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,…
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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…
Auslan interpreters at GP appointments should be free for all deaf patients: govt review
Deaf patients are paying hundreds of dollars for in-person interpreters at GP appointments, even though spoken language interpreters are free, a review has found. Currently,…
Why is this GP moonlighting as a hairdresser?
When blokes visit Dr Edier Loaiza Maya for an appointment, they leave looking a lot sharper than when they arrived. With clippers in hand, the…
Spitting on doctors to trigger three-month prison sentence under new laws
Spitting on doctors, nurses, paramedics, police or other frontline workers will result in a minimum three-month prison term under harsher penalties being introduced in the…
PBAC wants ‘critical’ opioid shortage fixed, warning doctors’ care options are being compromised
Pain and palliative care doctors want Federal Government action to stop the “egregious” behaviour of pharmaceutical companies pulling drugs from the market with little warning.…
Binge-drinking linked to arrhythmias in young adults up to 48 hours later: study
Binge-drinking can cause atrial tachycardia during alcohol consumption and clinically relevant arrhythmia for many hours afterwards, a German study suggests. The study of around 200 drinkers…
Back of the class: Which medical colleges are rated worst by their own registrars?
Australia’s medical colleges have been given C and D grades by the doctors they are training, according to an AMA report card released earlier this…
Does headshaking after a collision on the sports field indicate concussion? Researchers say yes
In countless cartoons and choreographed TV wrestling, a thump to the head is inevitably followed by the victim performing a quick side-to-side recovery shake. Now,…
