4 reasons general practice is failing to attract new doctors
“We have heard it loud and clear from our members that general practice is on its knees and is not sustainable”. These are not the…
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
Household disinfectant may raise risk of superbugs
Macquarie University research has found a common biocide disinfectant can prevent aminoglycoside antibiotics from working.
One-third of junior doctors say fatigue led to an error mid-pandemic
The AMA (NSW) survey of almost 2000 doctors-in-training shows workplace bullying also increased this year compared to last year.
Acute urinary retention may be sign of cancer
Danish study shows excess risk for a number of cancers in men and women three month after an acute urinary retention diagnosis: BMJ.
GPs warn Indigenous Australians are in danger
COVID-19 vaccination rates are only 54.5% in Indigenous communities putting them at risk as people start to travel over the summer: RACGP.
Doctors ‘exhausted’ in lead up to child’s death: report
Workforce factors played a key role in the devastating incident, according to an independent report into Aishwarya Aswath’s death at Perth Child…
Those who stay up till midnight at increased risk of CVD
UK study shows they have a 25% higher risk of disease compared to people who are asleep by 10pm.
GP banned for prescribing drugs to patients he never met
The regional doctor was given generous incentives to sign scripts prepared by a company that marketed bodybuilding drugs, reveals tribunal.
Did roadworks lead to a rise in this bacterial infection?
Australian researchers say major roadworks around Cairns could be to blame for a 10-fold increase in melioidosis cases.
Alarm over public autopsy of COVID-19 patient: US
Up to 70 people forked out $676 to watch the live dissection in a hotel ballroom in Portland, Oregon.
