6Minutes News

Doctor remorseful after slapping elderly ICU patient

15th October 2019
A doctor who slapped a delirious 82-year-old ICU patient in the face hard enough to cause petechial haemorrhage has been…
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Smart Practice

How to stop iron infusions staining your career

14th October 2019
“You never said a word about big brown stains on my arm!” Twenty-four-year-old Jess seems to be on the verge of tears as…
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6Minutes News

GP struck off following husband's 'delusional' behaviour

11th October 2019
A GP, who has been struck off for refusing to attend a psychiatric assessment, appeared to be influenced by her “paranoid,…
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Medical Observer Opinion

9 medicolegal 'C words' every GP needs to know

11th October 2019
It seems to me that 'C words' are disproportionally represented in our medicolegal lexicon. In fact, I feel my professional…
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Plan C
6Minutes News

J&J ordered to pay man $12bn over drug linked to breast growth

10th October 2019
US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson and one of its subsidiaries have been ordered to pay $US8 billion ($11.8 billion) over…
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6Minutes News

GP suspended over 13-year-old's diazepam and tramadol scripts

10th October 2019
A GP and former co-op chair who prescribed diazepam and tramadol to a 13-year-old patient has been reprimanded and suspended…
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Australian Doctor News

$600k penalty: GP slammed for loaning out provider number

10th October 2019
A non-VR GP has been ordered to repay $580,000 in rebates after letting another doctor bill Medicare using his provider…
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