Wellness clinics are supplying peptides and anti-ageing injections that aren’t approved, meaning they haven’t been checked for safety or effectiveness.
- Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
We asked 5 experts if clinics should be allowed to prescribe medicinal cannabis if they have financial links to the supplier or dispenser. Here’s what they said.
Put on your legal glasses for a moment. Then take our quick quiz to see if you can spot how this medicinal cannabis website bends the rules.
New guidelines for minor cosmetic procedures have just kicked in, but laws remain inconsistent across Australia. This may not be such a bad thing.
The government will pay hundred of thousands of robodebt victims more than $500 million. But we may never know if public servants knowingly acted unlawfully.
Psychedelic-assisted therapy offers promise. But new research highlights concerns about safety and accessibility.
The ruling has allowed the Department of Social Services to resume pursuing historical welfare debts, which the Ombudsman has previously found to be unlawful.
Guidelines say consultations must thoroughly assess whether a patient is suitable for a treatment. But someone under 18 can still get Botox without parental consent.
Reassurance scans are marketed as a way to ‘give you peace of mind’ about your baby’s development. But often those doing the scans aren’t actually sonographers.
O raro distúrbio do sono foi usado como defesa em vários casos recentes de agressão sexual
The rare sleep disorder has been used as a defence in several recent sexual assault cases.
Under new proposals, doctors over 70 may need to be declared fit to practice or have regular health checks. But not everyone’s happy.
Champions of xenotransplantation see it as the solution to organ shortages across the world. But this technology has other applications.
Proposed reforms aim to increase public information about previously sanctioned health professionals and to better protect people who complain.
How does the regulator propose to make aesthetic medicine safer for patients, and what problems might lie beyond its reach?
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct. Here’s what that means.
A new proposal is reigniting an old debate about cosmetic surgery. Now it’s focused on what kind of training cosmetic surgeons should have before wielding their instruments.
State and territory health ministers have decided to restrict the title ‘surgeon’ to specially trained doctors. It’s a significant change for consumers and doctors.
The latest plan is comprehensive, sober, realistic and the product of considerable consultation. But it’s missing a few key issues if we are to adequately protect consumers.
In short, it’s because the texts do not constitute ‘advertising’ – a good reason for the legislation to be revisited and widened.
There’s a fierce debate about whether it’s ethical for mental health professionals to diagnose politicians they haven’t personally examined.
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