GP consult items outdated? AMA wants seven time tiers with the following rebates…
The AMA has called for a major restructuring of GP attendance items with new time tiers and new rebates. It says the current items have…
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February’s telehealth and COVID-19 MBS Quick Guide — ready for download
Get the most important MBS items for GPs at a glance with AusDoc’s February telehealth and COVID-19 Quick Guide. The MBS Quick Guide to attendance items is…
NHMRC to develop new treatment guidelines for transgender youth
The NHMRC is to develop new national guidelines for transgender youth amid the ongoing debate about the prescription of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. Announced…
Chinese medicine practitioner tells tribunal he did not understand that the pancreas produced insulin
A Chinese medicine practitioner whose patient died after stopping her diabetes medication believed that toxins were responsible for high glucose levels, a tribunal has heard.…
Hypertension guideline changes likely to target patients on insufficient long-term therapy
Upcoming revisions to hypertension guidelines will likely contain specific recommendations for patients whose hypertension is uncontrolled despite medication, a top cardiologist says. Heart Foundation chief…
Medical Must-See: Tooth pain and a golf ball–sized aneurysm
A 70-year-old’s tooth pain has led US doctors to discover a giant brain aneurysm behind the patient’s eye. After a first attempt at surgical repair…
Two wins with one scan? Australia’s Lung Cancer Screening Program is primed to spot CV disease risk
As Australia approaches the launch of the ambitious National Lung Cancer Screening Program, experts say it could also identify the risk of cardiovascular diseases among…
Half of GP registrars worse off compared with final year of hospital training
More than half of GP registrars are earning less than they did in their final year of pre-vocational hospital training, with many trainees doing hospital locum work to…
‘Medicine is witchcraft’: Parents who believed God would cure daughter’s diabetes found guilty of manslaughter
All 14 members of a fringe religious group have been found guilty of the manslaughter of an eight-year-old who died after her insulin was withheld.…
Get the latest MBS Quick Guide: February’s issue
AusDoc’s MBS Quick Guide for February is now available. Use this quick guide as a handy reference for in-practice billing needs for some of the most…
