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This teenage girl’s persistent pelvic pain had a cause rarely seen in modern developed countries: a giant bladder stone, measuring 7.5×5.3cm. ausdoc.com.au/medical-must-s…

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An adjuvant in shingles and respiratory syncytial virus vaccines could explain their apparent link to reduced dementia risk, a study suggests. ausdoc.com.au/news/vaccine-a…

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Patients with chronic diseases have ranked Australia third out of 19 countries for healthcare co-ordination in a landmark report, despite doctors’ growing concerns about primary care fragmentation. ausdoc.com.au/news/what-frag…

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An early evaluation of the new aged care incentive seems to confirm fears that many GPs have ended up financially worse off. ausdoc.com.au/news/new-aged-…

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GPs who promote their use of AI, even for administrative tasks, appear less trustworthy and empathetic, according to a research letter in JAMA Network Open. ausdoc.com.au/news/patients-…

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Dr Jereth Kok has spent almost six years suspended under emergency powers for online posts that allegedly endorsed genocide and denigrated other doctors. ausdoc.com.au/news/this-will…

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The Minister for Health and Ageing has slammed “bizarre reporting” of government modelling that suggests 23% of GP practices will not switch to universal bulk-billing after November. ausdoc.com.au/news/journalis…

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Dr Jereth Kok claims he had just three business days to respond to a 2473-page document before his emergency suspension, which has lasted almost six years. ausdoc.com.au/news/dr-jereth…

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Dialectical behaviour therapy is accepted treatment for borderline personality disorder, but could it help with premenstrual dysphoric disorder? ausdoc.com.au/news/aussie-ex…

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Doctors have condemned draft Federal Government guidance that would require the GP colleges to prioritise bulk-billing practices for registrar placements. ausdoc.com.au/news/gps-attac…

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More patients using beta blockers for non-cardiovascular indications could explain increasing rates of propranolol overdose, experts suggest. ausdoc.com.au/news/propranol…

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It was over 20 years ago that students first received the offer of Commonwealth-supported medical school places if they pledged to move to rural Australia. ausdoc.com.au/news/medical-d…

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Low FODMAP diets are not recommended for maintaining remission in Crohn’s disease, and there is no evidence supporting their use in ulcerative colitis, according to a new consensus statement. ausdoc.com.au/news/low-fodma…

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Queensland has launched the first statewide system for patients to refer themselves to public hospitals for maternity care. ausdoc.com.au/news/no-gp-no-…

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Delayed STI diagnoses have contributed to poorer perinatal outcomes in the NT, including a doubled risk of stillbirth in cases of maternal gonorrhoea infection, research suggests. ausdoc.com.au/news/gonorrhoe…

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A farmer had been coughing up blood for 15 days before his doctors pulled out a 7cm leech that had made itself at home in the patient’s pharynx. ausdoc.com.au/medical-must-s…

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Is the milestone of 10,000 steps a day really the magic number for good health? According to Australian researchers, the number is merely clever advertising from 1960s Japan. ausdoc.com.au/news/aussie-re…

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GP Dr Jereth Kok, who has spent almost six years suspended under emergency powers, has been found guilty of professional misconduct over 54 online posts. ausdoc.com.au/news/dr-jereth…

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GP fee site Cleanbill predicts 740 GP practices will switch to universal bulk-billing under upcoming Medicare changes, not the 3200 the Federal Government expects. ausdoc.com.au/news/mark-butl…

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Two metres tall with a red-and-white skunk-striped beard, the Federal Government’s “minister for men” looks like a man’s man. ausdoc.com.au/news/this-bear…