GPs urged to lodge backdated claims after Medicare glitches
Doctors who were thwarted by a nationwide Medicare outage should retrospectively lodge any claims that failed to go through earlier in the week, Services Australia…
Rachel Fieldhouse
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Public warning powers not about ‘naming and shaming’ doctors, says AHPRA lawyer
AHPRA’s new powers to issue public warnings about doctors before investigations are over “are not name and shame powers”, its general counsel has told doctors. …
How a CT scan caused a body-wide rash and fever: case
Doctors have stressed the importance of intradermal testing to identify uncommon causes of drug reactions, after a CT scan resulted in a patient developing fever…
Govt ends special legal protections for accreditation assessments
An accreditation agency says the Federal Government has ended special legal protections for surveyors and practices undergoing accreditation assessments. In a letter seen by Australian…
Flu cases have spiked already — should GPs brace for a bad season?
Australia has recorded 100 times more lab-confirmed flu cases in the first two months of 2023 compared with the same reporting period last year, national…
Warfarin in short supply but GPs warned against switching brands
A warfarin shortage could force patients to combine multiple smaller doses, with doctors warning that switching brands could increase the risk of clots or bleeds. The TGA says there…
Calcium scoring needed to guide statin prescribing: cardiologists
Australians at low to intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease should undergo calcium scoring to assess their eligibility for statin therapy, according to a study by…
Classical or low transverse C-section: Which is safest for preterm births?
Extremely preterm and very preterm infants delivered via classical caesarean section are at no greater risk of complications than those delivered by the low transverse…
One in five Aussies fail to name a single MI symptom, ‘alarming’ findings show
One in five Australians cannot name a single MI symptom, according to a study published 10 years after the demise of a national awareness campaign.…
Ditch ‘VAD tourism’ ban, urges palliative care specialist
Bans on patients accessing voluntary euthanasia if they have recently moved states are “irrelevant” and should be ditched, says an adviser to Victoria’s landmark legislation. When…
