Breaking news: Govt announces new rebates for MBS care plan items
The Federal Government has finally revealed that writing up or reviewing a chronic disease care plan will attract a rebate of $156.55 under its long-delayed…
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Higher rebates for specialist attendances ‘off the table’ despite $141 average gap fee
The Minister for Health and Aged Care has shot down a suggestion he could raise rebates for non-GP specialists to stop out-of-pocket costs spiralling further…
Medical Must-See: Unexpected ectopic pregnancy discovered at term
In a rare case, doctors discovered an advanced abdominal ectopic pregnancy only during an emergency caesarean section for a patient who previously had normal antenatal findings.…
$4700-a-month treatment to slow Alzheimer’s disease gets TGA tick
The TGA has registered a $4700-a-month Alzheimer’s treatment to slow disease progression in patients with confirmed amyloid plaque in the brain and specific genetic profiles.…
Pharmacists will become ‘doctors’ with a one-year online master’s degree — this is how
Pharmacists got the news last year that they would be able to call themselves ‘doctors’ after completing a new extended master’s degree. They are not…
What is the new ‘type 5 diabetes’ and did a British doctor in Jamaica predict it in 1955?
How many types of diabetes do you know? The International Diabetes Federation has just recognised type 5 diabetes: a form of severe insulin-deficient diabetes where long-term nutrient deficiencies…
Medical board chair’s message to medicinal cannabis doctors: ‘Patient demand is not an indication’Â
Doctors prescribing medicinal cannabis are being urged to think about differential diagnoses, monitoring and exit plans after revelations that 441,000 patients started high-THC cannabis over…
Letting babysitters administer liquid risperidone a recipe for overdose errors, TGA warns
A series of accidental liquid risperidone overdoses in children last year often involved babysitters or extended family members administering the antipsychotic, the TGA has warned.…
Medical matchmaking: Could you sell your specialty to junior doctors in 15 minutes?
Poorly lit bars, awkward conversations, the bell signalling time’s up — that’s the usual vibe of speed dating to find a potential partner. But last…
‘There’s a bullet coming your way, b**ch’: Patient given suspended sentence after stalking GP
A woman who stalked her doctor, reported her to AHPRA and drew a bullet hole on a picture that she stuck on a medical practice’s…
