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Discover better with the new AusDoc community platform for doctors. AusDoc has just become a whole lot better by evolving to a community platform, allowing doctors to connect with colleagues across the medical profession as well as keeping them informed with the latest news, opinion, clinical updates and education. Given the ever-growing complexity of medicine, a community where doctors can discus

s and debate the latest issues with each other should be of benefit to everyone. Our aim is to create a more collaborative future for healthcare in Australia.

The case against two Australian nurses accused of making anti-Semitic comments to an Israeli influencer might collapse i...
06/06/2026

The case against two Australian nurses accused of making anti-Semitic comments to an Israeli influencer might collapse if the video footage is struck out of court.

Ahmad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh are due to face trial at the end of August.

As consultant obstetrician Dr Scott White watched the caesarean surgery to deliver quadruplets, he had one pressing thou...
05/06/2026

As consultant obstetrician Dr Scott White watched the caesarean surgery to deliver quadruplets, he had one pressing thought — just how many babies would emerge? His uncertainty had stemmed from the fact that the parents, Kalgoorlie-based Belinda and Emmanuel Lotsu, had undergone IVF in Ghana — and did not have a scan in Australia until 20 weeks’ gestation.

The quadruplets were only the third set obstetrician Dr Scott White has delivered in 20 years.

A nurse who forged a doctor’s signature to get a plane ticket refund has been reprimanded for professional misconduct.
04/06/2026

A nurse who forged a doctor’s signature to get a plane ticket refund has been reprimanded for professional misconduct.

The nurse had purchased the ticket for his grandfather to attend his wedding.

The ACT will bring medical experts and members of the public together for a rare “citizens’ jury” to consider one of vol...
04/06/2026

The ACT will bring medical experts and members of the public together for a rare “citizens’ jury” to consider one of voluntary assisted dying’s most sensitive ethical conundrums.

A 'citizens' jury' will guide the ACT's decision whether to change its VAD laws.

Treatment teams for psychedelic-assisted therapy will only require a minimum of one AHPRA-registered health practitioner...
03/06/2026

Treatment teams for psychedelic-assisted therapy will only require a minimum of one AHPRA-registered health practitioner under new TGA rules.

The TGA published the recommendations from its consultation on the Authorised Prescriber Scheme for psychedelic-assisted therapy last week.

Bed block is worsening across Australia, but many doctors say the solution lies outside the hospital — that a lack of ag...
03/06/2026

Bed block is worsening across Australia, but many doctors say the solution lies outside the hospital — that a lack of aged care beds means elderly patients languish in hospital beds, deteriorating.
But one program to get patients with dementia out of hospital beds and into aged care has freed up 667 beds in 14 months.

Associate Professor Steve Macfarlane says patients become stranded as aged care facilities are wary of patients with dementia.

Adults should perform 3-4 times more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity than currently recommended in common guideli...
03/06/2026

Adults should perform 3-4 times more moderate-to-vigorous physical activity than currently recommended in common guidelines to substantially lower their CVD risk, researchers say.

But if you are currently doing 150 minutes a week of exercise, there is some good news.

Last month, a study published in The Lancet suggested outcomes for patients on reduced doses of the GLP-1 RA tirzepatide...
02/06/2026

Last month, a study published in The Lancet suggested outcomes for patients on reduced doses of the GLP-1 RA tirzepatide are closer to those of the maximum-tolerated dose compared with stopping the medicine completely.

Eli Lilly has released the first study looking at what happens when patients have their dose reduced.

The overarching GP conversation at the RACGP’s recent Practice Owners Conference was, unsurprisingly, how to keep practi...
02/06/2026

The overarching GP conversation at the RACGP’s recent Practice Owners Conference was, unsurprisingly, how to keep practices surviving amid rising overheads and stagnant Medicare rebates.

Business consultant Alex Mckenzie told GPs that general practice was in crisis. He said GPs were being penalised for treating complex patients but urged GPs to avoid tying themselves to the bulk-billing ‘drip feed’.

The overarching GP conversation at the RACGP's recent Practice Owners Conference was, unsurprisingly, how to keep practices surviving amid rising

The Tasmanian Government has unveiled its training for GPs to diagnose and treat ADHD, with about 50 GPs completing a si...
02/06/2026

The Tasmanian Government has unveiled its training for GPs to diagnose and treat ADHD, with about 50 GPs completing a six-hour in-person training session last week.

The Tasmanian Government promised to expand GPs’ ADHD treatment powers during last year’s election campaign.

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