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Dr Linda Calabresi

With all the debate about whether or not schools should be closed the question has to be asked – how risky is this coronavirus pandemic to children?

Healthed

When it comes to protection in your practice, surgical face masks to limit droplet transmission are the standard recommendation, assuming you can get ahold of them – but what about when seeing patients who have or may have COVID-19?

Healthed

While the majority of patients infected with COVID-19 will not require treatment, there is new hope for those that do go on to become seriously ill. A few treatments developed for other illnesses are showing promise, says Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Bernard Hudson.

Dr Caroline Henckels

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that anyone entering Australia must enter a 14-day self-quarantine period. Some questions have been raised as to how this new mandate would be administered and enforced. The answer to these questions relies on a somewhat complex patchwork of state and federal laws and whether relevant federal and state government emergency powers have been activated.

Dr Linda Calabresi

There is so much being written about COVID-19 it can be easy to get lost in a sea of information, much of which isn't accurate or up to date. These are ten of the most crucial things to keep front of mind currently regarding the new disease.

Prof David Castle

Professor David Castle, Chair Psychiatry St Vincent’s Hospital and University of Melbourne and Board Director Mind Medicine Australia, answers some of the big questions about the re-emerging field of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in this Q&A.

Dr Linda Calabresi

“Breast implants are not lifelong devices,” says plastic surgeon, Professor Rodney Cooter. Even with the most advanced version of these implants put in by the most experienced surgeons, there is likely to be deterioration over time and patients should be warned of this potential and regularly monitored.

A/Prof Lee-Fay Low

In July 2019, the government introduced new aged care standards to “raise the bar” in an aged care system where some nursing home residents have experienced care that is neglectful, depersonalised, uncaring, unsafe and of poor quality.

Dr Linda Calabresi

Babies with severe sleep problems are more likely to have anxiety issues as they grow up, Australian researchers say. That’s the rather depressing conclusion following the prospective Maternal Health Study, that looked at almost 1500 mother-baby pairs from 15 weeks gestation to when the child turned 10.

Dr Linda Calabresi

The number one classic feature of atopic eczema is itch, even in little babies, says Dr Anne Halbert, consultant dermatologist at Princess Margaret Hospital in Perth. “It’s itchy right from the very start,” she says.

Dr Julaine Allan

On February 21 NSW Health issued a warning about methamphetamine and cocaine being contaminated with the dangerous opioid fentanyl. Several people who had taken these illicit stimulant drugs presented to Sydney hospitals with symptoms of opioid overdose, raising the alarm. Drug tests found fentanyl and acetyl-fentanyl had caused the overdoses.

Dr Linda Calabresi

A diet well-known for lowering blood pressure can also help older patients lose fat without sacrificing muscle, according to new research. In a small study involving 36 older obese adults, researchers found that a 12-week program of controlled-feeding that included lean red meat three times a day not only resulted in significant weight loss and loss of body fat but also preserved muscle strength and function - an important determinant of good health.