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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.

A herb found in dozens of complementary cold and flu supplements will no longer be classified as a low-risk ingredient o...
20/10/2026

A herb found in dozens of complementary cold and flu supplements will no longer be classified as a low-risk ingredient over links to anaphylaxis, including one reported death.

Products containing Andrographis paniculata will not be included on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods as listed medicines.

The scale of harm linked to unapproved peptide use has been laid bare, with new figures revealing a sharp uptick in pati...
19/10/2026

The scale of harm linked to unapproved peptide use has been laid bare, with new figures revealing a sharp uptick in patients presenting to EDs in NSW after injecting peptides.

Experimental weight loss drug retatrutide (or at least medication labelled as retatrutide) is the biggest culprit according to NSW Health.

Dr Alireza Ahmadvand was watching the rapid uptake of AI scribes by his GP colleagues when one question kept nagging at ...
19/10/2026

Dr Alireza Ahmadvand was watching the rapid uptake of AI scribes by his GP colleagues when one question kept nagging at him: what happens when they are used in mental health consultations?

Dr Alireza Ahmadvand says AI scribes have been adopted so fast they're yet to be properly evaluated.

Women who receive the HPV vaccination before pregnancy have lower odds of major pregnancy complications, with the associ...
19/10/2026

Women who receive the HPV vaccination before pregnancy have lower odds of major pregnancy complications, with the association stronger among women vaccinated before age 17, according to a Swedish study.

The study included more than 624,000 singleton births among nulliparous women aged 16-35 between 2006 and 2023.

16/10/2026

At $1245 a day, the cost of caring for an older patient stranded in hospital while awaiting an aged care bed is comparable to a night at one of Australia’s most exclusive hotels.

A new NSW Productivity and Equality Commission report estimated that providing so-called 'maintenance care' during these delays cost $377 million.

16/10/2026

Fraudsters are continuing to exploit AI to impersonate doctors, with cloning the voices of doctors emerging as the latest tactic used to trick patients out of tens of thousands of dollars.

Police say one victim was fleeced out of $40,000 by an individual impersonating a medical professional.

15/10/2026

It has been almost three years since the Medical Board of Australia introduced the biggest shake-up in the history of CPD. Sydney GP Dr Craig Lilienthal was sceptical. Has he changed his mind?

It has been almost three years since the Medical Board of Australia introduced the biggest shake-up in the history of CPD. Professional development is no

15/10/2026

A week before she died, practice nurse Carra Luke made a chilling request of her long-time friends, Dr Luis Prado and his wife, Dr Margaret Cotter. “It was a Friday night, and Carra asked my wife and I, should anything ever happen to her, could we look after the children,” Dr Prado tells AusDoc.

GP Dr Luis Prado and his wife now care for the two daughters of alleged domestic violence victim Carra Luke.

15/10/2026

Commonwealth spending on Medicare is set to lag behind federal investment into public hospitals over the next four decades, new modelling shows.

Professor Stephen Duckett says it would be a "bad look" for the Commonwealth to let hospital spending dip.

14/10/2026

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians says it will decide whether its former president will be booted out of the college after he was banned from registering as a medical practitioner over inappropriate touching of female doctors under his supervision.

Associate Professor Leslie Bolitho had already surrendered his registration prior to the tribunal's decision.

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