Shrinking margins and the collapse of Tristar have meant traditional rivals now have a united front.
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“Most (more than 90%) of all reports of muscle symptoms by participants allocated statin therapy were not due to the statin,” the researchers wrote.
A primary care study shows, despite Medicare funding, there are gaps in optimum management.
The AMA is alarmed by the shift, saying that up to 30% of positive cases were still likely to be infectious on days six and seven.
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Specialist surgeons say action is needed now to protect patients because the reforms in AHPRA's cosmetic surgery review will take time to implement.
A newly fellowed GP crunched the numbers on the dwindling support for general practice.
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Under-reporting was one reason poor care was allowed to continue, a major review has found.
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It's probably true to say that no Federal Government will increase patient rebates for GP consults significantly. So, where do the RACGP presidential candidates think funding should be invested instead?
Viruses are shifting between species at an 'alarming' rate, says a CSIRO report on boosting preparedness.
The TGA has given Australia's first Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine the go-ahead, granting Moderna’s new bivalent vaccine conditional approval as a booster.
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For optimum impact, the agent needs to be initiated early while kidney function is relatively preserved, a specialist says
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Whoever wins the RACGP presidential election will be taking charge of a major organisation with $90 million in annual revenue.
That's a very big number, which prompted us to ask the candidates: At $1,500 a year, are the college's fees excessive?
Statin therapy is likely to be the cause of muscle pain or weakness in only one in 15 patients who report such symptoms, a meta-analysis shows.
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"Everyone is too scared to speak up because, in opposing VAD, we are going contrary to a government policy," says Associate Professor Marion Harris.
"This remarkable and stable concentration in highly sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men does suggest — more than suggests, it demonstrates — sexual transmission."
Last year, RACGP president Dr Karen Price took the unprecedented step of calling on GPs to ditch universal bulk-billing where possible. Will the candidates stick with the campaign if elected?
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Dr Ged Foley, CEO of Sonic Clinical Services, warns the bulk-billing decline is "likely to continue, if not accelerate".
The surgeon was suspended for three months after he photographed his anaesthetist touching a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ rectal tumour.
AusDoc puts the big questions to the seven GPs vying for the college's top job
A national strategy is urgently needed to ensure patients can receive lifelong services from the disability sector, say researchers.
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“Monoclonal antibodies have been labelled as the magic bullet against RSV infection because of their high pathogen specificity."
The question is whether its former GPs will receive the money they are owed.
While the incident was traumatic, it did not cause long-term damage to the patient's urethra, the Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled
"Although the precise pathophysiology is unknown, the disease primarily affects young male marijuana smokers."
The Tristar administration saga is likely to end on Monday after its 24 GP practices were either sold or shut down over the past month
As drug manufacturers race to bring a vaccine to market, a monoclonal antibody appears poised for regulatory consideration.
The rare disease tends to affect young men, with a high amputation rate.
It's the most terrifying statistic in healthcare, according to Mark Butler. Here, AusDoc looks at the figures around whether medical graduates are indeed steering clear of general practice.
"Since the pandemic, we’ve seen quite a number of families via telehealth who have tried to undress their child to show their physical development over web camera."
SARS-CoV-2 infection raises the risk of myocarditis 11-fold but inoculation with any COVID-19 vaccine halves this, according to the largest risk analysis to date.
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New figures from the Grattan Institute illustrate how bad it can be when the system is financially engineered to literally promote six-minute medicine.
A large database study identifies the cut-point warranting increased surveillance for prostate cancer
AMA Queensland is bidding for a new limited registration category that would let senior doctors complete 10 hours of CPD a year to act as a reserve workforce and respond to emergencies.
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“I couldn’t care less what people say about me. People who are complaining that ivermectin is not useful are lazy and have not bothered to look at the evidence."
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The GP was struck off in April 2020 over scripts she wrote for unregistered drugs including mechano-growth factor, follistatin-344 and the peptide bremelanotide.
Barriers to timely abortion, including cost and stigma, persist in Queensland despite decriminalisation — and in some cases are the catalyst to self-harm to induce miscarriage, a study shows
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Dr Julian Fidge has asked the TGA to overturn its ban on GPs prescribing the antiparasitic drug to prevent and treat COVID-19.
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“It’s going to be really hard to provide 16 hours of care at that level for urgent care, and I’m not sure if the funding provided, $14 million, is going to achieve that."
