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Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Articles

Sleep apnoea: How to assess driving risk

Sleep expert Dr Anup Desai runs through assessing the risks and responsibilities.

By Fiona Clark

Public health

Clinical Articles

Is the profession prejudiced against IMGs?

I was taken aback to see an advertisement recently, in no less a publication than the Canberra Times, for a medical practitioner to join a GP clinic in rural Queensland. Nothing unusual in that, I can almost hear you saying.

By Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha

Surgery

Clinical Articles

30% of UK female surgeons sexually assaulted by colleagues

As the NHS seeks to heal and care, it now faces a challenge of introspection, driven by alarming revelations. Research released this week has shone a harsh light on the widespread issue of sexual misconduct within the surgical profession, causing ripples of shock and outrage throughout the UK.

By Healthed

Mental health

Clinical Articles

Struggle with time management? Practice being perfectly imperfect…

A key part of GPs’ work is managing risk—but this can sometimes lead to a black and white mindset where every risk must be accounted for, regardless of the cost to time, says psychologist, executive coach and founder of The Anxiety Clinic, Dr Jodie Lowinger.

By Ben Falkenmire

Public health

Clinical Articles

CPD-induced exodus

More than a third of older GPs bringing forward retirement plans thanks to CPD, survey suggests—but Medical Board claims otherwise…

By Lynnette Hoffman

Women's health

Clinical Articles

Managing PCOS

Over 12% of Australian women suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, a lifelong multisystem disease that affects fertility...

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Pathology

Clinical Articles

Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it

Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally...

By William Gardner, Dr Nicholas Kassebaum, Theresa A McHugh

Public health

Clinical Articles

Botox and fillers to come under greater scrutiny by the medical regulator. Will it be too little too late?

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has announced it will expand its “crackdown” on the cosmetic surgery industry. As the agency responsible for registering, accrediting and disciplining health practitioners, AHPRA is well placed to reshape conduct in what sociologists once called the appearance industry.

By Dr Christopher Rudge

Women's health

Clinical Articles

New evidence-based guideline for PCOS explained

New PCOS diagnostic criteria includes AMH levels as an alternative to ultrasound in adults…

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Oncology

Clinical Articles

Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery

Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying new research shows that cancer in younger adults is a growing problem. The study found there’s been a nearly 80% increase in the number of under-50s being diagnosed with cancer globally in the last three decades.

By Dr Ashleigh Hamilton

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...

By Dr Suresh V. Kuchipudi

Geriatric medicine, Neurology

Clinical Articles

Mild cognitive impairment: Individualising screening and treatment

Half of patients with MCI develop dementia within five years — Here’s how we can help change that trajectory...

By Lynnette Hoffman, Dr Diem Pham

Articles

Sleep apnoea: How to assess driving risk

Sleep expert Dr Anup Desai runs through assessing the risks and responsibilities.

Is the profession prejudiced against IMGs?

I was taken aback to see an advertisement recently, in no less a publication than the Canberra Times, for a medical practitioner to join a GP clinic in rural Queensland. Nothing unusual in that, I can almost hear you saying.

30% of UK female surgeons sexually assaulted by colleagues

As the NHS seeks to heal and care, it now faces a challenge of introspection, driven by alarming revelations. Research released this week has shone a harsh light on the widespread issue of sexual misconduct within the surgical profession, causing ripples of shock and outrage throughout the UK.

Struggle with time management? Practice being perfectly imperfect…

A key part of GPs’ work is managing risk—but this can sometimes lead to a black and white mindset where every risk must be accounted for, regardless of the cost to time, says psychologist, executive coach and founder of The Anxiety Clinic, Dr Jodie Lowinger.

CPD-induced exodus

More than a third of older GPs bringing forward retirement plans thanks to CPD, survey suggests—but Medical Board claims otherwise…

Managing PCOS

Over 12% of Australian women suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, a lifelong multisystem disease that affects fertility...

Anemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it

Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally...

Botox and fillers to come under greater scrutiny by the medical regulator. Will it be too little too late?

New evidence-based guideline for PCOS explained

New PCOS diagnostic criteria includes AMH levels as an alternative to ultrasound in adults…

Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery

How evasive and transmissible is the newest omicron offshoot, BA.2.86, that causes COVID-19? 4 questions answered

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...

Mild cognitive impairment: Individualising screening and treatment

Half of patients with MCI develop dementia within five years — Here’s how we can help change that trajectory...

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Sleep expert Dr Anup Desai runs through assessing the risks and responsibilities.

I was taken aback to see an advertisement recently, in no less a publication than the Canberra Times, for a medical practitioner to join a GP clinic in rural Queensland. Nothing unusual in that, I can almost hear you saying.

As the NHS seeks to heal and care, it now faces a challenge of introspection, driven by alarming revelations. Research released this week has shone a harsh light on the widespread issue of sexual misconduct within the surgical profession, causing ripples of shock and outrage throughout the UK.

A key part of GPs’ work is managing risk—but this can sometimes lead to a black and white mindset where every risk must be accounted for, regardless of the cost to time, says psychologist, executive coach and founder of The Anxiety Clinic, Dr Jodie Lowinger.

More than a third of older GPs bringing forward retirement plans thanks to CPD, survey suggests—but Medical Board claims otherwise…

Over 12% of Australian women suffer from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, a lifelong multisystem disease that affects fertility...

Anemia is a major health problem, with nearly 2 billion people affected globally...

New PCOS diagnostic criteria includes AMH levels as an alternative to ultrasound in adults…

The latest variant, or sublineage, of SARS-CoV-2 to emerge on the scene, BA.2.86, has public health experts on alert as...

Half of patients with MCI develop dementia within five years — Here’s how we can help change that trajectory...

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