Medical Must-See: Giant fungating tumour beggars be-leaf
In a rare case perhaps more fitting for a horror movie, a middle-aged woman’s giant breast tumour broke through her skin and grew to epic…
Tag: Pathology
Spot Dx — Do these palms pique your interest?
Cheryl, 46, presents with worsening fatigue for the past few months. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong…
Tougher Medicare rules for vitamin B12 tests under $365 million pathology savings plan
Health officials are cracking down on Medicare-funded vitamin B12 and urine examination requests as part of a $365 million budget savings plan. From July next…
The 2024 health budget — the big announcements
There were a lot of pieces in last night’s federal budget, even if nothing was on the scale of the $3.5 billion for bulk-billing incentives…
‘Still no recurrence’: Professor Richard Scolyer celebrates another clear MRI
Professor Richard Scolyer’s latest MRI scan reveals no recurrence of his brain tumour, almost a year after a seizure led to the discovery of a…
‘A nightmare’: Doctors react after govt promises patients immediate access to test results
“A patient with a large uterine fibroid read and misunderstood the radiologist’s report. “She believed her condition was terminal. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…
6 central facts about serum-free light chain testing for multiple myeloma
Most clinical guidelines now recommend serum in place of urine testing
Patients will be given immediate access to pathology and diagnostic imaging results, officials confirm
The seven-day delay before pathology and diagnostic imaging results posted on the My Health Record can be viewed by patients will be scrapped, health officials…
It’s time to dump Medicare rebates for pathology testing
Pathology fees have been frozen for almost a quarter of a century. Is that fair? × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community…
Medical Must-See: What’s wrong with this former athlete’s foot?
A former professional athlete was misdiagnosed with chronic neurodermatitis and stuck on a merry-go-round of specialist appointments before doctors finally diagnosed his rare vascular disorder.…
