An “embarrassing” shortage of IV fluids appears to be resolving, but at least one doctor is blaming bureaucratic bungling rather than international supply issues. State…
Justine, a 54-year-old woman with no familial breast cancer history, presents with biopsy-confirmed left breast cancer. She undergoes initial left unilateral therapeutic mammoplasty for tumour…
Arthroscopic procedures such as debridement and partial meniscectomy should not be offered for uncomplicated knee osteoarthritis, according to strengthened clinical guidance. The 2024 Osteoarthritis of…
“I was operating on a militia person when his colleagues came inside the operating theatre with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. “They did not respect anything…
A surgeon suspended over the deaths of two patients following rushed procedures is set to resume practice after the NSW Medical Council lost its appeal…
A critical shortage of IV fluids has hit the Australian health system with “very little warning” and could eventually impact non-cancer elective surgery. The current…
The growing gap between doctors’ fees and Medicare rebates is constant fodder for news outlets these days. It is getting too expensive to have babies…
Dr Mackenzie Little avoids mentioning at work that she is a two-time Olympian, but sometimes colleagues and patients find out. “There have been a couple…
A year after he was sanctioned over his management of two patients, Dr Charlie Teo says neurosurgeons have “circled the wagons” to ensure he cannot…
Over her career as a general and breast surgeon, Associate Professor Rhea Liang has been urging colleagues to normalise conversations around periods and surgeons. Here…
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