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…
Mouth taping for sleep apnoea risks asphyxiation: review
A social media trend of night-time mouth taping could be dangerous for those with sleep apnoea, a review shows.  Taping the mouth shut while sleeping…
AHPRA targets doctors using ‘predatory practices’ to fund their treatments
AHPRA and the ATO are working together to identify doctors and dentists routinely helping patients access super funds to pay for medical treatment. Early access to…
‘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…
‘We get called extremists for supporting traditional owners’: Doctors between a rock and a hard place
Mount Arapiles, a 140-metre rock formation, is dividing both doctors and their wider community. It is famed within the rock climbing community worldwide, but its…
Woman dies after using non-boiled motorhome tap water for nasal flush: case report
A woman has died of a brain infection after performing nasal irrigation using water taken directly from her motorhome’s tap, US investigators report. The 71-year-old woman…
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…
