Aussie researchers suggest targeting 7000 steps a day rather than 10,000
Is the milestone of 10,000 steps a day really the magic number for good health? According to Australian researchers, the number is merely clever advertising…
Jamie Thannoo
Jamie is an AusDoc reporter.
Mark Butler rejects claim only 740 GP practices will switch to universal bulk-billing
GP fee site Cleanbill predicts 740 GP practices will switch to universal bulk-billing under upcoming Medicare changes, not the 3200 the Federal Government expects. The…
No GP? No problem: State lets all pregnant women self-refer to maternity care
Queensland has launched the first statewide system for patients to refer themselves to public hospitals for maternity care. While a few Australian hospitals have self-referral…
Medical Must-See: Leech lodges in farmer’s pharynx
A farmer had been coughing up blood for 15 days before his doctors pulled out a 7cm leech that had made itself at home in…
State-owned practices would cannibalise existing GP clinics, doctors warn
A plan for government-owned GP practices that universally bulk-bill is targeting the wrong locations, including a suburb with eight established practices, doctors claim. Ahead of…
Teenage smoking down since vapes went OTC: research
Teenagers have not turned to cigarettes since vapes were restricted to pharmacies, the Federal Government says, based on Cancer Council-led research showing declines in both…
Doctors clash over JAMA review of antidepressant withdrawal risks
Psychiatry researchers claim the risks of antidepressant withdrawal are overblown after their JAMA Psychiatry study concluded the average patient did not have clinically significant symptoms.…
Mental health workers join police call-outs as states try to stop patients ending up in ED
As patients with acute mental illness increasingly end up in EDs, several states are running trials of mental health workers joining police call-outs to avert…
Medical Must-See: Doctors face a diagnosis out of left field
Turkish doctors have diagnosed a 43-year-old woman with Harlequin syndrome — a rare condition that causes one side of the face to flush and sweat while…
Pollies resurrect plan for state-owned GP practices that universally bulk-bill
Tasmanian politicians have committed to launching state-owned bulk-billing GP practices, reviving a Queensland proposal that died in 2024 when Labor lost power. This month, Tasmanian…
