‘Living guidelines’ coming for T1D and T2D

New Australian diabetes guidelines due to be released for public consultation mid-year are being developed as “living guidelines” that can be continuously updated as new evidence arises. The Living Evidence for Diabetes Consortium, a...

New Australian diabetes guidelines due to be released for public consultation mid-year are being developed as “living guidelines”...

Andrology

Adverse effects of androgen abuse are reversible – except for one

Suppression of testicular function due to androgen abuse in young men appears to be fully but slowly reversible, apart from reduction in testis volume, Australian research shows. A Sydney University study of 41 current and 31 past users of illicit...

Suppression of testicular function due to androgen abuse in young men appears to be fully but slowly reversible, apart from...

Medicolegal

Endocrinologist forced to repay $800,000 to Medicare

An endocrinologist has been forced to repay $790,000 to Medicare after being found to have over-serviced MBS consultant physician attendance items by the claims compliance watchdog. In its report for January 2020, Medicare’s Professional Services Review (PSR) Agency says the...

An endocrinologist has been forced to repay $790,000 to Medicare after being found to have over-serviced MBS consultant physician attendance...

medical education

RACP training program gets 79% approval rating from participants

Trainees with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) specialist program have given a mostly positive feedback in the Medical Training Survey 2019 conducted by the Medical Board of Australia and AHPRA. Survey data was obtained from 1333 doctors in...

Trainees with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) specialist program have given a mostly positive feedback in the ...