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Puberty blocker ban: What does the Queensland Govt expect to find in another evidence review?
The reaction to the Queensland Government’s ban on the initiation of both puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to children and adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria…
Move from film to digital mammography accelerated overdiagnosis, researchers say
A move from film to digital mammography between 2006 and 2010 picked up a small number of extra cancers at the expense of many more…
Medicare to clamp down on telehealth claims by nurse practitioners
The Federal Government is finally planning to enforce Medicare’s ‘existing relationship’ telehealth rule for nurse practitioners, but not until November. The rule means that a…
The news today? Your AusDoc update on the psych crisis, more fast-track AHPRA rego and tapeworm
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…
Dr Giulia Kitchin died of brain cancer before she could realise her dream — now, her husband has delivered on her legacy
GP Dr Giulia Kitchin was only part way through renovating a dilapidated cottage into a refuge for homeless women when she died of a brain…
Queensland bans public gender clinics initiating puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to under-18s
Public hospitals in Queensland have been banned from initiating puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to under-18s amid concerns about prescribing practices in one of the…
Top doctor’s radical healthcare fix: a single-funder for GPs and hospitals
A state AMA wants a single government healthcare funder to end the political squabbling and improve relationships between GP practices and public hospitals. AMA Tasmania…
Low threshold for pertussis testing ‘really important’ as infections break records
GPs are being urged to set a low threshold for pertussis testing as thousands of cases are reported across Australia. A record-breaking wave of pertussis…
Doctors missed patient’s MI after attributing symptoms to exercise bike mishap: coroner
Doctors missed an AMI diagnosis because they assumed a woman’s abdominal and ribcage pain was related to a fall onto her stationary bike handles, a…
