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Point-of-care diagnostic tests for respiratory tract infections could help GPs decide which patients need antibiotics, although an expert warns they will not replace clinical judgement.…
ED doctors faced a curly one when a Melbourne woman retrieved 40cm of worm from her stool, stored it in a jar and presented it…
This article has been updated. See footnote. A doctor who walked off a locum job after 45 minutes because she believed the hospital was unsafe…
A case series has rekindled concerns about potential eye-related complications associated with semaglutide and tirzepatide. Published in JAMA Ophthalmology, it documents instances of serious ophthalmic…
GP Dr Chin Ven Tan was found guilty last year of altering medical records on an “industrial scale” to conceal inappropriate Medicare claims. According to…
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…
“If surgeons walked out tomorrow and there was no surgery, it takes 24 hours for politicians to fix it. “If the emergency room physicians walked…
Medicare items for inserting IUDs or contraceptive implants would have 40% loading if bulk-billed, in addition to rebates more than doubling, under the Federal Government’s…
NSW is home for psychiatry registrar Dr Nithya Reddy. It is where she grew up, undertook all of her medical training so far and became…
The RACGP wants bulk-billing incentives to apply to all 3.7 million Australians aged 34 or younger, rather than just children and concession card holders. College…
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