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Greater use of teratogenic drugs might explain the established higher risk of birth defects in pregnancies conceived through assisted reproductive technology, study findings suggest. Australian…
A major study of nearly two million patients with type 2 diabetes has highlighted the potential wide-ranging health benefits of GLP-1 receptor agonists — but…
A radiographer pressured and tricked a GP into backdating X-ray and CT referrals for his mother and father, a tribunal has found. The tribunal heard…
The dispute between public psychiatrists and the NSW Government remains unresolved, with an “urgent” five-day arbitration hearing set for 17 March. Mental health minister Rose…
The first human case of Japanese encephalitis has been reported in Australia, 18 months after the virus was declared not a major health threat. The…
Dr Suzy Goodison is one of the NSW psychiatrists who resigned from the crumbling public mental health system this morning. Ministers continue to ignore pleas…
GP Dr Patrick Hart has started his year in Chelmsford Prison after being convicted in a British court for causing criminal damage while protesting for…
A doctor’s post of him performing his own vasectomy has become a social media hit. Plastic surgeon Dr Chen Wei-Nong says he decided to undergo…
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A pharmacist who was accused of professional misconduct after he verbally abused and then pushed his son’s alleged bully has escaped sanctions. The pharmacist’s 10-year-old…
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