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Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

Sobbing parents face court for alleged murder of doctor

The young parents of an infant child broke into the home of top doctor Michael Yung, murdered him and tried to hide the evidence, a court has heard.

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

'Life or death': rural health back under the spotlight

An inquiry will examine the NSW government's progress in improving healthcare in rural areas, 18 months after revelations the system was at breaking point.

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

Young doctors feel unsafe, fatigued and fear mistakes

A third of Queensland's young doctors at public hospitals feel unsafe and more than half fear they will make a mistake due to fatigue from working long hours.

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Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

Doctor disqualified over racist, anti-Indigenous tirade

A doctor has been suspended for 12 months after sending a racist rant to a trailblazing Indigenous eye surgeon and questioning a child patient's heritage.

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

AI and virtual reality saving lives in remote WA

From a command centre in Perth, doctors and nurses are using artificial intelligence and virtual reality to save lives in a remote Goldfields region.

Sydney doctor denies stealth rape of Melbourne man

Sydney doctor denies stealth rape of Melbourne man

Dermatologist Liang Joo Leow says he had no intention of having sex without a condom with a man he is accused of stealth raping.

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Order of Australia medallist denies stealth-rape

Sydney dermatologist Liang Joo Leow has faced the Victorian County Court, accused of raping another man by removing a condom without consent.

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Surgeon asked if he's serious on humerus implant advice

Surgeon asked if he's serious on humerus implant advice

Surgeon asked if he's serious on humerus implant advice

Surgeon asked if he's serious on humerus implant advice

A lawyer for news outlets sued by a surgeon following reports about his practice and procedures says frustrated patients had a negative experience with him.

Suing surgeon sorry for suffering but backs his work

Suing surgeon sorry for suffering but backs his work

Suing surgeon sorry for suffering but backs his work

Suing surgeon sorry for suffering but backs his work

An orthopedic surgeon suing for defamation says he tries his best to care for his patients but cannot stop them deciding to discontinue treatment with him.

GP missed red flags, symptoms in fatal cancer case

GP missed red flags, symptoms in fatal cancer case

GP missed red flags, symptoms in fatal cancer case

GP missed red flags, symptoms in fatal cancer case

A Victorian GP has had his registration cancelled following the death of a patient after a significant delay to his cancer diagnosis.

Surgeon accuses Nine of setting back prosthetic surgery

Surgeon accuses Nine of setting back prosthetic surgery

Surgeon accuses Nine of setting back prosthetic surgery

Surgeon accuses Nine of setting back prosthetic surgery

Pioneering prosthetic surgeon Munjed Al Muderis has accused Nine Network of setting his specialist field back decades through news reports published about him.

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

Regional doctor in Sydney court on child abuse charges

A suspended regional NSW doctor is accused of recording intimate images without consent and producing child abuse material.

'Rambling' GP fails in bid to regain medical licence

'Rambling' GP fails in bid to regain medical licence

'Rambling' GP fails in bid to regain medical licence

'Rambling' GP fails in bid to regain medical licence

A former Queensland doctor prescribed the maximum dose of opiate withdrawal drugs to a patient who died later the same day as his appointment.

Star surgeon's standing scarred by 'malignant' reports

Star surgeon's standing scarred by 'malignant' reports

Star surgeon's standing scarred by 'malignant' reports

Star surgeon's standing scarred by 'malignant' reports

High-profile surgeon Munjed Al Muderis has sued Nine over stories claiming he was negligent towards patients who received his prosthetic limb implants.

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Pandemic drives uptick in Australia's health workforce

The number of Australians registered as health practitioners has risen by 18 per cent over the past four years, with new nurses leading the way.

Pediatrician jailed over child abuse pictures

A pediatrician who helped police catch child abusers has been jailed after being found with abuse material he stored in a computer folder called "Shopping".

Sexual misconduct reports surge against health workers

Complaints about health workers violating boundaries have more than doubled since before the pandemic.

Nurse awarded $1.6 million in damages after work injury

A nurse has been awarded $1.6 million in damages after suffering a debilitating injury while restraining a disruptive dementia patient at a Queensland hospital.

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Wife's painkiller addiction leads to doctor's downfall

A doctor has been disqualified after admitting to overprescribing his addicted wife painkillers as well as using those medications himself.

GP shortage facing Australia after 'decades of neglect'

Australia is being warned it may face a GP shortage of 10,000 doctors after years of neglect by successive governments, the nation's peak medical body says.

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