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    Tag: Medical ethics

    Medical regulator says sorry for pursuing doctors over their sexual orientation

    February 23, 2024

    The UK medical regulator has apologised to doctors it struck off or pursued for “engaging in consensual sexual activity and intimacy with other men”.  The…

    GP back in court again after securing $30 million in patient’s will

    February 22, 2024

    A GP who inherited most of his patient’s $30 million estate is headed back to court after two other beneficiaries and the Salvation Army took…

    Leading Aussie doctors condemn attacks on Gaza health workers following more than 300 deaths

    February 13, 2024

    Australian doctors, including those from Palestinian and Jewish backgrounds, have called for an Israel-Gaza ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the reconstruction of damaged…

    Why can’t GPs be friends with their patients?

    January 22, 2024

    I believe that placing blanket restrictions on personal relationships between doctors and their patients is detrimental to our ability to deliver quality care. In the…

    Doctors who administered forced rectal feeding accused of ‘medicalised rape’

    January 21, 2024

    The rendition, detention and interrogation program created by the US Government in the wake of the 9/11 attacks still haunts the memory. Yes, the world…

    ‘Shameful departure from medical ethics’: the dark practice of covert contraception in Australia

    November 13, 2023

    Recently, AusDoc reported that indigenous women in Greenland were seeking compensation from the Danish government after being fitted with IUDs, without their consent or knowledge, in…

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    One-third of doctors admit to secretly Googling patients: AusDoc survey

    October 27, 2023

    A third of doctors admit they have googled patients, with many more agreeing it is okay to search online for useful clinical information about a…

    Royal Commission demands ban on court-ordered sterilisation of non-consenting patients

    October 26, 2023

    Australian courts ordered the sterilisation of 14 adults last year, but for most cases, the clinical details were kept secret.  Now, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse,…

    Should AHPRA draw up guidelines on doctors Googling patients? Tell us your views

    October 23, 2023

    Is looking up a patient’s Facebook profile or plugging their name into Google unethical? A BMJ article on the subject has fired up the debate…

    Is Googling information about your patients ethical?

    October 20, 2023

    Should doctors be banned from looking up a patient’s Facebook page or Instagram account or watching their TikToks? Is this an unethical act if it…

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