GP who botched his first face lift guilty of hubris, tribunal says
A GP without training in invasive cosmetic procedures performed a face lift for acne scarring that breached the patient’s occipital artery, a tribunal says. The…
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US vaccine expert speaks to AusDoc about being sacked by RFK Jr
Professor Noel Brewer realised that Robert Kennedy Jr had fired him when he read the news. “None of us were expecting this could happen,” said…
Medical Must-See: This is going to hertz you more than me
Some complex fractures need more than screws and plates to fix. This car crash survivor needed a weekly blast of high-intensity soundwaves. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…
US specialist tours Australia spruiking IVF sex selection: ‘People should not need government approval for family decisions’
More than a hundred couples gathered in parks and conference rooms this week to meet a man offering something that is illegal in Australia: choice…
Gilead chases TGA approval for twice-a-year HIV PrEP injection after FDA says yes
The US drug watchdog has approved a world-first biannual HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis injection, and the manufacturer has already lodged a TGA application. Gilead’s HIV-1 capsid…
Will AI put skin cancer doctors out of work? This dermatologist says no
Jokes about the rise of AI often have radiologists at the butt of them, but even as the AI hype grows, radiologists remain in business. So, is skin cancer the field under…
Band-Aid fixed? Govt launches GP wound care scheme to fund dressings for 20,000 patients
Some 20,000 older patients with diabetes will be eligible for free dressings each year under a long-awaited Federal Government scheme. For years, doctors have warned…
Brain dead pregnant woman kept on life support gives birth at 25 weeks’ gestation
The baby of a US woman who was declared brain dead and kept on life support since February was delivered early Friday morning, her mother…
Judges slam medical board’s failed bid to reinstate emergency suspension
Three judges have criticised a Medical Board of Australia bid to reinstate a doctor’s emergency suspension, saying natural justice demanded finalising the case, not dragging…
The news today? Homicidal surgeon sentenced to life and sperm donor’s 67 children face cancer risk
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below, we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine, with links to the articles, opinions, studies and…
