What’s happening to our acute care skills? The broken heart of general practice
Dr Ashraf Saleh is a Queensland GP — for now. He is leaving the specialty due to what he sees as its diminished scope, the…
Antony Scholefield
Antony is a medical reporter with a special interest in technology and pharmacy.
Medical Must-See: Doctors finally wrap up foreign body aspiration case after 11 years
An inhaled lolly wrapper led to a decade-long cough in this rare case of foreign body aspiration involving a middle-aged woman. The patient, a teacher…
RACGP announces its next president
Dr Michael Wright will succeed Dr Nicole Higgins as RACGP president after a narrow win in the college’s presidential election over current vice-president Associate Professor…
‘I was ashamed and thought people would think less of me’: GP on his ADHD diagnosis
GP Dr Chris Soo was first diagnosed with ADHD at 17, yet spent years making his peace with it. “I was diagnosed on the same…
WHO database ‘shows safety signal’ for semaglutide and suicidal ideation: study
Researchers have called for an urgent assessment of a possible link between semaglutide and suicidality based on a study of a WHO adverse event database.…
‘Put pressure on doctors’ to publish their fees: Finance minister
A cabinet minister has suggested putting more pressure on doctors to publish their fees on the government’s ‘dust-gathering’ Medical Costs Finder website. The $24 million…
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter after GP’s ‘senseless’ death
The man who drove into GP Dr Peter Dunne five years ago has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Thomas Hill, 37, was a neighbour of Dr…
‘Incredibly rare’ anaesthetic adverse effect blamed for patient’s death
This article has been updated. The original headline referred to a topical anaesthetic, which was incorrect. AusDoc apologises for the error. A 51-year-old died from…
Medical Must-See: A fingertip lesion that’s not bleeding obvious
A non-itchy, non-painful fingertip lesion has led a Moroccan doctor to a rare and “controversial” diagnosis of basosquamous carcinoma. The 68-year-old patient, whose history included…
Payroll tax: Do governments know how many GP practices will be hit?
Accountants call it an existential threat to general practice, yet chief ministers say it will have little impact. In the six-year GP payroll tax saga…
