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The article offers information on Professor Richard Scolyer's decision to undergo immunotherapy as a treatment for glioblastoma.

The article focuses on the ethical debate surrounding doctors looking up patients on social media platforms, with privacy campaigners and ethics experts emphasizing the need for clear guidelines on this practice, while citing examples of doctors uncovering information about patients.

The article offers information on the challenges faced by Dr Michael Mbaogu in recruiting doctors for his outback clinic in Mount Isa, Queensland.

The article offers information on a Chinese medicine practitioner, Gyu Hyuk Han, who punctured a woman's lung with an acupuncture needle while not registered to practice.

The article offers information on a Swedish study indicating that women who receive a false-positive mammography result are 61% more likely to develop breast cancer over the next 20 years.

The article offers information on the predicted time it will take for gender parity in various surgical subspecialties in Australia, with orthopaedic and cardiothoracic surgery expected to take 186 and 184 years, respectively.

The article discusses the controversy surrounding the use of psychedelic substances in treating severe depression, with some psychiatrists concerned about the high cost of treatment programs that offer MDMA and psilocybin and the unclear treatment protocols.

The article focuses on an inquest revealing that a GP prescribed the wrong lithium dose to a patient, leading to a fatal complication of dialysis disequilibrium syndrome (DDS), despite receiving hospital discharge summaries and reports with the correct dose.

The article focuses on a meta-analysis by Canadian researchers revealing that women, regardless of age or vaccine type, are more likely to experience systemic and injection site reactions to influenza shots, with a higher risk in women compared to men.

The article focuses on the environmental impact of desflurane, a common anaesthetic agent, which has been effectively banned in Western Australia public hospitals due to its high greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to driving a car 320km during one hour of surgery and over 2500 times.

The article focuses on doctor Mark Schembri, who transitioned from a successful veterinary career to become a second-year O&G registrar at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital after a life-changing experience during the medical emergency of his second child's birth.

The article focuses on comedian Hamish Blake apologizing to GPs and retracting his claim that he could bluff his way through a day as a GP, acknowledging the concerns raised by the medical community.

The article focuses on Dr. Gundi Muller-Grotjan, a GP in the far South Coast of NSW, who is facing a doctor shortage that has forced her to consider closing one of her clinics for several days a week. Despite support from patients and the community, the staffing problem highlights the ongoing challenges faced by rural general practices in Australia, with many struggling to maintain services due to a lack of doctors and financial constraints.

The article aims on Incidental vigorous exercise, such as running for a bus or engaging in intense domestic chores, for just a few minutes a day can lower the risk of cancer, according to research from the University of Sydney. Short bursts of vigorous activity, termed vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA), were associated with a significant reduction in cancer incidence, with as little as 4.5 minutes of VILPA linked to a 32% lower risk of physical activity-related cancer.

The article focuses on Professor Eddie Holmes, an evolutionary virologist at the University of Sydney, who has faced online abuse and harassment due to release of his correspondence related to the origins of SARS-CoV-2. The messages, dating back to 2020, were taken out of context and led to conspiracy theories, but Holmes emphasized the importance of allowing science to draw conclusions through proper channels and expressed gratitude for the support he received from Australian colleagues.

The article highlights that doctors who raised concerns about the worst serial child killer in Britain, Lucy Letby, were initially threatened with consequences and forced to apologize to her. The UK Government has now ordered an inquiry into why the doctors' concerns about the neonatal unit were not properly investigated, as Letby was found guilty of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder after a trial.

The article reports on a review suggesting that providing post-incident support to GP receptionists can significantly reduce the emotional toll of workplace violence from patients they face, as patient aggression towards frontline staff becomes a normal hazard. It also discusses strategies to tackle abuse, such as simplifying appointment scheduling and using effective public message.

The article reports on a study that examines the use of the term 'top doc' in media headlines, revealing the lack of a coherent definition and its frequent association with senior and male doctors, but also sometimes used in negative contexts when doctors face disciplinary proceedings.

The article discusses a doctor's accusation against the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for straying beyond its remit by supporting the Voice to Parliament campaign without sufficient details on how it would improve Indigenous health outcomes.

The article highlights how BONEcheck tool calculates a patient's "skeletal age" to assess their risk of premature death from fractures. Using estimated years of life lost, it provides a clearer understanding of fracture risk. Hip fractures pose the highest risk, resulting in significant years lost.

The article discusses a proposed plan by the National Health Service to recruit school leavers and put them on a five-year apprenticeship to address the medical workforce crisis, with critics expressing concerns about the lack of proper training and potential risks to patient safety.

The article highlights that hospital doctors have been instructed to stop using AI bot technology, such as ChatGPT, to write medical notes due to concerns over patient confidentiality and security risks, prompting the need for guidelines on artificial intelligence and medicine.

The article focuses on doctor Graeme Siggs, who diagnosed a potentially deadly melanoma on Professor Daniel Angus while watching a news bulletin; and how she used Google to find contact details for Professor Angus, emailing him to advise getting the lesion assessed.

The article presents the statement from the General Practitioner that the mental health system has become a machine which chews people up has described her experience with a facility that discharged her acutely suicidal patient without telling her.

The article discusses of doctor about Juan Torres, an international medical graduate who faced numerous obstacles in practicing medicine in Australia, but with the help and inspiration of doctor Dinesh Palipana, he overcame the challenges and achieved his dream of becoming a junior doctor.

The article highlights how doctor Charlie Teo briefly worked as an Uber driver to cover his mounting legal costs, following a disciplinary hearing, and expresses his concerns about the impact on his ability to save lives as a pioneering doctor if medical governing bodies can destroy his career.

The article discusses new guidelines requiring patients to obtain a General Practitioners (GP) referral for cosmetic surgery starting July 1st, aiming to reduce exploitation risks and improve patient safety by involving GPs in discussions about motivations and medical history.

The article discusses the RACGP's response to changes made by the Medical Board of Australia to reduce frivolous notifications.

The article reports that Yvette D'Ath, Queensland Minister for Health, has criticized locum obstetricians for charging extraordinary high fees.

The article presents view of Colleen Loo, professor from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) and the Black Dog Institute, related to the approval of drugs containing the psychedelic substances MDMA and psilocybin as controlled drugs (S8) for specific clinical use.

The article presents views of Dragan Talic, general practice (GP0 based in Australia, related to the impact of proposed site wrapping with fast food chain McDonald's on the elderly and patients with disabilities.

The article presents views of Aajuli Shukla, general practice (GP) based in Sydney, Australia, related to mood and relationships challenges faced by doctors.

The article emphasizes on general practitioner (GP) in Bundaberg, Australia who claims that he is being forced to move to Brisbane because the local hospital has been rejecting 30 percent of his patient referrals for no clinical reason, putting lives at risk. It reports GP alleges that patients are being sent letters saying their referrals have been rejected rather than the GP, and that he has been banned from the hospital.

The article emphasizes that the general practitioners are turning to compounding pharmacists for alternative solutions amid antibiotic shortages, leaving patients to pay out of pocket. It mentions that the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners warns that this could lead to serious illnesses like streptococcus A and meningitis requiring hospitalization.

The article presents a study which reveals that women with overweight and obesity tend to shed more kilos using weight loss medications than men.

The article focuses on ocular monkeypox which is rare but sight threatening; and mentions that it could be introduced into the eye via autoinoculation, potentially causing conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratitis and vision loss.

The article presents a case study of a 21-year-old man who was as referred to a dermatologist with a polymorphic eruption of widespread macules, plaques, papules and nodules which resulted in leprosy, presenting four years after the patient emigrated from Nepal.

The article reports that federal Member of Parliament Monique Ryan warned for her curly hair can be a political liability as she campaigned to unseat former Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, with comments about all aspects of the personal appearance of woman and the first non-Liberal candidates.

The article reports that obstetricians say forcing women to take out top level health insurance for pregnancy and birth is gender discrimination and they have taken the matter to the Australian Human Rights Commission with the restriction threatening the future viability of private obstetrics.

The article reports that the face-to-face work at an Orange drug and alcohol addiction service, and supporting emergency department (EDs) in regional North South Wales (NSW) via telehealth with Murrumbidgee Local Health District for medical support.

The article highlights a study which shows that a General Practitioner contain dozens of abbreviations that can be interpreted in an "alarming" number of ways.

The article discusses that a pharmacist Andrew Kaye has been banned for a year after instructing unqualified junior staff by using a system of text messages to dispense medicines, including S8 drugs, without a pharmacist onsite.

The article reports the impact of fake medical certifications of ill health from pharmacists given to employers.

The article discusses the culture of disrespectful treatment at the Mater Hospital Brisbane toward the midwives and women during labour by the obstetricians, registrars and medical students.

The article offer information related to Epidomologist Professor Mary-Louise McLaws, who helped Australians through the COVID-19 pandemic, and mentions that she is diagnosed with brain cancer that will probably claim her life.

The article discusses that the health authorities should review legislation and develop a "sensible, ethical" process for disposal of educational human bone sets with doctor in Australia as disposing of bones by unauthorised cremation has the risk of triggering a homicide investigation on them.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author discusses her experience of having COVID-19 and its effect on her life where she discusses the symptoms of the disease, how she spent most of her time in bed due to severe weakness and also discussed the impact of COVID-19 in Australia.

The article offers health news brief on topic including the vendor management office system is crippling rural general practitioners, some of whom are forced to work 120 hours a week while providing after-hours cover, a report to the New South Wales Parliament says in Australia.

The article offers health news brief on topic including Australasian College of Physicians has quit Melbourne's The Alfred Hospital in "frustration" over failures in the healthcare system that have pushed doctors to the brink.

The article offers health news brief on topic including a doctor whose terminally ill wife ended her life four years ago fearing an agonizing death has welcomed the introduction of voluntary assisted dying laws in New South Wales as a "joyous" event that would ease trauma for other families in Australia.