Fear of overbilling turning GPs off mental health MBS items
Dr Caroline Johnson says doctors are juggling confusing Medicare rules with patients' complex needs.
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Suspension overturned for intern accused of sexual assault as a student
A WA tribunal replaced the suspension - relating to an alleged assault of a fellow medical student - with conditions on the doctor's registration.<…
Asking about nightmares may pick up Parkinson’s
Screening elderly patients for distressing dreams could identify those at risk of a rapidly progressing form of the disease, says UK neurologist Dr…
Renowned AFL concussion doctor faces Medical Board of Australia investigation
Associate Professor Paul McCrory has been accused of plagiarism and breaching a Medical Board of Australia undertaking.
New coronavirus variant being tracked
Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have been recorded in South America and Europe.
Anti-vaxxers caught in bizarre lie about a doctor’s post-vax health
NSW intensivist Dr Rachel Heap says false claims were made on social media that she had been left in a coma after having the COVID-19 vaccine, when…
Ketamine GP can return to practice after two-year ban
Former GP registrar Dr Leimin Chen will be reregistered after a tribunal found he now recognised it was wrong to prescribe ketamine for depression.…
Doctors strike over ‘suffocating’ conditions at COVID-19 clinics in Greece
They want more staff and dedicated ICUs for infected patients.
RACGP announces fellowship exam resit dates
And no, there will be no online element - candidates will use pen and paper.
GP urges peers to pay for their own mask tests
Victoria-based Dr Ern Chang says it's time for GPs to take protection matters into their own hands.
