Was Peter Dutton really the worst health minister? AusDoc interviews shadow minister Anne Ruston
Halfway through the interview with Senator Anne Ruston, who by May could be in charge of the $140 billion health portfolio, suffering all the deep…
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When your patient’s anxiety stems from an existential threat to humanity
Dr Cybele Dey remembers a seven-year-old boy with severe separation anxiety. The trigger was the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires. While the boy was not affected…
Why is the risk of birth defects higher for women using ART?
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…
An eye-opener? GLP-1 RAs linked to reduced risk of 42 conditions from dementia to infections
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…
Radiographer pressured GP into backdating referrals for his parents: tribunal
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…
Psychiatrist mass exodus continues with ‘urgent’ arbitration hearing to fix crisis now eight weeks away
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…
Menopause conference under fire over GP’s controversial high-dose oestrogen treatments
A medical conference for doctors is facing criticism from a leading menopause clinician for its controversial headline speaker accused of promoting ‘experimental’ doses of oestrogen to women.…
Colorectal surgeon who drowned remembered for his ‘beautiful nature’
Adelaide colorectal surgeon Dr Andrew Hunter has been remembered as “a good person who made a difference to a lot of people’s lives”, after dying…
Scientists puzzled after human JEV cases emerge in two states
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…
‘I did not turn up for work this morning and I felt lost’: Psychiatrist Dr Suzy Goodison on resigning and the coming catastrophe
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…
