TGA approves first iron infusion for kids
GPs can now provide IV iron infusions to children with iron-deficiency anaemia where oral preparations are ineffective or cannot be used. The TGA has extended…
Rachel Fieldhouse
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Govt spending on GP care down to 2015 levels: Productivity Commission report
The Federal Government’s per-patient spending on general practice has fallen from $460 to $420 in one year, which an expert says reflects not just the…
Patient’s spinal fracture leads to GP diagnosis of rare genetic disorder
An unusual spinal fracture led GP Dr John Manton to uncover a rare genetic disorder that would have probably gone undiagnosed without him. His patient…
Medical Must-See: How a bright yellow ulcer sparked a three-way ‘diagnostic dispute’
A young man’s yellow leg ulcer has served as a lesson in considering differential and albeit unusual diagnoses after US dermatologists discovered it was caused…
$200 MBS item for GP iron infusions a ‘no-brainer’: RACGP
Rebates for iron infusions in general practice would save taxpayers up to $123 million each year by keeping patients out of hospital, the RACGP says.…
Minister axes medicines review program after allegations it breached patient privacy
A 20-year-old health program targeting polypharmacy and undertreatment in veterans has ended after allegations it shared the health data of 300,000 patients with a university…
Keep kids away from competition for three weeks post-concussion: new guidance
Children and teenagers with concussion should be symptom-free for at least 21 days before returning to competition, according to new guidance with the tagline, ‘If…
Medical Must-See: Perineal pain points to rare thrombosis
The dangers of self-medicating became all too clear for one US man whose “inappropriate” sildenafil use gave rise to a rare and abnormal thrombus formation…
Doctors back new paediatric sepsis criteria over inflammation-based model
Paediatric sepsis and septic shock diagnoses should no longer be based on systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria, according to an international team of doctors. Instead,…
GPs left in the dark as practice deals with repeat blackouts
Dr Ajit Chaurasia is used to power blackouts at his practice in rural WA, but this time, a bushfire was approaching and a heatwave forced…
