Government unveils pharmacist prescribing plan 29 Nov 2011 0 comments The Federal Goverment has unveiled new draft laws which will allow pharmacists to dispense statins to patients without prior knowledge of their regular GP.
ESC guidelines under scrutiny after misconduct 29 Nov 2011 0 comments The European Society of Cardiology has said it will carefully look into its guidelines following the dismissal of Professor Don Poldermans after it was found he made up data in studies and used…
'Death Rounds' help students cope 29 Nov 2011 0 comments 'Death Rounds' are a useful way of helping neurology residents deal with the emotional issues surrounding death, as well as helping them learn basic end-of-life care, suggests new research.
Authorship in top journals challenged 1 Nov 2011 0 comments Ghost-writers and "honorary" authors still haunt a fifth of articles in the top medical journals, despite efforts to combat inappropriate authorship over the last decade, new research shows.
Fee-for-service medicine: productivity vs quality? 6 Sep 2011 0 comments A debate in the Medical Journal of Australia has addressed the merits - for both patients and doctors - of salaried positions compared to fee-for-service medicine.
Rise in opioid deaths requires policy changes 6 Sep 2011 0 comments A ''concerning'' rise in prescription opioid poisoning in Australia highlights the need for a national real-time prescription monitoring system, concludes the first national report documenting…
Medical journals still haunted by ghostwriters 9 Aug 2011 0 comments Ghostwriting in medical journals is equivalent to fraud, argue lawyers.
Captain Cardiologist busted 14 Dec 2010 0 comments A United Airlines pilot has been leading a double life posing as a cardiologist even duping the American Medical Association.
Echo preferred for pre-chemotherapy cardiac assessment 8 Dec 2010 0 comments Echocardiograms in cancer patients prior to cardiotoxic chemotherapy provide more useful clinical information than the more commonly-used gated blood pool scans, according to Australian research.
'Enthusiasm' needed for successful national database 10 Nov 2010 0 comments Despite several controversies and questions remaining, the need for a nationwide cardiac procedure database should be fulfilled by the integration of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic…
