One of the proclaimed truths of Australia’s medical regulation system is that it is not about the administration of punishment but about deterrence. The role…
As the buzz around AI grew, some doctors started hinting to their radiologist colleagues about finding another specialty because, obviously, radiologists would be the first…
The suspension of doctors under the Medical Board of Australia’s emergency powers has become a vexed topic. These powers are meant to be employed in…
The Medical Board of Australia in trying to ‘retire’ incompetent/incapacitated senior doctors is going about it the wrong way. The board’s primary responsibility is to…
A Chinese medical practitioner has been banned for three years over his treatment of a patient with cardiac issues who followed his liquid herb diet.…
The ex-wife of a GP who he treated for 17 years during their marriage is suing him for negligence, accusing him of failing to manage…
In the distant past of 2017, telehealth website Qoctor was causing controversy among GPs. Mailing out S4 antibiotics or sildenafil, online questionnaires to assess eligibility…
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…
A newborn who died from malnutrition complications was ineligible for a Medicare-funded domiciliary review through the hospital where she was born and fell through the…
Dr Peter Spencer who performed a home cricothyroidotomy on his wife following a seizure will not face criminal charges but remains barred from practice after…
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