🌍 Today marks the 10th annual global One Health Day — a timely reminder of the deep interconnection between the health of people, animals, and our environment.

An alarming new report from @thelancet.com shows millions are dying each year as a result of our failure to tackle the climate crisis. In 2019 we declared climate change a 'health emergency'. It has only worsened since. We need more than words. We need action. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

AMA Chair of Public Health Dr Michael Bonning spoke to the ABC this morning about social media's role in promoting the use of supplements, and some of the risks associated with supplement use. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Vaccination rates are falling in many areas leading to the increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases like whooping cough, which can be deadly. Vaccines save lives. www.ama.com.au/media/act-no...

Our hospitals are in logjam following years of underinvestment. We need state and territory governments and the federal government to commit to both increase funding our public hospitals to expand capacity and improve performance. Story: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Health ministers are absolutely correct, confirmed in our ongoing research on the causes of logjam in our hospitals. This is one piece of the puzzle which needs solutions if we are to clear the hospital logjam. Our report: www.ama.com.au/articles/hos...

Our hospitals are in logjam. Patients can't move through the system due to exit block or 'bed block', with flow-on effects right through to long ED waits and ambulance ramping. We need urgent funding reform from state and fed govts to expand capacity and improve performance. hospitallogjam.com.au

Wednesday 10 September is #worldsuicidepreventionday; and this year’s theme, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’, challenges us to transform how we think and talk about suicide.

Cricketing legend Usman Khawaja has taken a brave stand today calling out the government for failing to protect our children from the scourge that are gambling ads. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Usman Khawaja says Labor has been ‘100% too slow’ to ban gambling ads to protect children

Australian cricketer says the normalisation of gambling in sport for young people is ‘scary and dangerous’ as government continues to sit on reforms

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The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back with a new episode this week discussing preventive health and the AMA's campaign for a tax on sugar sweetened beverages.

Experiences like this shine a light on the 'hidden' waitlist, or the years many patients wait to even see a specialist before joining the elective — really, essential — surgery waitlist. Years lost to pain and suffering. Our solutions and more are at hospitallogjam.com.au

The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back later this week. Subscribe to The Waiting Room to have each episode delivered to you as soon as it is released!

6000 people waiting for so-called elective — really, essential — surgeries in SA as hospitals remain in a state of logjam. We need state and federal govts to fix the funding formula to help expand hospital capacity and improve performance. Our solutions: hospitallogjam.com.au

SA didn't need an investigation to find out that "exit block" is one of the biggest problems contributing to ambulance ramping. We've been saying it all along… www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Patients left in hospital foyers and corridors, waiting for hours to receive treatment as nurses are rostered to 'babysit' them. This isn't right. We need state and federal govts to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our hospitals. www.hospitallogjam.com.au

We need state and federal governments to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our public hospitals. More aged care beds will help exit block, but we need real investment to expand capacity and improve performance. www.hospitallogjam.com.au

Worst ramping on record as flu cases overwhelm the SA hospital system. How can you help? Get vaccinated. How can governments help? State and federal governments must agree to funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08... www.hospitallogjam.com.au

Ambulance ramping reaches record high in South Australia amid flu season

As South Australia records its worst ambulance ramping, one of the ways the government is tackling the problem is by moving patients from hospitals to a hotel.

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Would you like to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose? Then the Australian Medical Association’s Women in Leadership program is for you. Register now: www.ama.com.au/events/women...

Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy. 📻 Spotify open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs... 📻 Apple podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t... 📻 RSS feeds.zencastr.com/f/HHhjvwIs.rss

The Waiting Room

Podcast · Australian Medical Association · The Waiting Room is a podcast by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) with hosts Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy.

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Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy. 📻 Spotify open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs... 📻 Apple podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t... 📻 RSS feeds.zencastr.com/f/HHhjvwIs.rss

The Waiting Room

Podcast · Australian Medical Association · The Waiting Room is a podcast by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) with hosts Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy.

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AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen kicking off AMA25!

There is encouraging news indicating a shift in young people's perceptions of vaping, with many young people seeing vaping as embarrassing and no longer perceiving it as a 'healthy alternative' to cigarettes.

We are proud to announce three medical students will be awarded an AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship this year as we expand our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students.

The complacency of "it's just the flu" should be confronted by the reality that flu can and does lead to deaths every year. This WA family's heartbreaking loss was shared as a plea for others to get immunised. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

First toddler flu death in WA for 2025 prompts vaccination warning

Experts urge people to get vaccinated against the flu, after the death of a little girl from the virus in Perth.

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No one deserves to spend 24 hrs on an ED floor in pain. Every day, patient care in our public hospitals is being impacted by issues like exit block.

AMA WA President Dr Kyle Hoath says expanding pharmacy prescribing trials prioritises "quick treatment over quality treatment". Patients deserve continuity of care with their own GP through an ongoing doctor-patient relationship.

It's been described as a "no-brainer" so why won't govt implement a small tax on sugary soft drinks? Research shows a 2kg reduction in sugar per person per year and $3.6bn in revenue, which means fewer chronic conditions from obesity, and money to fund preventive health measures. sicklysweet.com.au

Shocking reports of assaults on ED staff have been revealed in The Advertiser, with 23 assaults recorded over 12 weeks in just two of SA's hospitals. This is unacceptable, and no one should fear for their safety at work.

Alarming reports from Queensland's largest hospital reveal a healthcare system in crisis. This crisis, fuelled by an influx of flu and COVID patients, has forced the cancellation of non-urgent surgeries, creating dangerous logjams throughout the public health system.

How could this possibly be allowed to happen? Our hospital system is in logjam and it needs help. We need urgent funding reform to improve performance and expand capacity in our hospitals. It's time to clear the hospital logjam: hospitallogjam.com.au