Naked moonlight bathing: Why do intelligent patients choose mumbo-jumbo ‘cures’ over science?
Patients who don’t believe in science puzzle me. I was reminded of one recently, after Dr Pam Rachootin wrote about being tired of patients harbouring…
Tag: Obstetrics
Is the government finally about to ban uninsured midwives from attending homebirths?
Homebirths with limited hospital back up remain one of the most divisive topics in healthcare. It is an issue in the media again because the…
The crisis facing nine obstetricians who fear another Bacchus Marsh
Dr Jason Mak is one of nine O&G consultants who have withdrawn non-urgent gynaecological care until staffing levels in their maternity unit are fixed. The…
Gynaecologists refuse to provide non-critical care until hospital’s ‘dangerously’ low staffing is fixed
O&Gs say they are so concerned about “dangerously” low staffing levels they have refused to provide non-urgent gynaecological treatments. The nine doctors work at Gosford…
Can an older GP be taught new tricks? What Dr Vivienne Tedeschi learnt going ‘back to school’ in her 60s
After dreaming of practising obstetrics since medical school, GP Dr Vivienne Tedeschi finally took the plunge while aged in her 60s to train as a…
Doctors lose ‘main tool’ for determining preterm labour
Doctors say they have lost their main tool for determining preterm labour after manufacturers of the rapid fetal fibronectin test announced plans to withdraw it…
Legal loss for obstetrician who sued colleagues for ‘cartel’ conduct over their on-call roster
An obstetrician who sued six colleagues for millions of dollars under anti-cartel laws after they excluded him from their on-call roster has lost his legal…
‘How the darkest times led me to medicine’: Dr Jana Pittman’s hurdles to becoming a doctor
“Does anyone know how many small people have come out of my vagina?” Dr Jana Pittman is on stage at the AMA conference, a world…
Greedy doctors? The enormous salaries of health fund CEOs are far beyond what we could ever hope to make
The mainstream media was once more awash with accusations of doctor greed last week. The alleged perpetrators this time were obstetricians, but as we know,…
Sky-high obstetrician fees are destroying private maternity services, health insurers claim
Private insurers says obstetricians are charging the highest out-of-pocket fees of any doctor group in the country and risk destroying the viability of Australia’s private…
