Flu ‘likely back to normal’ after last year’s bad season
The looming flu season will likely be shorter and quieter than last year’s “unusual” seven-month season, a leading Australian expert says. Professor Ian Barr says…
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Rotator cuff abnormalities incredibly common but rarely pathology: JAMA study
Almost all patients who undergo bilateral shoulder MRI have rotator cuff abnormalities, which likely represent normal ageing rather than pathology, a JAMA study suggests. The…
These three graphs show public hospitals are in crisis
The proportion of patients discharged or admitted from ED within four hours of presenting is the lowest on record, the AMA is warning. Barely 53%…
AI ‘supervisor’ bot that can review your patient consults wins RACGP Hackathon
An AI bot that reviews GP patient cases, provides feedback to the doctor and then logs it as CPD hours has won the RACGP’s annual…
Do kids raised by vegans get enough nutrition? Dr Rosemary Stanton explains the evidence
The number of vegan families in Australia is unclear — but it is almost certainly growing. Animal rights group Vegan Australia estimates that about 2% of…
The AMA is in existential crisis — why the profession should be alarmed
The federal AMA is in trouble and its predicament is serious enough to affect the medical profession as a whole. Its historic membership demise is…
New calculator picks up kidney disease risk in patients with normal eGFR
Normal eGFR values can mask an increased risk of kidney failure and death if they fall below the 25th or above the 75th age‑specific percentiles,…
GP booking site HotDoc sold to investment firm for estimated $250 million
A GP booking site used by 23,000 doctors has been sold to an Australian investment firm, 13 years after it was founded by a psychiatry…
Paramedics to staff GP clinics and hospitals in doctor-starved areas under State Govt plan
A new type of paramedic will provide primary care, including in aged care homes, in places with doctor shortages, the Queensland Government says. The new…
Cochrane’s conclusion on intermittent fasting sensationalised and wrong: Aussie expert
A new Cochrane review’s conclusion that intermittent fasting has little effect on weight loss compared with ‘doing nothing’ is sensationalist and wrong, an Australian obesity…
