8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (110+ words) The NSW Government is offering select GP practices $600 per patient if they bulk-bill initial consultations for ADHD diagnosis and at least one follow-up appointment. RACGP NSW&ACT chair Dr Rebekah Hoffman has welcomed the funding, announced in last month's state…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (133+ words) A fierce debate has erupted following AHPRA's decision to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of anti-Semitism to guide its regulatory work. The debate has focused on the examples of anti-Semitism the alliance offers, which include comparing contemporary Israeli…...

7+ hour, 1+ min ago  (98+ words) UK doctors have rejected the adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism across the NHS, saying it will have a "chilling effect" on the freedom of doctors to speak out about Israel's alleged atrocities in Gaza. Two…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (109+ words) More than 250 Victorian children aged 14 or younger presented to ED with e-scooter-related injuries last year, research shows. This compared with only 64 e-scooter-related ED presentations for 2-14-year-olds in 2022, according to UNSW Sydney-led analysis of Victorian ED data. From 2022 to 2025, children aged…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (146+ words) The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin is associated with a 13% absolute reduced risk of heart failure'related hospitalisation in patients with genetic variants linked to cardiomyopathy, research suggests. A US-led team has reanalysed data from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 randomised trial of dapagliflozin for cardiovascular risk…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (85+ words) Aus Doc's'MBS Quick Guide for July is now available, and includes'updated rebates with indexation for the new financial year.' Annual indexation has been applied to all the general medical service items, at a rate of 2. 6%. Rebates remain fixed for listed…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (79+ words) The new financial year brings annual indexation to the July Telehealth MBS Quick Guide. Rebates have increased with indexation of 2. 6% for the new financial year. The updated MBS Quick Guide, with important general practice attendance items, is listed on a…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (134+ words) AI scribe technology feels like one of those rare IT wonders that has delivered on its promise " at least judging by the fact that doctors are using it without some stick being applied. The question for real-world medical care is…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (93+ words) The BEACH study is back. The landmark study of what actually happens in GP consulting rooms lost its funding a decade ago, even though researchers continued to rely on its data, maintained by the University of Sydney. But the RACGP…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (112+ words) She didn't need to have this happen to her. We could have helped her if only we had been involved, if only we had had the opportunity to help her." These are the words of obstetrician Dr Nisha Khot, director…...