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Discharge letter to GP left out critical medication, says coroner

23rd May 2022
A hospital has still not taken action to improve its communication with GPs despite the death of a patient whose family…
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Doctor warns emboli only found two years after mild COVID-19 infection

23rd May 2022
A respiratory specialist took to Twitter last week to share the case of her formerly fit and healthy patient who was left …
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Doctor who let his wife carry out clinical work loses appeal

20th May 2022
A cosmetic surgeon who allowed his unqualified practice manager — and then defacto wife — to undertake clinical duties has…
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Could SARS-CoV-2 be the cause of mysterious hepatitis in kids?

20th May 2022
A chain of events possibly triggered by unrecognised infection with SARS-CoV-2 could be causing the mysterious cases of…
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Alert over severe allergy to crocodile meat

20th May 2022
Australian doctors are warning that patients with a fish allergy should avoid eating crocodile meat, as consuming the apex…
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Struggle to attract GPs to community care sparks funding plea

19th May 2022
The incoming Federal Government must address the funding shortage in community health primary care that is making it…
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Anaesthetist, whose terminally ill wife ended her own life, welcomes new VAD law

19th May 2022
A doctor whose terminally ill wife ended her life has welcomed the passing of voluntary assisted dying laws in NSW as a …
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