GPs experiencing psychological distress may receive moderate relief by attending group cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or mindfulness sessions, according to Australian research.

The world’s first

In my surgery, I sit at my ­grandmother’s kidney-shaped wooden desk with its leather top. My view from the desk is a high window with a glass shelf, lined with patent medicine bottles of all sizes,

Doctors and nurses at an abortion clinic are wearing body cameras to deter abuse and harassment from pro-life protesters.

The ‘40 Days for Life’ campaign outside Perth’s Marie Stopes clinic has

The plan to change the threshold for mandatory reporting of impaired practitioners has passed its first parliamentary hurdle, despite being labelled “confusing and problematic” by doctors.

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A Sydney hospital is facing calls to review its working conditions for junior doctors, after a registrar quit due to a workload that she says “broke” her.



Dr Yumiko Kadota says the gruelling on

Starting a new year, many of us are thinking this will be the year we sort out our own health. We’ll take breaks, exercise and eat better, and won’t be so constantly exhausted.

But there’s a risk

A Melbourne doctor who claims she was brutally assaulted by police after she attempted to help an injured man surrounded by officers has accused the police of a cover-up.

Dr Kim Proudlove, a

One doctor takes their own life each day in the US, according to a survey that shows a further one in seven have also contemplated doing so.

Burnout, mental health and suicide among Australian

Too many specific theories about physician burnout can cloud the real issue and allow healthcare leaders to circle around the 'elephant in the room'.

The cause of physician burnout isn’t just the

From offering a tired surgeon a cup of tea after a tough night in theatre, to a simple thankyou or smile, doctors are being urged to treat each other with more kindness, especially at handover time.