebirths to be introduced at Royal Women's Hospital

Homebirths to be introduced at Royal Women's Hospital

Victoria's publicly funded homebirth program will be expanded to three extra hospitals, including the Royal Women's Hospital, the state government says.

'You’ll be dead by Friday': surgeon Charlie Teo guilty

'You’ll be dead by Friday': surgeon Charlie Teo guilty

'You’ll be dead by Friday': surgeon Charlie Teo guilty

'You’ll be dead by Friday': surgeon Charlie Teo guilty

Controversial neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct with conditions imposed on his registration.

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Birthing on Country leads to healthy mothers and babies

Culturally-safe care, birthing on country and increasing the number of Indigenous nurses and midwives all contribute to healthy and thriving First Nations bubs.

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Doctors wasting too much time on bureaucratic red tape

Doctors wasting too much time on bureaucratic red tape

Doctors waste too much time with non-standardised templates, naming specialists in referrals and outdated data-sharing, according to the RACGP.

Cuts to cost of dwarfism drug to save families millions

Cuts to cost of dwarfism drug to save families millions

A new drug to treat dwarfism has been slashed from $330,000 a year to $30 a script, enabling thousands of families to receive treatment at home.

Doctors lobby to lose veto on Medicare oversight body

Doctors lobby to lose veto on Medicare oversight body

The Australian Medical Association will no longer have to approve the director of the Medicare oversight body under new laws introduced to parliament.

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