Medicare crackdown on vitamin B12 tests disrespects doctors’ judgement: AMA
The AMA has slammed a Federal Government plan to restrict vitamin B12 and urine examination tests under Medicare next year. Foreshadowed in the last budget,…
Antony Scholefield
Antony is a medical reporter with a special interest in technology and pharmacy.
Men with CV risk factors face brain decline a decade before women: UK Biobank study
Obesity and elevated cardiovascular risk are linked to brain volume reductions in men that occur a decade earlier than in women, researchers say. The Imperial…
‘Concerns of doctors have been ignored for too long’: UK reviewing whether physician associates are safe
The training, scope and supervision requirements for the UK’s 3500 physician associates is under review after years of warnings from doctors about the “cheap medical…
MPs want to stop hundreds of GP practices recruiting IMGs
Independent MPs have blasted the Federal Government for allowing hundreds of outer-urban GP practices to recruit IMGs. Two years ago, the government radically extended the…
Minister releases draft laws for mandatory My Health Record pathology uploads
Draft laws would mandate uploading pathology and imaging results to My Health Record unless patients objected or doctors decided it would jeopardise patient safety or…
‘Our job is to maintain the peace’: Police officer defends tasering 95-year-old aged care patient
A police officer tasered a 95-year-old aged care resident holding a knife because his patience ran out, not because she was a threat, a jury…
InstantScripts dodges $742,500 fine for allegedly advertising S4 drugs after TGA deal
The TGA has ended its attempt to fine InstantScripts, the Wesfarmers-owned GP corporate, for allegedly advertising S4 drugs to the public. The watchdog issued the…
Three standout risk factors for stroke severity identified: study
AF, hypertension and smoking are the standout precursors for severe strokes compared with mild or moderate strokes, neurologists say. The case-control INTERSTROKE study involved data…
Telehealth corporate’s founders hit rich list with $150 million fortune
Three founders of Eucalyptus, the telehealth corporate known for prescribing semaglutide at scale, have accrued fortunes of $52 million each, according to the Australian Financial…
Govt ad blitz to promote bulk-billing and urgent care clinics
The Federal Government is funding an advertising blitz that encourages patients to search for bulk-billing GP clinics. A 30-second TV advertisement is telling patients that…
