Indigenous stroke patients treated worse: National audit 9 Feb 2012 0 comments A new audit of Australian hospitals shows Indigenous stroke patients receive an inferior level of care within the same hospitals, having a 30% lower chance of receiving treatment from a stroke unit and a three-fold increased risk of dying or being dependent.
Tame Medicare 'monster' says former head of PSR 19 Jan 2012 0 comments Medicare is dysfunctional, outdated, and susceptible to rorts totalling as much as $3 billion annually, says the former head of the body responsible for policing it.
Clinicians call for urgent action to reduce brand name confusion 8 Dec 2011 0 comments Leading Australian clinicians have called for urgent action to highlight the active ingredients on medicines on packaging in order to improve safety and reduce confusion by both patients and prescribers.
Specialisation gone 'too far', says workforce guru 8 Dec 2011 0 comments The man leading Australia's billion-dollar attempts at workforce reform says the health system needs to "refocus" on generalist medicine, claiming specialisation has "gone too far".
Medical journals still haunted by ghostwriters 4 Aug 2011 0 comments Ghostwriting in medical journals is equivalent to fraud, argue lawyers who are calling for tougher sanctions for academics who get caught with their name on article they haven’t authored.
Buttocks homunculus challenges alternative medicine 15 Dec 2010 0 comments A professor of medical education offended by scientific standards in alternative medicine has had a paper accepted at an 'integrative medicine' conference describing a homunculus - a representation of the human body - on the buttocks.
CT radiation risk 'sensationalised' 26 Aug 2010 0 comments Australia's peak radiology body is worried the risks of ionising radiation have been blown out of proportion, deterring patients from necessary CT scans.
Diabetes guidelines 'gridlocked' say endocrinologists 8 Jul 2010 0 comments Territorial in-fighting is resulting in the production of a plurality of guidelines that confuse clinicians, two US endocrinologists have argued in The Lancet.
Misconduct risk: early markers identified 5 May 2010 0 comments Male doctors who come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and have early academic difficulties at medical school are more likely to commit professional misconduct, a new study suggests.
AMA puts forward rival diabetes scheme 5 May 2010 0 comments The Federal Government has been told to ditch its diabetes fundholding policy for GP practices, with the AMA releasing its own plans to improve the care of patients with complex and chronic disease.
