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Australian Doctor Australia's number one independent medical publication for doctors. http://www.ausdoc.com.au Australia’s largest independent community of GPs.

Discover better with the new AusDoc community platform for doctors. AusDoc has just become a whole lot better by evolving to a community platform, allowing doctors to connect with colleagues across the medical profession as well as keeping them informed with the latest news, opinion, clinical updates and education. Given the ever-growing complexity of medicine, a community where doctors can discuss and debate the latest issues with each other should be of benefit to everyone. Our aim is to create a more collaborative future for healthcare in Australia.

Pertussis vaccination in pregnant women is associated with an 89% lower risk of severe pertussis in their newborns, a JA...
14/01/2026

Pertussis vaccination in pregnant women is associated with an 89% lower risk of severe pertussis in their newborns, a JAMA Network Open study suggests.

Researchers also found that severe flu cases in offspring were 67% less likely when the mother had received a flu shot.

An AI ‘doctor’ has been allowed to write legal prescriptions covering 190 medicines for various chronic conditions witho...
13/01/2026

An AI ‘doctor’ has been allowed to write legal prescriptions covering 190 medicines for various chronic conditions without human oversight in an apparent world first.

Doctronic says its AI asks the same questions as a GP.

The Morrison Government’s ban on GPs billing Medicare for ECG interpretation is finally being undone after more than fiv...
13/01/2026

The Morrison Government’s ban on GPs billing Medicare for ECG interpretation is finally being undone after more than five years of campaigning by doctors.

ECG rates dropped drastically after Greg Hunt cut GPs off.

Doctors found guilty of serious s*xual misconduct who have served their sanctions should not be punished further with pe...
13/01/2026

Doctors found guilty of serious s*xual misconduct who have served their sanctions should not be punished further with permanent notes on AHPRA’s public register, a medical defence organisation says.

Doctors who have served their sanctions and returned to practise should not have a permanent stain on their record, Avant says.

Children with ADHD, especially those receiving methylphenidate therapy, have an increased risk of obesity and overweight...
12/01/2026

Children with ADHD, especially those receiving methylphenidate therapy, have an increased risk of obesity and overweight as young adults, a study in JAMA Network Open has found.

The study is the first to highlight the association between MPH therapy and obesity risk.

Hundreds of doctors found guilty of s*xual misconduct in the past 15 years will have the details permanently listed on t...
12/01/2026

Hundreds of doctors found guilty of s*xual misconduct in the past 15 years will have the details permanently listed on their AHPRA profile from April.

A tribunal will not have to make an express finding of s*xual misconduct for a statement to be added to a doctor's AHPRA listing.

Tens of thousands of COPD cases could be identified incidentally through the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, res...
12/01/2026

Tens of thousands of COPD cases could be identified incidentally through the National Lung Cancer Screening Program, respiratory physicians say.

More than 20% of patients screened could have incidental CT findings indicative of underdiagnosed COPD.

Corpus luteum rupture was the surprise cause of an acute abdomen for this woman in her 20s, who presented to hospital af...
10/01/2026

Corpus luteum rupture was the surprise cause of an acute abdomen for this woman in her 20s, who presented to hospital after missionary s*x triggered severe abdominal pain.

Hormonal birth control can reduce the risk of this potentially dangerous complication.

The Federal Government has formally killed off its long-delayed plan to pay thousands of dollars to the GPs caring for h...
09/01/2026

The Federal Government has formally killed off its long-delayed plan to pay thousands of dollars to the GPs caring for hospital ‘frequent flyers’.

The mid-financial-year budget update confirmed that the plan had been left to die.

As the TGA is finally relaxing its regulation of the fly larvae, AusDoc looks back on where the country’s maggot workfor...
09/01/2026

As the TGA is finally relaxing its regulation of the fly larvae, AusDoc looks back on where the country’s maggot workforce comes from, how they are bred, how much they cost and why they only work 48-hour shifts.

Maggots are wriggling their way back into mainstream medicine, with the help of this entomologist.

Patients who take weight loss drugs lose more weight than those who change their behaviour, but they are far more likely...
08/01/2026

Patients who take weight loss drugs lose more weight than those who change their behaviour, but they are far more likely to regain their weight in the following 1.7 years after stopping the drugs.

More research will be needed to see if, and how, behavioural support can help patients once they stop taking weight loss drugs.

A controversial neurosurgeon who was accused of misogyny for stomping on a poster of a female candidate during last year...
08/01/2026

A controversial neurosurgeon who was accused of misogyny for stomping on a poster of a female candidate during last year’s federal election has been ordered by AHPRA to undergo mentoring sessions.

Professor Greg Malham first came to AHPRA's attention over a video of him telling viewers 'to bury the body under concrete'.

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Australian Doctor is the number one independent medical publication for Australian GPs.

Whatever platform you engage with us on our vision and mission remain the same:

We believe general practice is the cornerstone of the Australian health system, and recognise that quality primary care is a major determinant of the health of a society.

We acknowledge the challenges faced by general practitioners within the complex Australian healthcare system, and use our voice to enhance the work and lives of GPs and their patients.