The AMA and RACGP’s public support for My Health Record has been a monumentally bad idea, says former AMA president Dr Kerryn Phelps

Doctors are demanding that patients' clinical information held by the My Health Record system are given the same legal protection as those records held by doctors

A mandatory sugar rating system based on teaspoons is one of the government’s latest proposals for tackling obesity and has received backing from public health advocates.

Millions of dollars have potentially been squandered covering compensation payouts to nurses, pharmacists and other non-doctors after they were inadvertently included in the High Cost Claims Scheme

GPs must avoid a “race to the bottom” with pharmacists and stand against doctors dispensing for profit, the AMA’s ethics chief says

The federal Health Minister says he will introduce legislation to ensure all doctors can access medical insurance, warning that universal coverage is “at risk of disappearing”

The AMA is cautiously backing the idea of a government-funded website listing specialists’ fees

Former AMA president Dr Bruce Shepherd will be remembered as a pioneer of services for children with hearing loss.

Celebrity chef Pete Evans has accused the AMA of having an interest in keeping Australians unhealthy following calls for his controversial documentary promoting ketogenic diets as a treatment for autism and cancer to be pulled from Netflix.