‘They were scared I was going to be killed’: The Aussie doctor who read his own death notice
Dr Mohammed Mustafa’s medical mission to Gaza became so dangerous that the aid organisation that sent him prepared for the unthinkable — and drafted a…
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Are smoking cessation medications safe in pregnancy?
Dr Duong (Danielle) Tran is a UNSW Sydney epidemiologist who has just completed a major review on the effects of smoking cessation medications in pregnancy.…
‘I left medicine, I stepped away, I became a comedian’: Adam Kay on the bad day that changed his life
Adam Kay is a former obstetric registrar who walked away from medicine after a “bad day at work”, one of those days that was so…
Government apologises to journalists for false chemo claims… oncologists still waiting
The NSW Government has apologised to the media for falsely declaring that 468 chemotherapy sessions had been cancelled as a result of the strike by…
Is this person safe to use a firearm? Health checks for gun owners placing GPs in a ‘complex situation’
GPs are being tasked with conducting health assessments that ensure that gun owners in WA have the physical and mental capacity to shoot straight, hold…
Woman gives birth to another patient’s baby following embryo mix-up
IVF regulation is in the spotlight after a mix-up led to a woman giving birth to a baby not related to her, with little chance…
‘Mistaken and misguided’ doctors at risk of suicide under AHPRA’s name-and-shame rules, top GP warns
Some doctors will be at high risk of suicide under new AHPRA rules that will permanently list tribunal findings related to sexual misconduct on their…
Healthscope offers to return control of Northern Beaches Hospital to public hands
Sydney’s embattled Northern Beaches Hospital looks set to be returned to state control after its private operator Healthscope proposed a handover before its contract expires.…
Surgeon stabbed fellow doctor to stop him testifying at his disciplinary hearing: UK
A plastic surgeon who cycled through snow to stab a colleague set to testify against him in a disciplinary hearing has been found guilty of…
‘Overworked, underpaid, burnt out and falling asleep at the wheel’: Obstetrician on why doctors are striking
An obstetrician has hit back at claims that NSW hospitals are over-staffed and striking doctors are “well paid” by sharing details of her most recent…
