Can RANZCOG fix the gender problem in obstetrics and gynaecology?
It is ironic that Dr Gillian Gibson is only the second woman elected RANZCOG president, yet a key issue she will tackle is a lack of male doctors in…
Rachel Fieldhouse
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Switching antihypertensives improves BP control better than upping dose alone: study
Patients on tailored antihypertensive monotherapy could see a twofold reduction in blood pressure than what could be achieved by simply increasing the dose alone, Swedish…
IBD remission and stopping methotrexate critical pre-conception: new guidance
Achieving and maintaining remission of inflammatory bowel disease should be prioritised in women before conceiving and during pregnancy, according to new guidance. Methotrexate, allopurinol and…
Medical Must-See: IV antibiotic kicks off purpuric rash
Routine treatment of a non-healing foot ulcer took an unexpected turn for a US patient who developed purpuric lesions in response to a common antibiotic. …
Defamatory Google reviews: Why hiring a lawyer is rarely worth your bank balance
As a lawyer, Samantha Pillay is making an unusual plea: she is warning doctors against pursuing legal action, at least when it comes to defamatory…
Death threats, drugs and cannabidiol: Professor John Skerritt on a decade leading the TGA
Six months without a day off, 24 death threats and a COVID-19 pandemic — the past three years of leading the TGA have been a…
Higher mortality seen in stroke survivors with acute symptomatic status epilepticus
Stroke survivors with acute symptomatic status epilepticus have higher risk of death and epilepsy than those with short acute symptomatic seizures or no seizures at…
Leading doctors call on PBAC to scrap asthma drug prescribing ban on GPs
Leading doctors are directly lobbying the Federal Government to scrap new restrictions stopping GPs from initiating PBS scripts for Flixotide Junior and Axotide Junior in…
Anxiety risk higher in kids with asthma: study
Preschoolers with asthma could benefit from early psychological screening and interventions to reduce their risk of anxiety during adolescence, according to Australian researchers. The advice…
Option of last resort? One million patients prescribed cannabis, figures reveal
Medicinal cannabis is supposed to be a last resort, accessible almost solely through the TGA’s Special Access Scheme for unlicensed drugs. Yet doctors have prescribed…
