‘Paradigm shift’: Govt to fund $200,000 one-time treatment for multiple myeloma

Hundreds of patients are expected to benefit each year, says Minister for Health and Ageing Mark Butler.

'More patients are recording consults — with or without your consent'

‘Creeping towards Trump’s America’: Doctor turned MP slams govt for ignoring TGA rulings against...

The NSW Government's focus on PCOS to justify its decision is another concern for Dr Amanda Cohn.

Radiologist who altered referrals agrees to repay $3.6 million in Medicare rebates

Another $4.6 million will be clawed back from 16 GPs, including one who inappropriately claimed an imminent patient death item.

Postpartum psychosis: Easy to miss, potentially devastating and not in the DSM — yet

A decision is yet to be made on whether the disorder will be included in the manual.

Historic pay boost for hospital nurses could 'pull' nurses from GP practices

Practice nurses may be tempted to jump ship to the public sector, says APNA president Denise Lyons.

Paediatrician claims emphatic victory in RACP election

Dr Julian Kelly won 39% of the vote.

$15 a minute? Bulk-billing changes rewarding 'sausage machine' medicine

A Grattan Institute analysis shows that the Medicare cash per minute is now $11 for a bulk-billed level B consultation lasting six minutes.

'Unprecedented' number of young people permanently incapacitated by mental illness, Mark Butler says

The health minister addressed the psychiatry college’s annual conference in Melbourne on Tuesday.

‘Just like depression can go away, ADHD can too’: When patients want ADHD de-diagnosis

Some want the diagnosis removed because of issues with insurance or joining the armed forces.

Billion-dollar urgent care clinics 'here to stay' despite unfinished evaluation, PM declares

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has decided not to wait for a final report to assess the success of urgent care clinics.

Psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer ejected from college conference after banner protest

Dr Spencer was protesting the suspension of fellow psychiatrist Dr Andrew Amos.

Specialist fees don't buy a gilded life — just opening my clinic doors costs $500,000

Associate Professor Vinay Rane tells Mark Butler that specialists are not using fees as a ticket to a gilded lifestyle.

From the Sapphires to leading the Aboriginal health movement: The wonderful legacy of Naomi Mayers

Today, there are 150 Aboriginal community–controlled health groups following the model that Dr Mayers pioneered.

Medical Must-See: Chronic haematoma or deadly sarcoma?

Spontaneous chronic expanding haematomas are rare and can closely mimic malignancy on imaging, doctors say.

I'm a specialist IMG who spent $22,000 and waited two years for limited registration — Australia...

‘Are we deliberately deceiving patients?’: The ethics of virtual reality and robot pets in dementia...

'There have been instances where the robotic pet has run out of battery and people thought they were dead', says researcher Dr Wei Qi Koh.

Toddler with sepsis would likely have survived if ED doctors had followed GP’s letter, coroner says

Sandipan Dhar, who had undiagnosed leukaemia, died two days after an ED ignored the GP's referral for a sepsis screen.

Barbecue stopper: Butler says specialist fees are out of control

On an ABC breakfast show, Mark Butler gave a clear insight into what may be coming down the policy sausage machine.