‘Please don’t try this at home’: Doctor performs own vasectomy
A doctor’s post of him performing his own vasectomy has become a social media hit. Plastic surgeon Dr Chen Wei-Nong says he decided to undergo…
Carmel Sparke
Carmel is news editor of 6minutes.
Pharmacist accused of professional misconduct after pushing over a child who bullied his son
A pharmacist who was accused of professional misconduct after he verbally abused and then pushed his son’s alleged bully has escaped sanctions. The pharmacist’s 10-year-old…
‘I thought I had something neurologically nasty’: Doctor’s adverse event with vitamin B6 triggers TGA review
A retired emergency doctor has described how she developed peripheral neuropathy from vitamin B6 toxicity after unwittingly consuming the nutrient in a magnesium supplement. Dr…
Licorice lands 71-year-old man in ICU: Aussie case
Six weeks of munching through a birthday box of confectionery has landed man in his 70s in ICU with severe hypokalaemia, Australian doctors report. The…
How this oncologist became a better doctor after her own breast cancer diagnosis
Radiation oncologist Dr Catherine Sue Hwang used to encourage patients facing chemotherapy to shave their heads as one way to “regain control” of their treatments.…
‘Magic mouthwash’ with potent corticosteroid triggers iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome: case
Sydney doctors have warned about the increasing use of prescribed ‘magic mouthwashes’ after a 76-year-old woman developed iatrogenic Cushing’s syndrome while using such a rinse. …
‘Nobody should face brain injury or death because of an overdose’
Dr Marianne Jauncey still remembers the first drug overdose she witnessed just months into her new job at a community health service supporting sex workers,…
ENT surgeon who convinced patients to invest $500,000 in his trust banned for 18 months
An ENT surgeon who persuaded two patients to invest over $500,000 in his business which later went bankrupt has been barred from practising for 18…
Mandatory health checks on older doctors will directly impact more than 3100 GPs, new figures show
The RACGP is warning about the risks of imposing mandatory health checks on older doctors, with figures showing that nearly one in 10 of Australia’s…
‘It’s ignorance not medical misogyny’: Leading oncologist on whether doctors really are letting down women
As Sydney oncologist Associate Professor Nicholas Wilcken read the latest media reporting on ‘medical misogyny’, the familiar bristling over a term he considers “deeply offensive” took…
