Review board to examine suicides of eight patients who were rejected for VAD
Eight suicides by patients denied access to voluntary assisted dying are being examined by the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in Victoria, which could trigger…
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Medical Must-See: Trapped finger points to rare Buruli ulcer diagnosis
An elderly man who trapped his finger in a folding chair has become one of the first cases of locally acquired Buruli ulcer in southern…
Mayor bans villagers from ‘contracting illnesses requiring medical care’ in response to doctor shortages
Forget doctors, forget hospitals, forget wonder drugs and say goodbye to those interminable debates about where the money is coming from to fund it all.…
Doctors using AI scribes say hallucinations are ‘frequent’: A non-existent neurological exam is just one example
A neurological exam that never took place and a declaration that an oral contraceptive prescription was for a male patient are among the “frequent” AI…
Missing medical student survived 13 days in the Snowy Mountains eating wild berries and two muesli bars
A 23-year-old medical student who was missing for nearly two weeks in the Snowy Mountains has been found alive after surviving on foraged berries and two muesli bars.…
Anti-COVID-19-vax GP faces new AHPRA complaint after winning Supreme Court battle over his suspension
Dr William Bay, the former GP registrar who won a Supreme Court battle to overturn his suspension following his anti-COVID-19-vax tirade at an AMA conference,…
Coroner highlights traumatic suicides of patients excluded from VAD scheme
A coroner is calling for a review of voluntary assisted dying laws after an elderly man, who was excluded from the scheme because he was…
GP practices in the UK face legal action after making hundreds of physician associates redundant over safety fears
A trade union says it is taking legal action against GP practices in UK for dismissing physician associates amid warnings that patients are at risk.…
PBAC backs new PBS listing for drosperinone-only pill
The PBAC has recommended a listing for the drospirenone-only contraceptive pill, acknowledging it is important for women to have a range of affordable options. At…
GP praised during inquest after taking over sole medical care of woman with life-threatening anorexia
A GP has described the professional isolation he faced after taking on the sole medical care of a woman with terminal anorexia nervosa. In a…
