Surgeons again top list of professional high earners: ATO data
Surgeons once again top the list as the highest paid professionals in the nation, at least according to the latest Australian Taxation Office data. Doctors…
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College pushes for free pertussis vax for all Queenslanders as cases surge
More than 2700 pertussis cases in Queensland this year have prompted the RACGP to call for free vaccinations for all its residents. It says infections…
Hospital purgatory: The patients trapped in acute beds with nowhere else to goÂ
Behind gridlocked EDs, ambulance ramping, angry patients, and frustrated doctors often lies a frail elderly patient stuck in the wrong kind of bed. Dr Chloe…
JAMA and NEJM back $1.5 billion AI ‘that cannot hallucinate’ to answer doctors’ medical questions
AI search engine OpenEvidence has struck deals with JAMA and The New England Journal of Medicine to try to give fully cited answers to medical…
When will GPs start diagnosing and prescribing for ADHD?
The first 65 GPs to independently diagnose and treat ADHD for adults and children should be ready to begin by the end of 2026, the…
Dr Lisa Searle on life between war zones and bulldozers
GP Dr Lisa Searle’s life is one of extremes — from providing medical care in war-torn countries to chaining herself to bulldozers in old-growth forests.…
Divine dispute: Uniting Church says telehealth clinic misusing its brand name
Telehealth corporate Eucalyptus is embroiled in a legal battle with the Uniting Church over its online weight loss program Juniper with the church alleging it…
Doctors demand right to rebel as GP suspended again over ‘peaceful’ protests
Doctors are demanding protection from actions by the UK medical watchdog after a GP was suspended over her climate change and animal rights protests. Back…
Nurse suspended after stealing morphine from patients
A nurse has been sanctioned after repeatedly ‘misappropriating’ morphine from a regional ED, including doses intended for patients. The WA State Administrative Tribunal said he…
Crushed skulls, missing helmets and data blind spots: E-scooter trauma alarming surgeons
Among the PowerPoint slides shared with colleagues by vascular surgeon Dr John Crozier are videos of e-scooter falls and the gory images of the wounds…
