COVID conspiracy theories are making it harder to prevent the next pandemic
In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization…
Heather Saxena
Heather is a medical reporter for Australian Doctor Group.
Dr Jereth Kok’s lawyers weigh up potential Supreme Court appeal
Dr Jereth Kok’s lawyers are considering an appeal after the GP was found guilty of professional misconduct over 54 online posts, following an almost six-year…
Dr Jereth Kok found guilty of professional misconduct over dozens of online posts
GP Dr Jereth Kok, who has spent almost six years suspended under emergency powers, has been found guilty of professional misconduct over 54 online posts.…
From birthday lunch to hospital conveyor belt: My care was fragmented but it worked
I’ve just passed the anniversary of my first transient ischaemic attack. I was on my way to my birthday lunch when my speech turned into…
Australia must limit doctors’ right to conscientiously object to procedures, including abortion
A young woman needs an abortion, and the reasons, while urgent, are not medical. A United States Navy nurse at Guantánamo Bay is ordered to…
‘High’ crust pizza sends seven diners to hospital with THC intoxication
A restaurant mistakenly used THC-infused oil when preparing pizza dough, sending seven diners to hospital and leaving dozens of others with dizziness, hallucinations or paranoia.…
Fowl play by rooster lands patient in hospital with septic arthritis: case report
A rampaging rooster left a young woman with septic arthritis of the right knee after his peck caused an intracapsular lesion, doctors report. Their 26-year-old…
There’s no shame in age-related cognitive decline, but patients deserve doctors at their sharpest
Dr Sue Ieraci.I don’t know the precise demographics of AusDoc readers, but comments on articles about the relationship between advancing age and fitness to practise…
Kids like Jack made 24 years as a solo paediatrician worthwhile
When I stepped out into the world of private medicine, my mother told me to keep an affirmation file. I took her advice, but I…
Dr Jereth Kok says he had 2473 pages of evidence to review in three days before being suspended
Dr Jereth Kok claims he had just three business days to respond to a 2473-page document before his emergency suspension, which has lasted almost six years. The Melbourne…
