Top radiologist’s warning over $3000 whole-body MRIs
Australian patients are paying $3000 or more for whole-body MRIs that some radiology clinics claim can detect cancer, aneurysms and organ diseases before symptoms start.…
Amanda Davey
Amanda Davey is a freelance journalist.
Big Food has regurgitated the human diet, and new studies show the damage
A three-part Lancet series has laid out the harms of ultra-processed food and shown a strong link to chronic disease. But the evidence goes beyond the…
Do conscientious objectors now fear speaking out against voluntary assisted dying? This geriatrician says yes
The transformation has been rapid. Even a decade ago, doctors publicly advocating for voluntary euthanasia in the context of end-of-life care would have been seen…
Healthy young men after easy telehealth scripts for recreational sildenafil, GP warns
Dr George Forgan-Smith.Healthy young men are misusing prescriptions for sildenafil (Viagra) to offset the impact of party drugs on sexual performance, a GP sexual health…
Scrap age-based mandatory retirement for doctors: World Medical Association
The World Medical Association is calling for the abolition of all policies requiring age-based retirement for doctors but recommends that their health and work ability…
Anaesthetists forced to cancel procedures because of patients keeping quiet about GLP-1 receptor agonists
A growing trend of patients arriving for surgery without telling doctors they are taking GLP-1 receptor agonists is risking catastrophic consequences, anaesthetists warn. The agents…
‘Medical castration’: Charity inundated with men distressed by side effects of androgen deprivation therapy
A prostate cancer support service says its being overwhelmed with calls for help from men enduring the side effects of androgen deprivation therapy. A mainstay…
Last year, 187,268 people died in Australia — here are nine key takeaways
Dementia killed 17,500 Australians last year and is now the country’s leading cause of death, driven by its heavy toll on older women. New figures…
Medical Must-See: The dumbbell that wasn’t a schwannoma
When radiologists describe a dumbbell-shaped mass hugging the spine, what springs to mind? If you were to say a benign nerve sheath tumour, such as…
The state with no jobs for procedural GPs: ‘You can train, but you cannot play’
Dr Anna Carswell used to work as a GP obstetrician, providing cradle-to-grave care in a town of 6000 people. Now, she cannot even get onto…
