A landmark Australian study shows giving birth under the care of a private obstetrician is safer than in a public hospital. When the costs to…
Dr Jereth Kok has spent almost six years suspended under emergency powers for online posts that allegedly endorsed genocide and denigrated other doctors. The Melbourne…
Tasmanian public hospitals are spending millions of taxpayers’ dollars unnecessarily by using locums rather than rural generalists, doctors say. Every other state allows rural generalists…
Dr Isabelle Schupak.We are all familiar with the power of words, whether it be those of kindness or anger, or those intended to harm or…
I was astonished to read an article last week in which a psychologist opined that Erin Patterson’s fabrications and lies were consistent with narcissistic personality…
Fraud by medical practice employees is increasing, with some practices losing upwards of $80,000, a medical defence organisation says. Avant is warning doctors and owners…
Australia’s largest secure messaging service, which shelved its idea to charge practices up to $1000 a year to send referrals, has revealed its new pricing…
Traditional prescribing is derived from a thorough history, examination, relevant investigations and evidence-based selection of the appropriate pharmaceutical if needed. The recent AHPRA crackdown on…
Babies born to women prescribed trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in early pregnancy have a 35% higher risk of congenital abnormalities than those exposed to beta-lactams, a US study…
I entered medicine like many young doctors do: eager, determined and drawn to its promise of excellence. The white coat, the respect, the thrill of…
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