Type 2 diabetes diagnosed 13 years earlier after gestational diabetes, new study finds
Women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus who go on to develop type 2 diabetes are diagnosed almost 13 years earlier on average and…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
‘This is about safe patient care’: RACGP defends its new climate change accreditation standards
The RACGP has defended its new environmental accreditation standards, saying that making practices “climate resilient” is about patient safety, not swamping practices with unnecessary red…
Breaking news: RN prescribing expected to be put on hold amid IT issues
The planned 1 October rollout of PBS prescribing by endorsed RNs is expected to be temporarily shelved amid concerns that clinical software and health services…
Nearly 90% of medical board’s fast-tracked IMGs have ended up in metro areas
Just 11% of the IMGs brought into Australia under AHPRA’s controversial fast-track pathway are working in rural areas of need, an evaluation has found. The…
‘Taking off like a rocket’: Butler blasts specialist fees at the 95th percentile
Specialist fees for colonoscopies and knee replacements are “taking off like a rocket” once they hit the 95th percentile, Mark Butler has said, telling the…
Dr Max Mollenkopf hits out at RACGP over accreditation demand for ‘climate change champions’
Dr Max Mollenkopf says the RACGP has “absolutely stooged practice owners” over its accreditation demands for practices to have “climate change champions”. The high-profile GP…
AusDoc staff recognised in major journalism and science writing honours
AusDoc staff have been recognised in two major publishing and journalism awards. This year’s Best Australian Science Writing anthology includes our feature, ‘Darkness in the…
Toxic politics, transphobia and the gender wars: AusDoc interviews Dr Jillian Spencer
“Walking past those damn trans pride flags every day, talking to people while they were wearing rainbow lanyards and pronoun badges was dispiriting. Listening to…
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go! Power politics and the operating theatre playlist
George Michael. Photo: Getty Images.It is potentially one of the most divisive issues in medicine: the music on the surgeon’s operating theatre playlist. The often-cited…
Glioblastoma and the legacy of Professor Richard Scolyer’s ‘patient zero’ immunotherapy experiment
Professor Richard Scolyer. Photo: AAP.“I didn’t know if his brain was going to blow up or not.” Dr Helen Wheeler is talking about Professor Richard…
