The dark history of medical illustrations and the moral dilemma facing all doctors
They were pregnant. Some were prisoners. Others were the poorest of the poor, forgotten in death as in life. Yet dissection and depiction of their…
Heather Saxena
Heather is a medical reporter for Australian Doctor Group.
SGLT2 inhibitors up risk of external genital infections in men with T2DM, study suggests
Men prescribed SGLT2 inhibitors for type 2 diabetes are at greater risk of external genital infections, including Fournier’s gangrene, than those prescribed GLPs, a population-based…
Fake news? AHPRA nixes claims it has shut down telephone prescribing
No, GPs will not be chased by AHPRA for writing first-time scripts over telehealth despite what some websites claim. AHPRA has released new telehealth guidelines…
GP in prison for attempted murder of six-year-old struck off for 20 years
A GP imprisoned for prescribing insulin for a mother to kill her six-year-old daughter has been banned from the medical register for at least 20…
Vindication: Court order secures NSW hospital psychiatrists 20% pay rise
NSW public psychiatrists will receive a pay increase of effectively 20% over last year after an industrial court’s decision on Friday. More than 100 psychiatrists…
Major pathology company accepts $5.8 million fine after pathology reports and Medicare data hacked
Australian Clinical Labs has accepted a proposed $5.8 million fine after a cyber attack in February 2022 lifted 17,500 pathology records and 128,500 Medicare numbers.…
A win for doctors? Experts laud plan for state watchdogs to take over less serious complaints from AHPRA
A plan for AHPRA to handle only more serious complaints is a win for doctors and patients — with one potential downside, a former health…
Your patients alarmed? What science says about paracetamol in pregnancy and autism
US President Donald Trump has urged pregnant women to avoid paracetamol, except in cases of extremely high fever, because of a possible link to autism.…
GP registrar who uploaded referral letter to ChatGPT nearly loses their job
A GP registrar’s decision to use AI website ChatGPT to “finesse” a referral letter nearly lost them their job just before their fellowship exams, a…
Back to the future? Restore state health watchdogs to ease AHPRA’s workload, Govt review says
AHPRA would only investigate the most serious allegations against doctors under a proposal to ease its workload and ensure notifications are closed faster. A Federal…
