Years on, did mass administration of mRNA vaccines cost unnecessary lives?
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were those who argued that the rapid push to develop and roll out mRNA vaccines, based on…
Jamie Thannoo
Jamie is an AusDoc reporter.
‘We are in trouble’: Uterine cancer cases and deaths on the rise
Doctors are sounding the alarm on rising rates of uterine cancer, which has become more common than cervical cancer and ovarian cancer combined. A report…
GLP-1 treatment benefits vanish for most after withdrawal: JAMA study
More research suggests health impacts may be short-lived for many patients once they stop taking GLP-1 receptor agonists. Researchers have tracked 308 patients who underwent nine months…
Victims’ families want psychiatrist who treated Westfield killer reported to AHPRA
Should a psychiatrist be referred to AHPRA for becoming “belligerent” as she is grilled over her management of a patient who years later went on…
From physicians with love: Did Dr Sharmila Chandran dodge the $200,000 bullet?
After two EGMs, two votes and close to half a million dollars, Dr Sharmila Chandran has, again, survived an attempt to remove her as president-elect…
GP struck off for giving man under restraining order his ex-partner’s medical information
A GP has admitted to handing a woman’s medical information to the woman’s former partner who was under a domestic violence restraining order, newly published…
‘Unacceptable in this country’: Professor Michael Kidd’s plea to GPs
Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd has branded Australia’s congenital syphilis rates unacceptable following his decision to declare syphilis a communicable disease incident of national significance. Between…
More internal backlash as RACP prepares for second vote on president-elect’s fate
The names of the physicians behind the second attempt to oust the next president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians will remain a secret,…
‘They’re more confident than doctors at this’: How nurse-led clinics are easing the load on GPs
A GP says nurse-led clinics independently managing and assessing diabetes or peripheral neuropathies are a boon for him and his patients. Since October 2024, Dr Asitha Wickramatne…
Health Minister commits $1.5 million to keep three bulk-billing practices afloat for seven months
The Federal Government will spend up to $1.5 million so three bulk-billing practices for vulnerable patients can remain open for seven more months. It follows…
