Half of doctors would choose VAD if they had cancer and two weeks left to live
More than half of doctors involved in end-of-life care say they would choose voluntary assisted dying if they had cancer and were told they had…
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‘His eyes were staring from behind a mask of dust’: My day as a flying doctor deep underground
Dr Elizabeth Green’s memoir is called No Time for Makeup. Here the GP and Flying Doctor tells how she found herself clinging to a metal…
‘It prevents us from doing roads, libraries, bins’: The shires spending up to 16% of their budgets on GPs
Local governments spending up to 16% of their budgets on GP recruitment want the Federal Government to cover the cost of direct cash incentives. Six…
How Dr Anousha Victoire became a folk singer and GP
On some days, Dr Anousha Victoire is a GP treating survivors of domestic violence. On others, she is a “weaver of dreams”. The singer and guitarist has…
National Lung Cancer Screening Program: What GPs need to know
This content has been independently produced by AusDoc and made possible through sponsorship from Cancer Council Victoria. GPs and nurses will play a crucial role…
Doctors face rehashed accusations in latest $10 billion Medicare ‘rort’ report
GPs have been slammed for failing to “master” Medicare items in the latest iteration of a Medicare rort report that claims up to $10 billion…
Bathing under the influence: Public ignorant of the drowning risk
Researchers have called for a public health campaign on the danger of taking a bath while inebriated after finding that one Australian dies a month…
‘I really do not want to do this’: Doctor amputates trapped rafter’s leg in life-or-death mission
A doctor has described the immense stress of amputating the leg of a man underwater in fast-flowing rapids to save his life. Rescuers had tried…
Practices vs GPs: How will Mark Butler split his bulk billing ‘spoils’?
The Federal Government has always claimed its big election promise to raise GP bulk-billing rates to 90% is backed by incredibly detailed modelling. The key…
Off-label JAK inhibitors or anti-TNF agents options for refractory generalised granuloma annulare: meta-analysis
Off-label treatments show high remission rates for generalised granuloma annulare, a new meta-analysis shows. Australia has no formal treatment guidelines for generalised granuloma annulare (GGA),…
