The antispasmodic baclofen, commonly prescribed off label for alcohol dependency, has been implicated in 102 deaths since 2000, Australian researchers say. More than 50% of…
The suicide death of a Queenslander who took assisted dying drugs intended for their spouse has “fatally exposed” the state’s voluntary euthanasia laws, a coroner…
A newborn who died from malnutrition complications was ineligible for a Medicare-funded domiciliary review through the hospital where she was born and fell through the…
This article has been updated. The original headline referred to a topical anaesthetic, which was incorrect. AusDoc apologises for the error. A 51-year-old died from…
Two doctors who treated a toddler who died of sepsis have told an inquest that they wish they had acted differently. Dr Christopher Morris was…
Some 29 patient deaths at Launceston General Hospital will be referred to the coroner after a review concluded a former hospital executive repeatedly signed death…
Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: This story contains references to a deceased person. A doctor has lost his appeal against a coroner’s findings…
A woman with community-acquired pneumonia may not have died if a GP locum had calculated her risk of ICU admission or death when she presented…
Investigators will examine another 63 cases involving an alleged cover-up of deaths at Launceston General Hospital by its medical boss. A review is already underway…
Alex Reid died in 2021 from COVID-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. It was just six weeks after his second dose of…
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