Court orders 15-year-old who says treatment is ‘worse than cancer’ to undergo stem cell transplant
A court has ordered a teenager with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia to accept a stem cell transplant after the patient and her mother refused to…
Heather Saxena
Heather is a medical reporter for Australian Doctor Group.
Radiologist who altered referrals agrees to repay $3.6 million in Medicare rebates
A radiologist will repay Medicare $3.6 million for inappropriate claims, including some involving rewriting referrals without consulting the referring doctor. The Professional Services Review (PSR)…
Hungarian oncologist saves man by suturing lacerated heart on side street in seven minutes
Dr Zsolt Dubóczki (centre) with the patient and members of the Hungarian Air Ambulance.An oncologist is being credited with saving a stab victim’s life by…
I’m a specialist IMG who spent $22,000 and waited two years for limited registration — Australia can do better
Starting work as an IMG in Australia can be tough, but the road to get to that point can be tough, frustrating and expensive. Here,…
The RACP has lost its compass and trainees are alarmed
The fight over who will lead the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) is testing the patience of members. They have been asked to vote…
Toddler with sepsis would likely have survived if ED doctors had followed GP’s letter, coroner says
A toddler with undiagnosed leukaemia would likely have survived if ED doctors had put more weight on a GP’s letter asking for a sepsis panel,…
RACGP creates specific interests group for doctors treating the patients dismissed as heartsinks
Dr Jason Lam.During his GP training, Dr Jason Lam was told to watch out for the patients arriving with headphones, a soft toy and a…
Pharmacists should not dispense S4 or S8 medicines they prescribe: pharmacy board’s draft guidelines
Pharmacists should not dispense the medicines they prescribe, the Pharmacy Board of Australia says in its draft guidelines for a national prescribing credential. The board…
‘Little benefit’ from putting conditions on GP who failed to respond to patient’s possible sexual assault
A tribunal has removed registration conditions on a GP who failed to recognise that a patient may have been sexually assaulted after she disclosed waking…
Endocrinologist who asked nurse if she ‘delivered her brain with her baby’ loses unfair dismissal case
An endocrinologist who asked a nurse if she had “delivered her brain together with her baby” has lost his unfair dismissal claim after a commission…
