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…
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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…
‘You do not have cysts on your ovaries’: PCOS likely to be renamed this year
PCOS will probably have a new name before 2025 is over, a leading endocrinologist says. More than 85% of patients and 76% of doctors want…
The AusDoc debate: Is working as a solo GP unsafe?
Given the complexity of the demands — both bureaucratic and clinical — is solo general practice safe? It is not just a question about patients, but…
The news today? The endocrinologist who invented the ‘pill of Cain’ and police seize pharmacist’s two Lamborghinis
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below, we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine, with links to the articles, opinions, studies and…
Fewer than 10% of final-year medical students want to be GPs as a first choice
Only 9.4% of final-year medical students have nominated general practice as their preferred specialty, down from 10.6% last year, with rural generalism falling too. Internal…
Think about moving first MMR vaccine dose to four months: experts’ message to ATAGI
Deferring the first routine MMR vaccination to 12 months could put babies at unnecessary risk of measles amid a national outbreak of at least 77…
‘I knew the answer to the problem … but I simply froze’: When doctors’ minds go blank
The day Dr Rudi Prasad froze on the job remains etched in his memory. “This elderly woman came in with asthma and bronchospasm. She was…
Familiarity between anaesthetist and surgeon breeds better outcomes, JAMA Surgery study finds
The odds of a patient undergoing surgery avoiding morbidity after 90 days seem to increase with the amount of time the surgeon and the anaesthetist…
