Flu deaths surpass COVID-19 for the first time in five years
More people died from influenza than COVID-19 in a month for the first time since the height of the pandemic, according to national figures. In…
Carmel Sparke
Carmel is news editor of 6minutes.
‘Creating an apartheid situation’: Former medical college president says fast-track triage for Indigenous patients is racist
A hospital policy of triaging all Indigenous patients in ED as category three or above is “creating an apartheid situation”, a former Royal Australasian College…
Blueys vs reusable linens: How this ICU saved half a tonne of waste
Replacing single-use ‘blueys’ with reusable cotton pads in an ICU saved almost 500kg of waste in a year without any adverse impacts on patients, a…
‘The bulk-billing money won’t be enough’: GP tells why his clinic is closing its doors
On Saturday, the Australian healthcare system will witness the beginning of one of the biggest political investments in bulk-billing in Medicare history. The cash windfalls…
Top cardiac surgeon returns to work after being accused of anti-Semitism
A leading cardiac surgeon has returned to work seven weeks after his hospital launched an investigation into his comments during a meeting of Palestine Justice…
Hospital to appear in court over suicide of woman with postpartum psychosis
A hospital whose staff did not properly check on a woman before her suicide has been charged with breaching occupational health and safety legislation. Shortly…
Doctors deliver no-confidence vote in hospital CEO in wake of surgeon’s sacking
Senior doctors have given almost unanimous backing to a motion of no confidence in two hospital bosses weeks after they sacked a respected breast cancer…
The news today? Worst ever flu season and plummeting peanut allergy after U-turn in advice
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below, we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine, with links to the articles. Slumping vaccination rate…
Professor John Murtagh — a doyen, a scholar and a gentleman
I remember the very first time I met Emeritus Professor John Murtagh. But then again, so do most people. This week, social media is awash…
$190 million deal struck to return embattled hospital to public hands
The beleaguered Northern Beaches Hospital is set to become publicly owned after the State Government reached an in-principle agreement to take over the hospital for…
