Anecdotal reports of ‘Ozempic babies’ are circulating among patients on social media, with women using semaglutide becoming pregnant despite also taking oral contraceptives or being told they are infertile.

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In just a few days, the Federal Government’s scope of practice review will start showing its hand.

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Associate Professor John Furler has been on the front line, treating patients who use illicit drugs, for almost 30 years while also forging his academic career at the University of Melbourne.

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Almost 100 GP practices are now charging membership fees in exchange for no-gap consultations, according to medical fee listing company Cleanbill.

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The president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians has quit, sparking fears the college is witnessing a fresh outbreak of the infighting and internal governance ructions that have plagued the organisation for a decade.

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Should government funding be opened up for psychiatry trainees to work in private practice?

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Dr Anne Tonkin writes: 'We 100% accept that some doctors are not happy with the changes we have made to CPD, but we also wonder if there is confusion about what does and does not count as CPD.'

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Anaesthetists have accused the ABC of tarnishing their reputation and unnecessarily alarming patients after a Four Corners report alleged that most anaesthetists were exaggerating the time involved in spinal surgeries to milk Medicare.

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When a young mother, known only as ‘Ms S’, reported suicidal ideation, anxiety and insomnia to her GP, she was referred to ED for urgent care.

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Last month, during our interview with the chair of the Medical Board of Australia, Dr Anne Tonkin, we asked for the references to the research underpinning the specific reforms adopted for doctors in Australia.

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Once through the shock of his multiple myeloma diagnosis, GP Dr Peter Goldsworthy had a thought: ‘What great material.’

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Doctors say it is time to rethink the use of trimethoprim as empirical treatment for UTIs, with results from an Australian study showing high rates of resistance to the first-line antibiotic.

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A controversial workforce program that lets non-VR doctors work as GPs has been overhauled, with tighter criteria on where they can work and new funding for IMG supervisors.

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A bout of mild pelvic pain and multiple UTIs in a middle-aged woman were linked to complications — namely, a loose screw — from pubic bone surgery almost two decades prior, doctors report.

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AMA WA vice-president Dr Simon Torvaldsen has quit the board saying he is frustrated by the “glacial” actions of the state organisation to settle its ongoing dispute with the federal AMA.

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A GP offering $40 email consultations to prescribe nicotine vapes has defended her telehealth website, arguing that the alternative is more deaths from smoking.

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Award-winning writer Dr Peter Goldsworthy was forced to reflect on this, his illness, and his patients when he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2018.

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GPs are now advised to use the Fracture Risk Assessment tool to determine future risk of major osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women and men over 50, according to updated guidance.

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Adults with proteinuric chronic kidney disease can now access PBS-subsidised empagliflozin, regardless of their diabetes status, in addition to standard care.

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The potent cholesterol-busting drug inclisiran is now subsidised for adults with hypercholesterolaemia who fail to respond to or tolerate statins and ezetimibe.

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