Fresh ADHD drug shortage prompts TGA warning to doctors
The TGA is urging doctors to “limit” prescribing of the ADHD medication Vyvanse to new patients until at least October amid rolling shortages. The 20mg…
Tag: Paediatrics
Chiropractic board reinstates ban on spinal manipulation in babies but for how long?
The rapid unravelling of the Chiropractic Board of Australia’s position on spinal manipulation in babies is about more than regulatory red faces. The board initially…
Spinal manipulation in babies: Mark Butler demands ‘please explain’ from chiropractic board
The Minister for Health and Aged Care is demanding the Chiropractic Board of Australia explain its decision to lift the ban on chiropractors performing spinal…
GP accused of amputating baby’s penis in ritual circumcision fails to overturn emergency ban
A GP who allegedly amputated a newborn’s penis during a ritual circumcision remains banned from performing the procedure after a tribunal refused to stay conditions…
Chiropractic board reverses ban on spinal manipulation of babies despite ‘very poor’ evidence
Chiropractors have been given the green light to resume spinal manipulation of babies after being banned from the practice five years ago. Backed by health…
‘They have faced terrifying abuse. They don’t sleep’: General practice in a women’s refuge
“Her haemoglobin was 47, the lowest I have ever seen, and she was experiencing chest pains, palpitations, lightheadedness,” Dr Colette Hourigan says. “She was so close to death, but…
UK Govt places emergency ban on private scripts for puberty blockers
The UK has imposed an emergency ban on private puberty blocker prescriptions for gender dysphoria, effectively preventing all doctors from prescribing them outside of clinical…
Medical Must-See: Doctors rescue boy’s tongue from electric nail clipper
Tongue lacerations from falls or sports injuries are common in children, but one boy was unlucky enough to have his tongue cut open after getting…
Doctor-turned MP on the health woes of Australia’s politicians and why they need a GP
Since becoming an MP eight years ago, Dr Mike Freelander has discovered it is not only his vote on the floor of Parliament that other…
Skin tags may be marker for metabolic disease in children
In paediatric patients, acrochordons may be a marker for metabolic disease, according to a study published online in Pediatric Dermatology. Dr Rachel Greene, from the…
