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    Tag: Public health

    ‘You’ll be fine, you have good childbearing hips’: Doctors’ personal beliefs are still a big issue in abortion care   

    November 20, 2023

    RANZCOG recently released Australia-first guidelines on abortion care.  They are a fabulous read — presenting the evidence that medical abortion up to 10 weeks (not…

    A GP guide to cardiovascular disease in women

    November 18, 2023

    Need to know: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in women.1,2 × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community to…

    ‘Doctors are wrong — urine should be cloudy’: A day in the alternative world of alternative medicine

    November 15, 2023

    Who doesn’t enjoy a good trade fair? Whether it’s the booths outside a conference selling books and the latest equipment, or stalls selling food, tools…

    ‘Shameful departure from medical ethics’: the dark practice of covert contraception in Australia

    November 13, 2023

    Recently, AusDoc reported that indigenous women in Greenland were seeking compensation from the Danish government after being fitted with IUDs, without their consent or knowledge, in…

    GPs ‘fed up’ as Shingrix demand outstrips supply

    November 8, 2023

    GPs say they have not received enough stock of recombinant herpes zoster vaccine Shingrix to meet patient demand after it was listed on the National…

    Dr Ken McCroary

    Medicare is dying and bulk-billing smoke and mirrors won’t save it

    November 6, 2023

    The tripling of bulk-billing incentives is a disastrous example of smoke and mirrors. On 1 November, the bulk-billing incentive for a standard consultation in metro…

    Dr Craig Lilienthal

    Prescribing obesity drugs off label: Who should come first? Our patients or PBS bean counters?

    November 1, 2023

    The fine art of prescribing obesity drugs off-label is about to become even more complicated. Are you prepared for the conflict of interest this will…

    Dr Hester Wilson

    TGA issues baclofen warning to doctors in response to overdose deaths

    October 23, 2023

    The TGA is urging caution with off-label baclofen prescribing for alcohol use disorder in the wake of coronial inquiries into two deaths. While elevated suicide…

    Aussie doctor says colleagues in Gaza have ‘no safe place to go’

    October 23, 2023

    Hundreds of doctors are trapped in Gaza and have abandoned their homes and Médecins Sans Frontières offices, an Australian ED specialist says. Dr Natalie Thurtle,…

    Looking at obesity through a different lens

    October 21, 2023

    Obesity is generally acknowledged to be a major global health issue with associated comorbidities that can affect quality of life and life expectancy.1,2 Interventions have…

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