Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Weight loss attenuates microvascular decline in T2DM

6th April 2020
Modest weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes could be the single greatest factor in arresting the decline in…
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Specialist Updates Women's Health

Revealed: The emergency MBS items for specialist video and phone consults

1st April 2020
Specialists can now offer Medicare-subsidised phone and video consultations to any patient in Australia regardless of…
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Specialist Updates Oncology

Specialist colleges slam elective surgery ban reversal

30th March 2020
The Federal Government’s decision to extend the deadline on non-urgent elective surgeries in private hospitals could lead to…
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Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Coronavirus: Specialists welcome lifting of telehealth restrictions

24th March 2020
Specialists deemed at risk of COVID-19 will have access to Medicare funding for phone or video consults — regardless of…
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Professor Brendan Murphy
Medical Observer Opinion

We have a PR problem: Medical students are the best, but they don't see general practice that way

17th March 2020
I’ve recently started teaching medical students again. I must say, I’m extremely excited to work with a great university and…
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Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Gender dysphoria: An inquiry could be harmful, RACP says

10th March 2020
The RACP has rejected calls for a national inquiry into the treatment of gender dysphoria in children and teenagers, saying…
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Medical Observer Opinion

Dear GPs, I don't know how you do your job

9th March 2020
I consider myself a pretty capable person, and since medical school have had full belief in my own ability to do anything to…
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