Kate Newton

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Australian Doctor News

Stopping Parkinson’s with surgery

20th February 2013
Deep brain stimulation has an impressive ability to control Parkinsonian tremor for some patients. Our reporters sat in as…
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Call for medical educator career pathway

24th January 2013
Medicine's workforce crisis has spread to those who train and teach doctors, medical educators warn. An editorial by…
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Former GP joins royal commission

23rd January 2013
A former GP is among those appointed to the royal commission on child sexual abuse. Professor Helen Milroy (pictured),…
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Thousands of practices to miss out on ePIP

22nd January 2013
Thousands of general practices are still not eligible for e-health incentive payments, just weeks out from the first…
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Medical Director complies with PCEHR

17th January 2013
A major GP software program has finally become e-health compatible just weeks before the first deadline for practices to…
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Assaults on GPs excluded from tough new laws

16th January 2013
GPs have been left out of new laws in SA that make it an aggravated offence to assault many health workers. Under the…
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Inaction on superbugs under investigation

14th January 2013
A senate inquiry has been launched into why Australia has been so slow to tackle growing antibiotic resistance, despite…
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