Dr Anne Tonkin steps down as Medical Board of Australia chair
The chair of the Medical Board of Australia steps down this week after six years in the job. During that time, Dr Anne Tonkin oversaw…
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GP accused of choking partner allowed to continue treating patients while awaiting trial
A GP accused of attempting to strangle his wife has successfully overturned emergency conditions on his practice which restricted him to diagnosing and treating skin…
Rotavirus surges with 8516 cases reported this year
Australia has chalked up the most rotavirus cases in a year since the condition became notifiable in 2010. National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System data show…
GP with ‘deficient’ skin cancer knowledge excised 48 benign lesions from one patient: tribunal
A GP excised 48 benign lesions from one patient while claiming that another doctor had failed to diagnose the patient’s potentially fatal pre-melanomas, a tribunal…
‘Patient requests for second opinions should not feel like a personal criticism’
A new study has been published on requests for second opinions by the families of children being treated by oncologists at Sydney Children’s Hospital. It…
Flat-chested manikins used in CPR training could be contributing to poorer outcomes for women
The flat-chested nature of 95% of CPR manikins may impact how likely women are to receive first aid from would-be rescuers, Australian researchers suggest. They…
Pollies betrayed rural patients with IMG policy, says former Nationals minister
Nationals-turned-independent MP Andrew Gee says the major parties sold out rural patients when they blocked debate on whether outer-urban GP practices deserved priority access to…
Medicare crackdown on vitamin B12 tests disrespects doctors’ judgement: AMA
The AMA has slammed a Federal Government plan to restrict vitamin B12 and urine examination tests under Medicare next year. Foreshadowed in the last budget,…
Men with CV risk factors face brain decline a decade before women: UK Biobank study
Obesity and elevated cardiovascular risk are linked to brain volume reductions in men that occur a decade earlier than in women, researchers say. The Imperial…
Medical colleges say a two-tier registration system for specialists is coming
The machinery for fast-tracking IMGs is meant to include internal wiring to ensure the medical colleges have some control over who can work as a specialist…
