Dr Nicholas Cox.The Federal Government’s last-minute backtrack on bulk-billing assignment of benefit rules has meant relief and frustration at GP practices. The relief comes from…
Women are disproportionately admitted to hospital for depression and bipolar disorder when aged 45-54, suggesting a link to menopause, Australian researchers say. Their population-based study,…
Australian guidelines promoting the early introduction of egg to infants reduced egg allergy rates by 18%, a study in JAMA Pediatrics suggests. The study compared infants checked…
The Federal Government is “urgently” redesigning controversial new ‘assignment of benefit’ rules that start in two weeks, following criticism from GPs, the AMA president says.…
The US has approved the first gene therapy for genetic sensorineural deafness, which could overcome childhood hearing loss in some children — no cochlear implant needed. The…
One of your regular patients comes to the practice, and you decide to draw up a chronic disease care plan. Two or three days later,…
Professor Richard Scolyer has died from glioblastoma aged 59. The melanoma researcher, who volunteered to undergo experimental immunotherapy to treat his own cancer, had prepared…
Activists held protests with hundreds of supporters last year. Photo: Facebook/Victorian Socialists.The board of a universal bulk-billing community health service needing a $3 million government…
An investigation by a corruption watchdog has found doctors claiming $1200 for three gold-plated pens, $12,000 for a stay at a Balinese wellness retreat, and…
Endocrinologist Dr Kishani Kannangara faced a clinical predicament recently — one that is increasingly common. Her patient, a man in his early 50s, had life-threatening…
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