Federal Court rules VAD telehealth consults ‘an incitement to suicide’
A GP who took the Federal Attorney-General to court to secure legal protections for voluntary assisted dying telehealth consultations has lost his case. Dr Nick…
A GP who took the Federal Attorney-General to court to secure legal protections for voluntary assisted dying telehealth consultations has lost his case. Dr Nick…
Most organ donors do not choose when their liver or lungs are donated, but Marlene Bevern was a special case. After being diagnosed with an…
An elderly man who died in Queensland has been dubbed the first Australian to misuse voluntary assisted dying laws by self-administering drugs prescribed for someone…
The legal ban on doctors initiating discussions on voluntary assisted dying with their patients in Victoria seems certain to remain, despite fresh complaints that it…
Healthy older adults who lose more than 10% of their body weight are more than twice as likely to die from any cause compared with…
Bans on patients accessing voluntary euthanasia if they have recently moved states are “irrelevant” and should be ditched, says an adviser to Victoria’s landmark legislation. When…
For those fascinated with death and the ways in which people die, a new podcast series delves into the case files of a veteran forensic…
After a loved one’s death, families often go to their GP for explanations on the cause of death, queries on whether the death could have…
Dr Norman Swan has said he made a “terrible mistake” after suggesting that COVID-19 contributed to the cardiac deaths of cricket icon Shane Warne and…
GPs are being advised to routinely discuss fetal movements with pregnant women during antenatal visits and to create an action plan in the event they…
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