Articles Archive - Healthed

Articles

Read the latest articles relevant to your clinical practice, including exclusive insights from Healthed surveys and polls.

By reading selected clinical articles, you earn CPD in the Educational Activities (EA) category whenever you click the “Claim CPD” button and follow the prompts.

Neurology

Clinical Articles

People with dementia in care homes aren’t getting enough help with their hearing loss – new survey

Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed.

By Hannah Cross

Public health

Clinical Articles

Breast injuries are common for female athletes. Here’s why better awareness and reporting are needed

n the to and fro of daily life, an accidental knock to the breast can hurt for a moment. But in the push and shove on the sporting field

By Dr Deirdre McGhee

Mental health

Clinical Articles

When is depression not depression?

Some decades ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that depression would be the leading cause of disease burden

By Fiona Clark

Public health

Clinical Articles

Do women soccer players have more concussions? This world cup and beyond, here’s how to keep our players safe

This greater participation in soccer over the years has led to an increase in injuries, including concussions.

By Shreya Mcleod, Kerry Peek

Cardiology

Clinical Articles

New CVD risk calculator is out

The Framingham risk equation is out, and an increased number of risk factors, including socio economic status, are in

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Art of medicine, Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

By Prof Frances Williams

Public health

Clinical Articles

Stem cell therapies: Why they’re expensive, unproven and often dangerous

Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world

By Dr Darius Widera

Dermatology

Clinical Articles

Current melanoma management – Practical tips for GPs

More than half of Australians will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, with melanoma currently the third most common cancer in Australia.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Mental health, Women's health

Clinical Articles

Does the pill cause depression later in life?

Recent research has resurrected the link between depression and the oral contraceptive pill. Healthed asked the experts to unpack the evidence.

By Ben Falkenmire

Public health

Clinical Articles

GPs are earning 17 hours of CPD from one day… Here’s how

The upcoming Healthed Medical Update set to take place...

By Healthed

Haematology

Clinical Articles

Iron deficiency in pregnancy

Iron deficiency with or without anaemia is common in women of child-bearing age, and especially during pregnancy.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Public health

Clinical Articles

Should GPs bring up a patient’s weight in consultations about other matters? We asked 5 experts

Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid discussing a patient’s weight when they seek care for unrelated matters.

By Fron Jackson-Webb

Articles

People with dementia in care homes aren’t getting enough help with their hearing loss – new survey

Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed.

Breast injuries are common for female athletes. Here’s why better awareness and reporting are needed

n the to and fro of daily life, an accidental knock to the breast can hurt for a moment. But in the push and shove on the sporting field

When is depression not depression?

Some decades ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that depression would be the leading cause of disease burden

Do women soccer players have more concussions? This world cup and beyond, here’s how to keep our players safe

This greater participation in soccer over the years has led to an increase in injuries, including concussions.

New CVD risk calculator is out

The Framingham risk equation is out, and an increased number of risk factors, including socio economic status, are in

Common diabetes drug metformin could protect against long COVID

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

Stem cell therapies: Why they’re expensive, unproven and often dangerous

Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world

Current melanoma management – Practical tips for GPs

More than half of Australians will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, with melanoma currently the third most common cancer in Australia.

Does the pill cause depression later in life?

Recent research has resurrected the link between depression and the oral contraceptive pill. Healthed asked the experts to unpack the evidence.

GPs are earning 17 hours of CPD from one day… Here’s how

The upcoming Healthed Medical Update set to take place...

Iron deficiency in pregnancy

Iron deficiency with or without anaemia is common in women of child-bearing age, and especially during pregnancy.

Should GPs bring up a patient’s weight in consultations about other matters? We asked 5 experts

Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid discussing a patient’s weight when they seek care for unrelated matters.

Get the app

Site

Company

Connect

Legal

Discover

Healthed

Articles

Most care home residents have both dementia and hearing loss, which can leave them feeling lonely and depressed.

n the to and fro of daily life, an accidental knock to the breast can hurt for a moment. But in the push and shove on the sporting field

Some decades ago the World Health Organisation (WHO) predicted that depression would be the leading cause of disease burden

This greater participation in soccer over the years has led to an increase in injuries, including concussions.

The Framingham risk equation is out, and an increased number of risk factors, including socio economic status, are in

here are no drugs to treat long COVID – a condition that affects around 2 million people in the UK alone

Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world

More than half of Australians will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, with melanoma currently the third most common cancer in Australia.

Recent research has resurrected the link between depression and the oral contraceptive pill. Healthed asked the experts to unpack the evidence.

The upcoming Healthed Medical Update set to take place...

Iron deficiency with or without anaemia is common in women of child-bearing age, and especially during pregnancy.

Australian of the Year and body positivity advocate Taryn Brumfitt has called for doctors to avoid discussing a patient’s weight when they seek care for unrelated matters.

Get the app

Site

Company

Connect

Legal

LOG IN FOR FULL ACCESS

SIGN UP FOR A FREE HEALTHED ACCOUNT

Extra Details

PASSWORD RESET

Discover

Healthed