Environmentalist GP speaks to AusDoc from his prison cell: ‘I have a job pushing the bins around’
GP Dr Patrick Hart has started his year in Chelmsford Prison after being convicted in a British court for causing criminal damage while protesting for…
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What’s the point of clinical anatomy research? Surely the human body is fully mapped by now
You might think that given the view that anatomy started around the time of the ancient Egyptians, we’ve learned all we can from dissecting and…
Pompous colleges, bow ties and pointless PhDs: Dr Colin McClintock on specialist training
Renal specialist Dr Colin McClintock recently took a swipe at ‘pompous, bow tie-wearing’, city-centric specialists when he appeared at a NSW Government inquiry. His lashing…
Why ‘weaponised’ complaints to AHPRA are rarely punished
A slew of complaints against doctors expressing views on the Israel–Gaza conflict has reignited concerns that anonymous complaints to AHPRA are being weaponised against doctors.…
The rise of the robot: This surgeon believes open surgery in Australia will soon be history
In the words of Australian surgeon Professor Tony Costello, It was truly miraculous. He’s referring to a video he watched of a doctor performing a…
‘Hawaiian shirts break down barriers’: A GP’s story of treating hep C out of a van
Each Thursday Dr Matt Young and his team hit the road in a Toyota HiAce plastered in VW logos, offering testing and treatment for hepatitis…
Is Australia floundering? We offer enlightenment amid the COVID-19 chaos
Reading through Professor Adrian Esterman’s responses to our questions, you may get the uncomfortable feeling that we’re floundering under the current COVID-19 wave. There is,…
COSA’s 50th ASM: Dr Belinda Yeo talks metastatic breast cancer, fertility and AI in oncology
On Wednesday, hundreds of Australian and overseas doctors will attend the opening of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia’s 50th Annual Scientific Meeting in Melbourne.…
Opioid deaths: Is SafeScript a waste of GPs’ time?
SafeScript, the computer system meant to alert GPs to doctor-shopping patients, was described last month as “either not working as intended, or not being used”. …
Has the government given up on GPs bulk-billing all patients?
Tripling Medicare’s bulk-billing incentives was the centrepiece of the Federal Government’s budget sell. According to Treasurer Jim Chalmers, when the funding starts to flow in…
