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Let us remember the 2 main rules in Politics: 1. Make sure your policies ensure you get elected. 2. For all other decisions, refer first to Rule 1. No politician orders a review in order to change anything. They do it to defer difficult questions/issues, so that the fire & anger wear away...

I think I'll give it a go.

I developed palpitations recently, & the subsidised monitor showed 2 abnormal rhythms, 1 essentially harmless & the other of concern. I saw a cardiologist & he ordered a cardiac MRI which would give the most information. $650 & it's not covered at all by Medicare! I've said it before & I'll...

I had to re-check the date of the article. We've had these for nearly 20 years in the rural Victorian Shire I live in.

Not that an insulin pump is the only method of using Insulin. There's still no studies showing better survival or less complications compared with standard therapy.

You did notice you are comparing a 9 year cohort (17-25 inclusive) with a 25 year cohort (40-64 inclusive)? Lies, damned lies & statistics (as they say)! There's probably 3 x as many 40-64 year olds as those 17-25 in any given year during the study period 2013-2022. Would be better to have a...

They say that one thing truly unites us; young or old, male or female, fit or frail. Everyone believes we're better than average drivers! Which clearly cannot be so. It's interesting that the general consensus here appears to be in favour of regular testing/recertification for driving. I...

I would have thought every person still alive in their "80th decade" should "receive Age Pension entitlements"! (See Myth 3)

"Nearby Albany". To Geraldton! Is the writer a Sydneysider?

LOL. Reading this SDC article & the ads are all for Temu!

I have checked on occasions, & the products have always measured slightly above the indicated weight. And remember, there has to be a rounding factor or they'd have to be very particular in trimming back the final nut to be packed to guarantee the exact weight. There needs to be a whole number...

Wow, what poor reporting Michelle. Just a re-hashing of the Government spin... sorry, media release. Not even the proper Cleanbill report statements! No, the "backbone of affordable health care in Australia" is NOT bilk billing. Medicare is an insurance scheme. The backbone is the REBATE -...

It's easy to make this into a scare campaign, but as the name suggests, it's "AI scribe" - so it's just about the notes. Not suggesting diagnosis. Not suggesting treatment. It's about the notes. And the doctor is expected to read the proposed notes & emend if something doesn't look right...

The banks save on wages if we make withdrawals by ATM rather than going inside & using a teller, whose numbers have reduced. They still need Armaguard to deliver the cash for uses inside the branch, so why say the cost is supposedly just for the ATM cost? The money they save by ATM use should...

If you think the government will fully fund this, rather than underinsure us & only pretend they're covering us, you are dreaming.

A tragic event certainly. Hopefully the anti-vax nut jobs don't try to make mileage out of his treatment failure. My bet is he didn't get enough immunoglobulin. The article points out he was a tall man, a tradie so likely heavily built. Hopefully it's not a one-size-fits-all regime but he...

It appears not everyone read the whole report. Actual evidence shows re-testing older drivers makes no observable difference to crashes & deaths involving older drivers. So why are so many replies supporting something we already know won't work??? Clearly we nearly all anecdotally know older...

Gee, it'd be good to see some balanced reporting on an issue as important as this. And in this case it's the ABC mainly at fault. The SDC error is the completely misleading, click-baiting, headline! Depression is NOT primarily a "side effect" of ADT. The issue is in fact the instant...

What's the cost compared with "standard" residential aged care?