Medication side effects and errors hospitalise 250,000 a year A quarter of a million Australians are hospitalised each year after mixing medications or experiencing drug side effects, a new report has found.
Practice reports loss of vaccines after Vic heatwave and blackouts The temperature was topping 42oC when the power went off in 200,000 households across Melbourne and Geelong last week.
Australia working with Malaysia on HPV self-test pilot program Self-testing may hold the key to tackling cervical cancer deaths in Malaysia.
Study finds popular fertility treatment ‘painful and pointless’ A prevalent – and invasive – IVF procedure does not increase birth rates, a new study has found.
How one doctor survived family violence – and gained her Fellowship Dr Imaan Joshi survived eight years of abuse. Now she wants to teach junior doctors about boundaries and resilience.
An all-but-forgotten use of biological killers may help beat superbugs Bacteriophage viruses seek out and kill specific bacteria – even drug-resistant strains.
Minimum software requirements to improve safety and quality The RACGP has released new recommendations for clinical software minimum requirements to help support safe and efficient patient care.
RACGP to expand training into China Health authorities in China have proposed a partnership with the RACGP to help train new GPs as part of efforts to considerably increase the country’s primary care workforce.
Comedy and tragedy: How stand-up comedy helped this GP find meaning Many doctors are struggling with issues of mental health and burnout. Can comedy help?
GPs report worried patients giving infants peanuts or eggs in hospital car parks Concerned parents are parking outside of hospitals and GP clinics in an effort to mitigate risk when giving their children peanuts or eggs for the first time.