AMA crisis: Victoria, WA and SA say they will not exit like Queensland
Update: After this story was published, AMA NSW said it was not leaving. Four state AMAs have denied plans to follow Queensland and split the…
Ciara Seccombe
Ciara is a junior reporter at AusDoc.
Higher-strength vitamin B6 supplements to be up-scheduled: TGA
Correction: This story originally said supplements containing 200mg of vitamin B6 would be made prescription only as part of the changes. They are already prescription-only. AusDoc apologises…
Liberal Party launches website for patients to complain about GP gap fees
The Liberal Party has launched a website for patients to air their complaints about GPs’ gap fees, called howmuchdoyoupay.au. Published on 31 October, a day…
Medical Must-See: The pit and the pickle gas
These two factory cleaners entered cardiac arrest after descending into a tank of years-old waste in a Vietnamese pickle factory. A 48-year-old woman, the first to enter the…
40,000 YouTube subscribers and an AI clone: Dr Michael Tam’s unexpected chess adventure
Like millions of others, Dr Michael Tam created a chess.com account amid the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sydney GP had learned to play chess as…
Social media rules for doctors about ‘silencing dissent’, says GP turned MP
Proposed social media rules for public hospital doctors are an attack on their freedom of speech and will undermine their efforts to improve working conditions,…
‘I knew they wouldn’t let me back into medicine’: GP speaks to AusDoc after serving prison time
Dr Patrick Hart says he has lost hope of ever working as a GP again after serving four months in prison and receiving a 10-month…
Pharmacy board told doctors to write out their concerns about pharmacy prescribing on Post-it notes
Both the AMA and RACGP are accusing the Pharmacy Board of Australia of shutting down meaningful discussion and ignoring serious patient safety issues in a…
Medical Must-See: Hot wax in the thorax
Confusing a candle jar full of molten wax for a glass of milk earned this toddler a five-day stay in ICU. Writing in BMJ Case Reports,…
Is a 52-hour work week normal in your specialty? Find out here
How long does your specialty spend on the clock in a week? A new online calculator, developed by The Sydney Morning Herald, shows the average…
