What’s in tonight’s federal budget? You may already know
The big announcements in health have already been made, digested and at least when it comes to GPs and the bulk-billing incentives, answered. So the Federal…
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The news today? Grow your own semaglutide, why unnamed babies are at risk and another MBS rebate stoush
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…
High-dose aspirin to prevent pre-eclampsia carries no excess bleeding risk: study
Low-dose and high-dose aspirin are equally effective for preventing pre-eclampsia and carry a similar risk of bleeding, an international team of doctors has reported. The…
Do doctors lack insight into the realities of being a politician in control of the health budget?
Judged by the complaints they generate, you suspect everyone thinks it’s easy being politician. So why the stupidity of the Medicare freeze, the experiments with…
Patient died after 16 weeks on therapeutic paracetamol dose, coroner says
A 47-year-old man died from acute liver failure after less than four months on the maximum recommended dose of paracetamol, a coroner says. Paul McHugh,…
‘Our practice is slowly dying of old age’: GP confronts Mark Butler live on TV
When GP Dr Paul Duff rose nervously to his feet to query federal Health Minister Mark Butler about the continued abuse of general practice, he…
College accuses medical board of ‘unprofessional conduct’ over IMG fast track
The Medical Board of Australia is being accused of unprofessional conduct over its alleged silence on the fast-track specialist pathway for IMGs. The claims have…
Hearing in NSW psychiatrist dispute delayed over economic impact evidence
A hearing into the dispute between psychiatrists and the NSW Government has been adjourned to April after a disagreement over evidence submissions on economic modelling.…
Company’s plan to sell genetically modified mosquitoes to fight dengue fever bitten by controversy
A British company’s plan to sell genetically modified mosquitoes to curb dengue fever in Australia has come under fire from a local expert. With funding…
‘We are going to listen to you now’: Dr Liz Marles on protecting patients from the harms of too much medicine
Polypharmacy is a complex issue for doctors, particularly when it comes to older patients — the gradual functional decline, the increasing frailty, and cascading complications…
