Health news—for Medicare, and for psilocybin and MDMA | kilo creep and knee osteoarthritis | financial reward for weight loss | making healthy weight possible for a population

The Strengthening Medicare Report was released recently, and the key recommendations include changes to the digital health environment; working to scope of practice; and modernising My Health Record.

Psilocybin and MDMA are now approved as treatments for depression and MDMA—with caveats. And still need co-ordination between clinicians and manufacturers (the TGA has not approved or registered specific psilocybin or MDMA medications).

A financial reward for obese people to achieve sustainable weight loss has proved successful—but the general health environment must also be considered.

How to make healthy weight work for a whole population and working on how food is presented and for which particular age groups—so a healthy choice can be made