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Ben Falkenmire

Ben Falkenmire

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Ben Falkenmire is a freelance writer based in Sydney. His writing has appeared in Acuity Magazine, The Medical Republic, Investment Magazine, The Griffith Review, and The Courier Mail.

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Pelvic pain in teen girls: treat earlier

You don’t need to wait for a laparoscopy to treat pelvic pain in teen girls. Around one in five girls has severe dysmenorrhea, and around half of those girls will be diagnosed with endometriosis at some stage of their life.

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Quitting smoking is like healing a fracture

People looking to quit mistakenly think it’s only about reducing nicotine dependency.

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Ethics of growth hormone prescribing in kids

It is an ethical question without always a clear answer, says paediatric endocrinologist Associate Professor Gary Leong, who is lecturing on paediatric growth disorders on 30th August

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Alarming time for infectious diseases

Vigilance is required now international travel is back, says Associate Professor Sanjaya Senanayake.

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Trialing testosterone for postmenopausal women

Recent research indicates testosterone therapy improves sexual wellbeing in postmenopausal women...

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The best COVID antivirals to prescribe

Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

By Ben Falkenmire
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Iron deficiencies can potentially be managed by nurses

Iron deficiency is a common condition in primary care affecting 12% of the population and around 40% of women under the age of 50. However, it is sometimes difficult to detect in patients clinically, and treatment can be a time-consuming process for GPs.

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Preparing for the next COVID wave

GPs should plan antivirals for high- risk patients

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Pathway to diagnosing gluten intolerance

When a patient presents with stomach problems like diarrhoea and bloating, the lack of guidelines available can make the task of diagnosing gluten intolerance a challenging and time-consuming one for GPs

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Spirometers can and should be used again

The pandemic saw many GPs shelve their spirometers because of concerns around the aerosolisation of COVID-19 in their practices.

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Triple therapy uptake for asthma slow

While GPs are familiar with triple therapy treatment for COPD, many are not considering the treatment for asthma patients.

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New COVID variants prompt booster drive

New COVID variants BQ.1 and XBB now account for 10% of Victoria’s case numbers, and are expected to overtake BA.5 as the dominant Omicron variant in Australia.

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Managing sexual health in postmenopausal women

According to the recently released ICD-11, female sexual dysfunction can be a result of a lack of desire (hypoactive sexual desire dysfunction or HSDD), sexual arousal dysfunction, or orgasmic dysfunction

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