Coroner wants liquid paraffin added to the PBS after boy’s constipation death
A coroner has recommended liquid paraffin be added to the PBS after an Aboriginal boy died of a bowel obstruction when his family could not…
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AHPRA accused of charging ‘unfair’ rego fees on parental leave doctors
Medical registration fees need to be reduced because of the inequity of doctors on extended parental leave or working part-time paying the same as high-earning…
Why is so little known about patient-requested second opinions and whether they improve outcomes?
For a complex issue that can be emotionally vexing for all those involved, particularly when disagreements around diagnosis or treatment surface, the research on patient-requested…
Fresh tattoos may have caused keratoacanthomas in two patients: case report
Freshly inked tattoos are believed to have triggered keratoacanthomas in two patients, with the nodules appearing within a few days of the ink being applied,…
Anaesthetists demand college reinstates doctor asked to resign over alleged ‘slurs’ of specialty
A group of anaesthetists are demanding their college back down over its “dismissal” of a leading fellow for allegedly slurring the specialty over fraudulent billing…
US specialist jailed for 190 years after ‘surreptitiously’ injecting IV saline bags with bupivacaine
An anaesthetist has been given a 190-year prison sentence after injecting bupivacaine, adrenaline and other drugs to IV saline bags, resulting in cardiac emergencies and…
Anaesthetists ‘tarnished in the court of public opinion’ by whistleblower’s fraud claims
A group of more than two dozen specialists accused in the national media of fraudulently billing their patients have still not been contacted by investigators…
First paediatric case of bird flu reported in the US
Health authorities have reported the first known US case of H5N1 avian influenza in a child. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…
Urgent plea for 1200 doctors to claim their share of $31 million in unpaid overtime
Unfounded fears of career reprisals or a move interstate may cost some junior doctors their share of a $31 million unpaid overtime settlement, one lawyers…
Dr Aaron Johnston on the hidden gems he finds in the nasal cavities of small children
Barely halfway through his shift, paediatric emergency consultant Dr Aaron Johnston has already removed a Lego brick from a toddler’s nose. It is obviously one…
