Australia’s first anal cancer screening guidelines released, but there’s a catch
Australia has moved a step closer to anal cancer screening for people with HIV with the release of new best practice guidelines. The guidelines, released…
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Too complex, too costly, too late: A GP’s battle for a patient no hospital would admit
I recently opened my smartphone to an AusDoc article about the isolation felt by a GP who was caring for a terminally ill patient with…
The news today? A vigil for imprisoned GP, hospital parking cash bonanza, and a ‘shark tank’ for hearts
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…
Trimethoprim no longer first line for acute UTIs in new guidelines
Nitrofurantoin is now first line for adult patients with acute cystitis because of high resistance to trimethoprim, new guidelines say. The change is part of…
60-day prescribing uptake only 30%, analysis finds
GPs used 60-day prescribing for fewer than 30% of eligible scripts in the policy’s first year, analysis of PBS data has found. The Federal Government…
Let insurers fund naturopathy again, says govt review led by Professor Michael Kidd
A long-delayed review of the ban on private health insurers funding 16 alternative therapies has recommended lifting the ban for seven of them. The ban…
Telehealth and COVID-19 MBS items — your April Quick Guide
Get the most important MBS telehealth and COVID-19 items for GPs at a glance with AusDoc’s April Quick Guide. The MBS Quick Guide to routine attendance…
Qld Govt reveals details of puberty blocker review
A ban on public clinics initiating puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to under-18s will last for at least eight months after the Queensland Government revealed…
Dr Adam Louws made national news by taking a GP job in a tiny town — now he’s leaving
When GP Dr Adam Louws took a job in Julia Creek it made headlines from the ABC to the Daily Mail. The Queensland town, 600km…
How are the pharmacy prescribing trials tracking adverse events?
A GP and researcher evaluating three pharmacy prescribing trials says his team considered randomised controlled trials but decided it was impractical. The NSW experiments into…
