How GPs overcame a flooded practice and $1 million bill
“In 70-odd years, the clinic had never seen water inside … The flood reached 1.8m inside the building — just underneath our air conditioning.” It…
Rachel Carter
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
Blowout in pathology test wait times, warns college
A national shortage of pathologists, compounded by the increasing complexity of the specialty, is driving delays in medical test results, warns the Royal College of…
Two GP after-hours providers merge in multimillion-dollar deal
A takeover deal has seen two of Australia’s after-hours providers join together with a combined GP workforce of around 400. GP-led DoctorSquare, which was formerly…
GPs need better training to deal with ’emerging ADHD crisis’
“One of the things that stood out for me was the word stigma.” Perth GP Dr Andrew Leech is talking about the long-awaited Senate inquiry…
Give all GPs greater role in ADHD diagnosis and prescribing: Senate inquiry
GPs should be able to diagnose and manage patients with ADHD, and psychostimulant prescribing rules should be nationally consistent, a twice-delayed Senate report recommends. In…
Anxiety in kids: Aussie-first guidelines warn against meds as first-line therapy
Australian-first clinical guidelines for treating anxiety in children recommend starting with an SSRI over other medications if drug therapy is warranted but warn against pharmacotherapy…
Medical Must-See: Aussie woman’s rare ‘black fungus’ bowel infection
It was a lucky, albeit long and arduous, escape for a 63-year-old woman in Adelaide after she became one of only seven cases of gastrointestinal…
Orangutan bite requires ‘unique’ consideration of herpes B prophylaxis: case report
An orangutan bite left a 29-year-old zoo visitor with a fractured finger, puncture wounds and multiple prophylaxis medications including valacyclovir for herpes B, doctors report. …
Orthostatic hypotension should not deter intensive BP control: study
Orthostatic hypotension should not deter more intensive blood pressure control in adults with hypertension, according to US doctors who say it has no significant impact…
Patients harbouring ‘unrealistic expectations’ for ADHD diagnoses, doctors warn
Doctors are facing a deluge of patients requesting ADHD diagnoses and treatments after watching videos on TikTok and other social media platforms, a leading psychiatrist…
