Australian Doctor News

Let GPs provide hospital-in-the-home care, says college

27th November 2019
Private health insurance should pay for GPs to treat cancer patients, dress wounds or provide post-cardiac care in patients’…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Greedy doctors make private health insurance more painful

27th November 2019
Large bills are one of the main reasons people are dissatisfied with their private health insurance — especially when these…
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Medical Observer Opinion

This was not your average double stabbing, recalls trauma doctor

27th November 2019
I often look at my pager sitting next to my mobile phone and think, "How are we still using this 1950s technology in 2019?" …
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Surgery
6Minutes News

Dog licks man; man dies

26th November 2019
If patients present with flu-like symptoms and bruising, it’s worth asking them about pets, based on the case of a man who…
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Dog
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Examining the latest evidence on gut microbiota and allergy

5th December 2019
There is a window of opportunity to act, say experts
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6Minutes News

Serious medical errors jump 50% in three years

25th November 2019
Serious medical errors in NSW have increased by 57% over the past three years, with instruments left in patients the most…
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6Minutes News

Codeine overdoses arriving in ED halve

25th November 2019
Codeine-related overdoses fell by more than half at a major Brisbane hospital in the 12 months following the upscheduling of…
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Opioid overdose
Specialist Updates Oncology

PET-CT scans associated with mortality benefit

22nd November 2019
Imaging by PET-CT prior to diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer is likely contributing to more stage-appropriate…
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