Meet the 29 specialists honoured on the King’s Birthday
Below is a list of non-GP specialists recognised today for their outstanding contributions to medicine. They include Professor Jodie McVernon, director of Doherty Epidemiology at…
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Meet the 17 GPs honoured on the King’s Birthday — part two
This is the second part of our 2025 King’s Birthday coverage. Read part one here. Dr Margaret Niemann OAM had 12 years of experience as…
‘Big emergency’: Overwhelmed sexual health doctors turning away hundreds of patients a week
Rising STI cases are forcing sexual health doctors to reject thousands of patients a year, a leading GP says. Last year, almost 56,000 consultations —…
No gender experts on puberty blocker review panel, says trans health group
The Queensland review of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone prescribing has no medical experts in gender-affirming care on its panel, drawing criticism from Australia’s main…
Medical Must-See: An hourglass figure that is not ideal
A rare hourglass-shaped abdominal aortic aneurysm was discovered just in time for this 68-year-old. The patient presented to Sina Hospital’s ED in Iran with abdominal…
Dr Philip Nitschke’s ‘death pod’ colleague kills himself after release from custody
The man who oversaw the first use of Dr Philip Nitschke’s Sarco ‘death pod’ has died by suicide six months after his arrest and release…
Two chiropractors ordered to repay $300,000 in Medicare claims, including unnecessary X-rays: PSR
Two chiropractors who were “unacceptably incentivised” to order X-rays will each repay Medicare over $300,000, the Professional Service Review says. In some cases, the chiropractors…
Tirzepatide approved to treat sleep apnoea in patients with obesity
Tirzepatide is now TGA registered to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea in patients with obesity. Drug maker Eli Lilly says tirzepatide (Mounjaro) is the…
Coroner blames ‘cumbersome’ software for doctor’s insulin prescribing error before patient death
A coroner has avoided criticising a doctor over a patient’s accidental extra insulin dose, saying “cumbersome” hospital software shouldered more of the blame. Veronica Roberts,…
Don’t promote yourself as ‘the doll-maker’ or ‘magic hands’: AHPRA
New AHPRA guidelines warn cosmetic doctors to stop advertising with terms such as “doll-maker”, “sculptor”, “artist” or “magic hands”. Two new guidelines on non-surgical cosmetic…
