These stories remind us the little things are actually the big things — AusDoc reflects on 2024
This is the last day before we shut down for the summer break. A few days ago, in an attempt to find the spirit of Christmas, I…
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Payments for treating ‘frequent flyers’ should have started in August. Where are they?
It has been 17 months since the Federal Government’s patient enrolment scheme opened. More than 6000 GP practices and around two million patients are now…
‘Edna’ helps doctors find 50 new psychoactive drugs being used in Australia
Dr Jessamine Soderstrom is one of two doctors behind Australia’s national program for identifying new illicit drugs appearing on the black market. It is called…
GP reopens former Tristar practice that closed three years ago — saving patients hundreds on taxi fares
Three years after the local Tristar clinic shut down, a new GP practice has opened in Mission Beach, saving grateful residents hundreds of dollars in…
Shingles pharmacy trial guidelines ‘updated’ after ophthalmologists flag error
NSW Health has now updated its pharmacy trial guidelines after ophthalmologists picked up an error in identifying two types of herpes zoster. The department confirmed last week…
Diagnosis, data and the doctor who raised millions from investors for an AI scribe
A doctor who co-founded an AI scribe business says it almost certainly will not expand into writing treatment plans or helping with diagnosis — even…
Dr William Bay’s legal win does not mean ‘carte blanche’ to attack public health policies: MDO
A GP registrar successfully challenging his emergency suspension for anti-COVID-19 vaccine comments has not created a defence for doctors who make “unverified public claims”, a…
Lung Cancer Screening Program rebates too low, radiologists warn
Radiologists say the proposed Medicare rebates for the upcoming National Lung Cancer Screening Program, which will be mandatory to bulk-bill, are around $100 too low.…
‘It’s ignorance not medical misogyny’: Leading oncologist on whether doctors really are letting down women
As Sydney oncologist Associate Professor Nicholas Wilcken read the latest media reporting on ‘medical misogyny’, the familiar bristling over a term he considers “deeply offensive” took…
Transdermal vs oral MHT: What difference does the treatment route make to CVD risk?
Researchers have assessed the cardiovascular risks for a variety of hormone therapies for postmenopausal women, finding ‘diverse effects’ for different treatments. For example, postmenopausal women…
