Crossing the line? Doctors say Disney movies worsen strabismus stigma
Hollywood needs to take a long, hard look at its portrayal of characters with strabismus, researchers say. A US paediatric ophthalmologist says animated movies are…
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Dr Philip Nitschke rejects claims woman inside his death pod may have been strangled
Dr Philip Nitschke has dismissed claims reportedly made by a Swiss prosecutor that the first woman to die in his death pod showed signs of…
Mark Butler announces new five-year degree that will allow pharmacists to call themselves ‘doctor’
Pharmacists who complete a new extended master’s degree will have the right to call themselves ‘doctor’, Mark Butler has announced. The federal Minister for Health…
Oral antihistamine may cause aggression or hallucinations in young kids: TGA
Children younger than six should not use the S3 oral antihistamine promethazine due to risks of psychiatric or CNS adverse events, the TGA says. Promethazine…
Two registrars launch $109-a-year CPD home, as medical board’s deadline for doctors looms
Two doctors-in-training have started the cheapest CPD home yet with an opening offer of $109 a year. By the year’s end, doctors have to choose…
GP training revival: RACGP declares every training post will be filled in 2025
More than 1500 doctors will start GP training in 2025, with no training posts left empty for the first time since 2017, the RACGP says.…
Urgent care clinics accused of failing to provide proper clinical handover to GPs
GPs have accused urgent care clinics of providing inconsistent or non-existent clinical handover to patients’ usual doctors. The allegation is spelt out in a new…
AMA calls draft privacy laws a threat to doctors but plaintiff lawyer disagrees
A plaintiff lawyer has doused concerns that GPs could be sued for recording patients’ family history under proposed privacy law changes. The Federal Government wants…
Cancer council accused of pseudoscience for offering free reiki to oncology patients
Cancer Council WA has defended offering free ‘energy healing’ to oncology patients after it was shortlisted for the annual Bent Spoon pseudoscience award from Australian…
Thousands more patients ditching GP appointments because of cost
More patients, especially younger people, are skipping GP appointments owing to cost-of-living pressures, reveal Australian Bureau of Statistics data. One in seven patients aged 24-35…
