Doctor-shopper’s death sparks renewed warning over pregabalin
Three different GPs had prescribed the drug with repeats to the 37-year-old man, heard the Coroners Court of Victoria.
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Baby’s death after homebirth was preventable: coroner
The mother experienced a uterine rupture during a vaginal birth after caesarean.
More than 1000 GP clinics to get Pfizer vax next month
An emergency National Cabinet meeting has heard that 1300 practices will receive the vaccine in the first three weeks of July.
Nurse assistant died after morphine dose error by ‘deeply caring’ GP
'The tragic circumstances are a coalescence of poor judgement and human error by well-meaning people,' a coroner said.
Coroner slams doctors over lack of driving discussion
The Queensland coroner found a GP and endocrinologist failed to properly assess a woman who died after crashing during a hypoglycaemic event.
Doctor considered amputating leg to save teen’s life: inquest
The infectious diseases specialist has told a NSW coroner there was little he could to save Alex Braes whose sepsis likely stemmed from an infected…
Doctor regrets not doing full obs on teen with infected toenail: inquest
A full set of vital signs was only performed on 18-year-old Alex Braes' fourth trip to hospital, the NSW Coroners Court hears.
Coroner urges GPs to consider aortic dissection with chest pain
The failure to consider the differential diagnosis was a 'lost opportunity' to potentially prevent the patient's death, the coroner found.
Medical software blamed for fatal anticoagulant double-dosing error
A discharge medicine was accidentally prescribed as an inpatient medicine.
GP’s care of terminally ill patient ‘reasonable and appropriate’: coroner
An anonymous report to the Victorian coroner raised concerns about the man's treatment.
