Aussie doctors blame rare scurvy case on cost-of-living crisis
A WA man who could not afford nutritious food or his prescribed vitamin supplements has landed in hospital with scurvy, doctors say. The patient had…
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Daily high-dose ICS linked to adverse heart and lung events: study
Daily high-dose inhaled corticosteroids are associated with a fourfold increased risk of pneumonia and major adverse cardiac events in adults with asthma, UK researchers say.…
KFP exam changing to multiple-choice as young doctors report ‘handwriting fatigue’
The RACGP will remove short-answer questions from its Key Feature Problem fellowship exam after registrars criticised the perceived demands of having to handwrite full-sentence responses.…
‘We’ve been waiting 70 years for this day’: Is this drug a new era for schizophrenia treatment?
There are myriad ways the mind and body can go wrong but schizophrenia is crueller than many others. While doctors have witnessed firsthand the numerous…
What does it cost each year to work as a doctor? Find out with AusDoc’s survey results
What does it cost to be a doctor? Not the cost of becoming a doctor but just the cost of having your name on the…
Doctor wrote 12,000 medicinal cannabis scripts in six months, says AHPRA
A doctor working for a telehealth cannabis clinic has prescribed 12,000 medicinal cannabis scripts in six months, according to AHPRA — an average of 90…
Australia’s new fast-track for Kiwi GPs will ‘leave us in the lurch’, warns New Zealand’s top GP
The fast-track pathway for IMGs to work in Australia is a blow to Kiwi GPs already grappling with its own workforce shortages, the president of…
The AMA family is united again, but the fight over fees will continue — here’s why
The 5000 AMA WA members are part of the federal AMA again, almost eight months after being kicked out. But while the split is over,…
Plan for cervical cancer screening in Priceline pharmacies triggers GP backlash
A plan for HPV swabbing in pharmacies will put women at risk of unexpected bills and poor follow-up, a leading GP says. Priceline announced earlier…
Medical Must-See: Don’t dot your eyes with topical anaesthetic
Ophthalmologists have warned their colleagues in ED not to prescribe topical anaesthetic eye drops after a trio of patients presented with complications. All three patients…
