Australian Federal Police is investigating after 10 years of pathology requests, including patients’ Medicare numbers and doctors’ provider numbers, were hacked by cybercriminals. Victorian pathology…
Healius Pathology will pay a $1.65 million penalty after paying inflated rents for co-located collection sites at two dermatology practices. The Federal Court of Australia found…
The competition watchdog has warned that a proposed merger of Australian Clinical Labs and Healius Pathology could increase private billing, blow out turnaround times and…
Antibiotic-resistant shigella infections are increasing in Victoria, with health authorities urging GPs to request stool cultures for suspected cases. A health alert issued by the…
Carrying out two stool-based tests improves sensitivity and cuts the number of missed colorectal cancers, according to a UK study. Researchers compared the diagnostic performance…
The RACGP is urging the national consumer watchdog to stop Australian Clinical Labs taking over Healius Pathology, on the grounds a pathology testing supergroup would…
The RACGP has criticised a push for MBS-funded lipoprotein(a) testing to identify patients at elevated risk of heart disease, warning the proposal could be outdated…
Australian Clinical Labs, one of the country’s biggest private pathology companies, has revealed that 20,000 patient records from its subsidiary Medlab were leaked online earlier…
Ben is a 32-year-old male who presents to ED with a three-day history of intermittent right-sided ptosis. Ben has a past medical history of ADHD,…
The RACGP is to test new decision support GP software to find out if it works.
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