Health regulator AHPRA apologises for breaching doctor privacy in bulk email
The national healthcare watchdog has inadvertently identified more than 100 doctors, nurses and other practitioners who were offered…
Biohacking and anti-aging science are raising hopes of living longer. What’s hype and what shows promise?
The longevity industry is booming. Billionaire tech bros are pouring money into anti-aging startups, some of which…
Tasmanian coroner finds doctor’s prescribing played a direct role in two deaths
A former medical practitioner’s “grossly irresponsible” prescribing played a direct role in the deaths of two drug-dependent people…
Prominent obesity surgeon Dr Vahid Reza Adib suspended from practising medicine
Prominent obesity surgeon Reza Adib has been suspended from practising medicine as he faces rape charges. Dr Adib’s…
Top 4 vaccine queries to the P2P Advice Line
With the expansion of pharmacy vaccination services across Australia, pharmacists are navigating an increasingly layered set of challenges. …
‘We look into every concern’
Early superannuation is restricted to strict criteria as the ATO and health authorities again warn about a growing…
Fresh warning about using superannuation on health treatments after 100 complaints to regulator
A GP found to have engaged in professional misconduct while helping a patient access almost $20,000 of her…
Sexual misconduct findings permanently added to health practitioners’ records
More than 100 past and current health practitioners have had findings of sexual misconduct added to their public-facing…
GP guilty of helping patient use $18,500 in super to fund cosmetic liposuction
A GP who helped a patient use $18,500 of her superannuation to fund liposuction by claiming it was…
Victorian premier refers surgeon Simon Gordon allegations to police after Four Corners revelations
The Victorian government has referred allegations against gynaecologist Simon Gordon to police, the premier says. Four Corners revealed…
What experts want you to know about endometriosis, diagnosis and surgery as treatment
Allegations about how surgery is used to manage endometriosis have alarmed medical experts and distressed women living with…
Simon Gordon’s endometriosis surgeries were gynaecology’s open secret. Now colleagues and patients are speaking out
A renowned Melbourne surgeon repeatedly removed tissue and organs from young women for “severe” endometriosis when pathology showed…