I’ve uncovered a new medical condition: Post Techno-Torture Distress Syndrome
I am suffering techno-torture after trying to switch to a 5G phone. I spent an hour with a one-on-one digital mentor, a service offered at…
Tag: Technology
Infectious disease professor vs AI chatbot in grand rounds showdown — who wins?
Find out what finally brought machine learning unstuck, when an infectious diseases professor entered a “diagnostic showdown” against ChatGPT. Professor Martin Rodriguez, head of the…
When mental health unravels, are digital self-help tools a match for human connection?
When going through the federal budget announcements a few weeks back, I came across the pledge to create a new low-intensity digital mental health service.…
Hacked GP prescription data for sale on digital black market for just $76,000: reports
Prescription software company MediSecure says historical prescription data that were hacked earlier this month have been put up for sale on the dark web. According…
Will the AI revolution mean you’ll be clocking off early? The Productivity Commission has a list
For most of us the only question worth asking about the coming AI revolution is whether it really is going to free us from work’s…
What’s the best background for your telehealth video consult? Here’s the answer
If you’ve got it, flaunt it — that’s the message from a study showing patients prefer doctors who display diplomas in the background of their…
RACGP warns over ‘farcical’ $20 online sick notes
The RACGP says a loophole in telehealth legislation has led to a proliferation of online medical services offering ‘farcical’ sick certificates, putting both doctors and…
How a Melbourne GP made $2.6 billion from a ‘harebrained idea’
Dr Sam Hupert started out as a GP in 1981. He is now a billionaire, but as you can guess, this fortune has not been…
Real doctors, fake news and The Milky Menace — AusDoc’s trip into the AI wormhole
This story began with an intriguing study on fake news and briefly passed by a devoted milk enthusiast called John Smith before ending with serious…
GP defends prescribing vapes for $40 based on online questionnaires
A GP offering $40 email consultations to prescribe nicotine vapes has defended her telehealth website, arguing that the alternative is more deaths from smoking. Melbourne…
