‘Nobody should face brain injury or death because of an overdose’
Dr Marianne Jauncey still remembers the first drug overdose she witnessed just months into her new job at a community health service supporting sex workers,…
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‘I regret nothing’: GP jailed for a year after climate change protest at petrol station
A GP in the UK has been jailed for a year after attacking a petrol station in protest against the fossil fuel industry and its…
Aussie study illuminates the huge cardiac risk that follows kidney failure
Patients with kidney failure and comorbid insulin-treated diabetes are 65 times more likely than adults in the general population to need major cardiac surgery, research…
ENT surgeon who convinced patients to invest $500,000 in his trust banned for 18 months
An ENT surgeon who persuaded two patients to invest over $500,000 in his business which later went bankrupt has been barred from practising for 18…
Incentives for GP bulk-billing in line for major boost as Government draws up battle plan for looming election
Another boost to bulk-billing incentives could be on the horizon if Labor wins the upcoming election. Lifting the incentive paid to GPs would likely be…
‘I was told it would be like a period’: Women shocked at pain of medical abortion
Nearly half of women responding to a survey on the pain of medical abortion reported it was worse than anticipated, with some accusing providers of…
Mandatory health checks on older doctors will directly impact more than 3100 GPs, new figures show
The RACGP is warning about the risks of imposing mandatory health checks on older doctors, with figures showing that nearly one in 10 of Australia’s…
Shortages of antipsychotic quetiapine ‘concerning’, says leading GP
GPs and patients have been caught off guard by a “concerning” shortage of the antipsychotic quetiapine. According to the TGA, the 25mg version of quetiapine sold…
GP reopens former Tristar practice that closed three years ago — saving patients hundreds on taxi fares
Three years after the local Tristar clinic shut down, a new GP practice has opened in Mission Beach, saving grateful residents hundreds of dollars in…
Shingles pharmacy trial guidelines ‘updated’ after ophthalmologists flag error
NSW Health has now updated its pharmacy trial guidelines after ophthalmologists picked up an error in identifying two types of herpes zoster. The department confirmed last week…
