Gender clinic allegedly split by internal fighting is failing children, warns health minister
The gender clinic at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead is “not working”, the NSW health minister has said, saying he wants a new framework to…
Tag: Transgender
Indemnity for transgender care — are MDOs wrongly dictating what is appropriate medical practice?
Medical indemnity recently made a rare appearance in the national headlines. It was triggered by the decision by MDA National to not provide indemnity cover…
Why restricting indemnity cover for GPs treating kids with gender dysphoria is ‘unethical’
Last week, MDA National president Dr Michael Gannon defended the organisation’s decision to pull cover for GPs and other private specialists who initiate hormone therapy…
MDO defends restricting cover for doctors treating kids with gender dysphoria
MDA National says a potential surge in patient lawsuits has led it to pull cover for GPs and other private practitioners who initiate hormone therapy…
Best comments of the week: gender dysphoria, greedy locum obstetricians and reluctant patients
Our readers are posting hundreds of comments on the AusDoc community platform. You’ve written about when patients mentally leave the consultation, the “greed” of locum obstetricians,…
Gender dysphoria: Doctors clash over study tracking rates of young people who ‘desist’ treatment
This article has been corrected, see footnote. New research on adolescents with gender dysphoria who abandon gender-affirming medical treatment has been criticised by transgender care…
Very few teens with gender dysphoria quit hormone therapy: study
Most patients with gender dysphoria who commence gender-affirming therapy during adolescence continue treatment into adulthood, with data from a large cohort showing a discontinuation rate…
Why the Tavistock gender identity clinic is being shut down
Clinical judgements and the clinical counselling at the Tavistock Centre, which since 1989 has provided the UK’s only gender identity clinic for children and young…
Why I believe transgender care should be mainstream general practice
Dr Kathleen Wild says transgender patients are having trouble identifying GPs who are happy to help them.
Acne more likely in transgender patients receiving testosterone
Counselling is crucial given the increased risk of suicide and depression in transgender and gender diverse patients, researchers say.
