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  • Hope for ovarian cancer diagnosis

    24 January, Big Pond Australian scientists are one step closer to improving the diagnosis of ovarian cancer, which is infamous for spreading quickly and being difficult to detect.

  • Hospitals facing an acute drugs 'drought'

    23 January, Invest Smart A severe shortage of cancer and anaesthetic drugs is looming in Australia following a similar drought in the US, health experts warn.

  • Study pays off for medical interns

    20 January, The Chronicle AFTER nine years buried in textbooks, medical graduates Benson Thomas and Uyen Pham finally have their very own stethoscopes. As part of fresh band of 30 medical interns, the battling duo will spend the next year roaming the halls of Toowoomba Hospital.

  • Meningococcal vaccine campaign breakthrough

    18 January, The Southland Times International research that drew on New Zealand's ground-breaking meningococcal B vaccine campaign is being hailed as a possible breakthrough in the fight against the deadly disease.

  • New kids on the hospital block

    17 January, Townsville Bulletin IF you thought your first day on the job was nerve-racking, spare a thought for these recruits who now have North Queenslanders' lives in their hands. James Cook University medical graduates Harris Eyre, 23, and Joseph England, 23, were among the 64 doctors reporting for their first day at work at

  • AMA warns junior doctors need protection from overwork

    16 January, ABC News The Australian Medical Association says the management of Hunter region hospitals must protect young doctors who are starting work today from fatigue and burn-out.

  • Study finds caffeine poisoning on the rise

    16 January, The Age - National RESEARCHERS have found that a growing number of people are reporting caffeine toxicity from energy drinks in Australia, especially teenagers. According to a study published in The Medical Journal of Australia, nearly 300 calls were made to the New South Wales poisons centre regarding adverse reacti

  • AMA cure for doctor shortage

    13 January, The Age - National BETTER incentives for doctors and their families and the realignment of remote area boundaries are central to the Australian Medical Association's plan to reduce the scarcity of doctors in the bush.

  • Hospital rooms may be nearly as noisy as chainsaws

    12 January, West Australian (Reuters) - Everybody knows hospital rooms are noisy, but now a study has confirmed it -- with the added finding that noise levels may sometimes spike to nearly that of a chainsaw.

  • Study finds breastfed babies cried more and were harder to soothe than bottle-fed babies

    12 January, The Daily Telegraph IT is often said that breast is best - now a study says bottle-fed babies are the best behaved.

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MIGA is a specialist insurer offering a range of insurance products and associated services to the health care profession across Australia.

MIGA provides

  • Medical indemnity insurance for doctors and medical students
  • Professional indemnity for midwives
  • Corporate medical indemnity insurance for organisations providing health care and related services
  • Medico-legal advice and support, claims and risk management services and a range of exclusive policy holder benefits.

We have a strong commitment to providing personal support when it is needed, high quality services and broad based insurance cover tailored to the unique needs of health professionals.

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