MPs writing to local GPs suggesting they bulk-bill — outreach or outrage?
While many MPs have ambitions of running Australia, most spend their working days focused on club sheds, bike paths, roundabouts and other parts of their…
Jamie Thannoo
Jamie is an AusDoc reporter.
How a PHN’s viability initiative helped this solo GP practice to improve
An upgraded consultation room and improved practice management skills are some of the benefits a solo GP has received after signing up to his local…
Medical Must-See: HIV triggers giant perforating dermatoses
This severe case of large perforating dermatoses was an unusual symptom of HIV for a female Latvian patient. The patient, aged in her 40s, presented…
‘I really don’t believe I was bad’: Inside a millionaire doctor’s lonely war with regulators
Dr Jerry Schwartz. Photo: Newspix.Four hours of shapes, words and memory drills was how Dr Jerry Schwartz says he was made to prove he was…
Publish their fees but don’t take their MBS rebates: health insurers on high-charging specialists
The political pressure on specialists and their fees is getting heavier. The Federal Government is preparing to publish the fees charged by individual doctors based…
Former RACP president speaks out for the first time on mass college dysfunction
A former president of the RACP has questioned the college’s decision to remove its company secretary who alleged she had been bullied and harassed by…
RANZCOG eyes splitting obstetrics and gynaecology into two specialties
RANZCOG is in the early stages of potentially separating obstetrics and gynaecology as specialties, the college president says. Dr Nisha Khot says RANZCOG has three…
GLP-1 RA generics have arrived. Could we buy semaglutide made for just $4?
Semaglutide is now generic. Just not in Australia. But in China, Brazil and Canada, generic drug makers are ready to grab the lucrative market for…
Physicians’ college reveals allegations against its president as members vote on her future
Professor Jennifer Martin is facing a vote which could prematurely terminate her presidency of the RACP. On Friday the college opened voting on the EGM…
Physicians’ college asks charities regulator to take it over and suspend the board
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians has asked the charities regulator to appoint administrators to take over the college — an extraordinary escalation following eight…
