Are vegetarian diets safe in children?
Canadian study shows the growth of kids who don't eat meat is the same as those who do: Pediatrics journal.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
PBS lists second oral coronavirus antiviral for GP use
The Federal Government added nirmatrelvir–ritonavir (Paxlovid) for older patients at high risk of disease progression on 1 May.
‘I can’t just sit here helplessly’: GP to deliver supplies to Ukraine
Port Macquarie-based Dr Andriy Boyko has found purpose in organising medical aid for his war-torn home country.
Brain stimulation may help smokers quit for longer
Analysis shows patients who undergo the therapy are less likely to have taken up smoking again three to six months after quitting.
Frailty no barrier to new heart failure drug regimen, study suggests
UK research shows frail heart failure patients who take dapagliflozin still see a reduced risk of worsening disease with no more serious adverse ev…
Cosmetic surgeon and wife fined for leaving fake medical review
Dr Min Sik Kim and Anna Min have been ordered to pay more than $450,000 in damages to Dr Cesidio Colagrande: Federal Court of Australia.
Medicare’s stuck in the 80s and failing patients, says AMA
The organisation's election campaign is calling on whoever forms the next Federal Government to urgently invest in general practice.
Could neuroimaging help diagnose mental health disorders?
Information on brain structure may help doctors better identify effective treatments, say UK researchers.
Doctors’ college cancels leading hospital’s training accreditation
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine says it has cancelled The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne's training site accreditation for paediat…
Pfizer vaccine safe after myocarditis, study confirms
Small study reports that no patient who'd had the condition previously had a repeat episode following mRNA vaccination: ESC event.
