Wominjeka, friends. Kate O'Halloran here, bringing you the latest in ABC Health & Wellbeing.
This week I covered the implications of the changes occurring in many states and territories to allow GPs to diagnose ADHD.
Doctors have warned that GP-led ADHD assessments are unlikely to be bulk-billed, given the way bulk-billing incentives favour short consults.
They have also called for change to prescription rules which currently make it difficult or impossible for patients to access medication outside of their home state.
Long-time GP John Kramer's proposed solution is that stimulant medication no longer be classed as a "controlled" (schedule 8) drug, but others are more cautious.
Meanwhile, LGBTQIA+ people and sex workers are now able to donate plasma without having to wait three months since they last had sex.
Plasma is used to treat more than 50 medical conditions, with the rule changes meaning an estimated extra 625,000 Australians can donate.
In other news, advocates and survivors of sexual assault are calling for change to the "traumatising" court process.
As recommended by a review into how the justice system deals with sexual violence, they want the right to pre-record testimony, currently offered in the NT and Qld only.
Finally, I recommend checking out this week's episode of Foreign Correspondent, Trump's Wellness Warriors, which takes a look inside the wellness revolution that has captured the White House.
Olivia Willis will be back with you next week.
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