‘I’m sitting inside this cage’: Doctor interrogated by police over rum theft speaks to AusDocÂ
The doctor falsely accused of stealing a bottle of rum says Victoria Police had multiple opportunities to end his ordeal early if they had been…
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Bacchus Marsh medical director ‘only onsite for 40 days in six years’: tribunal
A medical college president who worked as the consultant director of medical services at Bacchus Marsh Hospital during the baby deaths scandal was only onsite…
‘We’re grieving a bit’: Dr Mukesh Haikerwal says goodbye to his COVID-19 clinicÂ
After two years on the pandemic front line, this Friday Dr Mukesh Haikerwal will close down his respiratory clinic. Based in Melbourne, it is…
Doctor falsely accused of rum theft wins police apology
A doctor labelled as wanted on a Victoria Police Facebook page, then arrested when he voluntarily went to the police station, has won his battle…
GP alert after patient has lead poisoning from erectile dysfunction remedy
GPs are being urged to ask patients if they use complementary medicines purchased online after a man experienced lead poisoning from taking an Ayurvedic remedy for…
Doctor’s bloody attempts to insert catheter didn’t cause erectile dysfunction, court finds
While the incident was traumatic, it did not cause long-term damage to the patient's urethra, the Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled.
Doctors slam plan for ‘lame duck’ urgent care GP clinics
The Victorian Government’s plan to pay five general practices to take on urgent patients may not even meet MBS criteria, warns Dr Mukesh Haikerwa…
Pregnant woman died from sepsis after antibiotic treatment delays, inquest told
A nurse found a syringe containing the prescribed antibiotic on her hospital bedside table.
Australia secures its first mRNA vaccine factory
A deal which will see Moderna set up a facility at Monash University will prevent a repeat of last year's vaccine shortages, according to Anthony A…
Bacchus Marsh clinical director banned for deferring to obstetrician over baby deaths
Physiotherapist Elizabeth Wilson's two-year ban is much lighter than others caught up in the scandal after pushing for external reviews into the fa…
