Media fails to cover harms of early diagnostic testing: study Researchers fear a lack of risk–benefit analysis may be contributing to overdiagnosis.
How one GP is tackling the ‘dangerous’ scourge of medical misinformation Dr Preeya Alexander is worried about the spread of COVID-19 misinformation on social media and fears it will only become worse as the vaccine rollout gets underway.
Why the complementary medicine regulatory push was shelved Medical Board oversight will return to a broader risk-based approach rather than singling out areas of medicine.
Red tape amid a rural health crisis: Why it can take years to recruit a GP for the bush Practice owners and recruiters bemoan sluggish GP recruitment as the rural workforce shortage worsens.
RACGP President calls out rogue MP over COVID misinformation UPDATED: Dr Karen Price has condemned Federal MP Craig Kelly’s appearance on a podcast hosted by ‘disgraced former celebrity chef’ Pete Evans.
Medical training highly rated – but bullying still a problem GPs in training reported the lowest rates of harassment and bullying of all the groups surveyed.
Medical misinformation threatens to derail COVID health response But would censoring high profile spreaders of non-evidence-based content do more harm than good?
Government ‘did not consider’ pandemic risks on PPE stockpiles: ANAO A new report has found the Federal Government failed to amass enough supplies in the National Medical Stockpile prior to COVID-19.
Brendan Murphy honoured following pandemic response The former Chief Medical Officer has been named ACT Australian of the Year, placing him alongside the seven nominees for Australian of the Year.
Pete Evans slammed for ‘unacceptable’ comments about Dr Harry Nespolon The former celebrity chef seemed to suggest the recently deceased RACGP President did not know how to best treat his pancreatic cancer.