Divine dispute: Uniting Church says telehealth clinic misusing its brand name
Telehealth corporate Eucalyptus is embroiled in a legal battle with the Uniting Church over its online weight loss program Juniper with the church alleging it…
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Doctors demand right to rebel as GP suspended again over ‘peaceful’ protests
Doctors are demanding protection from actions by the UK medical watchdog after a GP was suspended over her climate change and animal rights protests. Back…
Nurse suspended after stealing morphine from patients
A nurse has been sanctioned after repeatedly ‘misappropriating’ morphine from a regional ED, including doses intended for patients. The WA State Administrative Tribunal said he…
Crushed skulls, missing helmets and data blind spots: E-scooter trauma alarming surgeons
Among the PowerPoint slides shared with colleagues by vascular surgeon Dr John Crozier are videos of e-scooter falls and the gory images of the wounds…
Bariatric surgeons under pressure? Life beyond the $69,000 premiums
Are bariatric surgeons in trouble? Many are facing sky-high premiums fuelled by an apparent rise in patient complaints. And what about the GLP-1s? Will they…
‘Treat the cause of high specialist fees, not the symptoms,’ says RACP president
The physicians’ college says high specialist costs are a symptom of an unhealthy system but is yet to respond on whether greedy specialists are partly…
How did this GP clinic handle a serial defecator on its doorstep?
The first time it happened, staff at a GP clinic decided a human poo on their doorstep was a one-off number two. But when the…
Two doctors and their three children killed on Air India flight
A pathologist and her radiologist husband along with their three young children were among those killed in the Air India crash last week. Dr Komi…
Make specialists charging ‘extreme fees’ pay back the Medicare rebates, Grattan Institute says
Specialists routinely charging so-called ‘extreme fees’ should be forced to pay back all Medicare funding at the end of the year, a new report says.…
‘Sh*t, just killed a guy. Like he’s dead, bro’: Teen accused of doctor’s murder goes on trial
A panicked teenager allegedly told friends he had stabbed Dr Ash Gordon four or five times after fleeing from the scene of the attack. The…
