Watchdog loses bid to suspend GP for two months under lesser-known emergency powers
A GP allowed to practise with conditions for over three years has fought off a fresh bid to suspend him under emergency powers while he…
Tag: HCCC
Women hospitalised with suspected botulism after unregulated botox injections: HCCC
Two state regulators have issued warnings about unregulated botox injections following the hospitalisation of three women including one in ICU with suspected iatrogenic botulism. The…
HIV and hepatitis B warning after investigators raid cosmetic clinic
Patients are at risk of HIV and hepatitis B due to poor hygiene practices at a cosmetic clinic where unregistered staff allegedly performed cosmetic surgeries,…
Banned doctor alleged to have infected patient with hep B while working under alias
A banned doctor has been accused of infecting a patient with hepatitis B after continuing to work at a Sydney cosmetic clinic under a different…
Doctors who speak out against the Gaza medical catastrophe deserve more support from AHPRA
The horror of the war in Gaza is almost too hard to watch. The temptation is to look way. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…
Surgeon denies he was ‘reckless’ after performing mentoplasty despite dropping the chin implant on the floor
A plastic surgeon has been reprimanded after he dropped a chin implant on a theatre floor before picking it up and placing it in a…
GP beneficiary of $30 million estate did not ‘groom’ terminally ill patient: Supreme Court
A GP who inherited most of his patient’s $30 million estate has overcome a legal challenge from the Salvation Army and three other beneficiaries, allowing…
GP who diagnosed sexually transmitted Lyme disease admits he became ‘fixated’
A GP who treated a pregnant woman he believed had sexually transmitted Lyme disease has been suspended after admitting that his treatments were risky and…
GP in fight for deceased patient’s $30m estate suffers legal blow over lost letter
A GP who has denied grooming an elderly patient in order to inherit his $30-million estate has failed to convince a judge that a long-forgotten…
Celebrated surgeon Professor Munjed Al Muderis denies abandoning patients
Celebrity surgeon Adjunct Clinical Professor Munjed Al Muderis has denied abandoning patients who have experienced wounds and infections following his radical orthopaedic surgery. The…
