Only connect: Dr Caitlin Sum says she’s brought 2000 GPs and specialists together
When Dr Caitlin Sum set up a social media group for GPs and other specialists to share referral advice and waiting times, she would have…
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Bariatric surgery benefits teens with severe obesity for up to 10 years: research
Adolescents undergoing gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy for obesity have durable reductions in BMI and type 2 diabetes, according to findings from the longest follow-up…
Aged care nurse suspended over surprise baby shower weeks before COVID-19 outbreak killed 38 residents
A nurse who attended a surprise baby shower thrown for him at an aged care facility during a COVID-19 lockdown has been suspended for a…
Doctors warned by Health Minister to ‘brace themselves’ for accusations of misogyny following women’s pain inquiry
Doctors have been warned to “brace themselves” for the findings from an inquiry into women’s pain that is said to have unearthed stories of misogyny…
Is ‘acinar neoplasm’ a better name for early-stage prostate cancer?
Early-stage prostate cancers could be rebranded ‘acinar neoplasm’ in an attempt to reduce anxiety and unnecessary treatment, according to an international group of experts. Debate…
Neurologist diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 50 calls for herbicide to be banned to halt ‘tragedy’ of more cases
A leading neurologist diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at the age 50 is calling for a ban on paraquat, a herbicide now being linked with the…
HIV and hepatitis B warning after investigators raid cosmetic clinic
Patients are at risk of HIV and hepatitis B due to poor hygiene practices at a cosmetic clinic where unregistered staff allegedly performed cosmetic surgeries,…
What World War II rationing tells us about type 2 diabetes
A study of postwar food rationing suggests that restricting exposure to sugar in early life staves off adult development of type 2 diabetes and hypertension,…
Doctors and patients caught in fight between ‘big-profit’ Bupa and private hospital ‘bullies’
Yet another skirmish in the private hospital versus private health fund wars erupted this week. This one was triggered by Healthscope’s decision to start charging…
FIFO specialists say hospital bosses want them to live in accommodation ‘riddled with cockroaches’
Fly-in fly-out specialists say Dubbo Hospital bosses want to force them to stay in accommodation “riddled with ants and cockroaches”. Until now, VMOs have been…
