‘Give your dad a boner’: Eucalyptus clinic’s unusual Father’s Day promotion
Telehealth clinic Pilot has run a Father’s Day campaign encouraging families not to buy power tools but instead ‘give your dad a boner’. The Eucalyptus-owned…
Ciara Seccombe
Ciara is a junior reporter at AusDoc.
Subscription-based GP practice to open new clinics amid Medicare bulk-billing upheaval
A GP practice that charges membership fees for no-gap consults is opening two new practices, unfazed that the tripling of bulk-billing incentives could threaten the…
188 complaints and two tribunal cases linked to comments about Gaza conflict, AHPRA says
AHPRA has received 188 complaints related to the Gaza conflict, including health practitioners sharing news stories on social media, says the watchdog’s CEO. Justin Untersteiner…
Pharmacists and dangerous medicinal cannabis scripts — when should they just refuse to dispense?
The Pharmacy Board of Australia is urging pharmacists to question or even refuse to fill potentially dangerous prescriptions, amid an increase in scripts for large…
Judge orders doctors to write prescriptions in capital letters because of bad handwriting
An Indian High Court has ordered the country’s doctors to write prescriptions in capital letters, declaring that “a legible medical prescription is a fundamental right”. …
Local GP practice chosen to reopen collapsed Medicare urgent care clinic
An urgent care clinic that closed its doors after the operator entered liquidation earlier this year will reopen under the management of a local GP…
‘Some people are not going to be happy’: Paediatrician tasked with investigating NDIS alternatives for kids with autism
Dr Mike Freelander will lead a parliamentary inquiry into the design of Thriving Kids, the program that will replace the National Disability Insurance Scheme for…
Atherothrombosis causes fewer than half of MIs in women under 65: study
MI in younger women is far less likely to be atherothrombotic compared with younger men, a study published in the Journal of the American College of…
‘It eats away at you’: Mount Gambier’s GP crisis
A bad day for GP practice manager Jessica Bilal involves 15 counts of patients abusing her staff. GPs across Mount Gambier, SA’s second biggest city,…
RACGP offers exam-free fellowship option to fast-tracked IMGs
IMGs who come through the Medical Board of Australia’s fast-track pathway will be eligible for exam-free RACGP fellowship after six months. More than 200 GPs…
