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Bobbi, a new wellness start-up, is named after United States health secretary and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr.

‘Back soon’: RFK Jr-inspired health start-up goes offline

Bobbi, a telehealth provider founded by an Australian multimillionaire and named after the US health secretary, has taken down its website after this masthead’s reporting on its prescribing practices.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman

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Bobbi, a new wellness start-up, is named after United States health secretary and vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr

‘Wild West’: How an RFK-inspired start-up is cashing in on the peptide craze

Nick Bell is a reality TV start-up judge, but in real life he’s running a company on the bleeding edge of medicine that’s offering $500 of peptides after a 15-minute phone call.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Health Minister Mark Butler is turning his attention to failures in the aged care sector.

‘Out of control’ specialist fees will be Labor’s next health priority

Health Minister Mark Butler intends to “test the boundaries” of what is legally possible to bring down specialists fees.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
The Penington Institute described a 28.5 per cent fall in medicinal cannabis sales as a ‘market correction’ following a tightening of prescription rules by regulators.

Cannabis sales plummet as regulators crack down on booming industry

The medicines watchdog has conceded the current rules are outdated, but some have warned against reforms that could force the industry back underground.

  • Angus Thomson
Mel Schilling

The bowel cancer symptom women can often miss

Bowel cancer is one of Australia’s deadliest – and most misunderstood – diseases. Mel Schilling’s death is a reminder to stay informed.

  • Nell Geraets
The turf war between GPs and pharmacists is heating up after the Victorian government announced plans to allow pharmacists to prescribe oral contraceptives to patients without a doctor’s script

GPs reveal dossier of pharmacy blunders as prescription fight ramps up

A turf war has erupted between GPs and pharmacists over changes that allow patients to get the pill from pharmacies without a doctor’s script.

  • Henrietta Cook
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National bulk-billing rates have risen by 7.8 per cent under Labor’s latest Medicare boost, but GPs say prices should be set independently to guarantee certainty into the future.

How GPs plan to end Medicare politics and change bulk billing for good

The college of GPs has been influential over government policy. Its latest call would dampen future election fights over Medicare by taking key decisions out of government hands.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Lucia Porteus Lucia was diagnosed with ADHD at 7 years old.

Lucia had time-blindness and missed social cues. Finding out why changed her life

NSW GPs will soon be able to diagnose ADHD under reforms to make it easier and cheaper for people to get treatment.

  • Kate Aubusson
Doctor Chris Webster inside his Leongatha clinic.

After financial woes, mushroom doctor closes his country practice

Leongatha doctor Chris Webster, who first alerted authorities to mushroom murderer Erin Patterson, is “going it alone” after a tumultuous 2½ years.

  • Cassandra Morgan
Health Minister Mark Butler.

This $8.5b Medicare promise was at the heart of Labor’s election pitch. How’s it working?

Improvements in the bulk-billing rate last month are being overshadowed by a bigger fight over hospital bed block.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos