Frown force: Schoolchildren the secret weapon in dental workers’ better pay push

Dental therapists say they’ve been left with no choice but to get their small patients to ‘dob the government in’ to mum and dad as part of an industrial campaign.

• December 1, 2024
• by Broede Carmody

Cannabis Inc: Australia’s booming medicinal weed industry

Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry has taken boomed since legalisation in 2016 – but its growth is raising questions for many in the health sector.

Doctors from three countries fast-tracked to treat Australian patients

The move has infuriated the GP college, which says bypassing existing checks and balances could come at the expense of patient safety.

• October 14, 2024
• by Angus Thomson

Older doctors facing mandatory health checks as complaints surge

The Medical Board of Australia has released new data showing doctors over 70 are 81 per cent more likely to be the subject of a complaint than their younger counterparts.

• August 6, 2024
• by Henrietta Cook

Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name

Colorectal surgeon Gary McKay legally changed his name to Barry McCabe this year, but a record of previous findings against him did not appear until the Herald inquired.

• July 1, 2024
• by Michael Koziol

‘It’s about safety’: Chiropractors once again banned from manipulating babies’ spines

The Chiropractic Board of Australia has reinstated its interim ban on practitioners manipulating the spines of children after public outcry and political pressure.

• June 17, 2024
• by Henrietta Cook

Health minister intervenes in chiropractors’ decision to allow spinal manipulation of babies

Mark Butler is seeking an urgent explanation from the Chiropractic Board of Australia after its controversial decision to allow practitioners to recommence spinal manipulations on babies.

• June 13, 2024
• by Henrietta Cook

Circumcision doctor accused of ‘amputation’ fails to have ban lifted amid appeal

One of Hershel Goldman’s newborn patients suffered an “amputation or partial amputation” of his penis, a tribunal heard, while another baby needed a blood transfusion.

• June 12, 2024
• by Henrietta Cook

Prolific circumcision doctor banned from performing the surgery

The Medical Board of Australia has placed a series of conditions on the registration of Melbourne doctor Hershel Goldman.

• May 24, 2024
• by Henrietta Cook

‘Confusing and problematic’: Podiatric surgeons urged to change their name

An independent review found there was widespread confusion among patients about the qualifications of podiatric surgeons, who are not medical doctors.

• March 27, 2024
• by Charlotte Grieve