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A world-first Australian program encouraging mothers to carry their baby to 39 weeks gestation when safe to do so has helped to reduce the rate of potentially harmful preterm births.

Abstract Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains one of the world's leading infectious killers.

The nation’s largest doctor insurance group has raised fears of patient harm after the pharmacy lobby put forward a proposal to rapidly expand what conditions pharmacists can prescribe for, ­including some cardiovascular-risk-reduction medication.

The evidence used to support a rapid expansion of pharmacist prescribing is being described as “weak” and “insufficient”, and the head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has challenged lobbyists and governments to prove otherwise.

He’s young, charismatic, making solid gains in the gym, and has aspirations of one day competing in a bodybuilding competition. Yet Micah Leuzinger can’t help but feel he’s at a disadvantage compared to those around him who are taking peptides to reach their body goals faster. He wonders if he should do the same.