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Cardiology

Clinical Articles

Aortic Stenosis – Are you missing it?

Ausculating the chest is critical to picking up this underdiagnosed condition

By Dr Diem Pham

Neurology

Clinical Articles

You might have heard ADHD risks being over-diagnosed. Here’s why that’s not the case

At the same time as it has attracted support and understanding, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has invoked passionate debate in recent years. One hot topic is whether ADHD is being over-diagnosed.

By Healthed

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Live 8cm worm found residing in woman’s brain

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

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

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

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

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

Diabetes and metabolism

Clinical Articles

Ozempic drought continues

Worldwide shortages cause to TGA put the brakes on prescribing

By Healthed

Diet and nutrition

Clinical Articles

Managing sub-acute abdominal pain in kids

Functional abdominal pain is common in primary school kids, and although it usually passes with time and reassurance, it is very real pain.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Articles

ICS for COPD – Understanding the risks and benefits

Triple therapy for COPD has very different risk/benefits compared to asthma.

By Dr Sarah Tedjasukmana

Neurology

Clinical Articles

GPs could improve access to ADHD treatment. But we still need specialists to diagnose and start medication

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects 2.5–5% of people. Less than half of people with ADHD have been diagnosed and treated – though more and more people are presenting for help.

By Prof Adam Guastella, David Coghill

Diet and nutrition

Clinical Articles

Obesity drugs: Who will lose weight and for how long?

Which factors predict better outcomes with GLP-1 RAs and their successors...

By Manuela Callari

Articles

Aortic Stenosis – Are you missing it?

Ausculating the chest is critical to picking up this underdiagnosed condition

You might have heard ADHD risks being over-diagnosed. Here’s why that’s not the case

At the same time as it has attracted support and understanding, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has invoked passionate debate in recent years. One hot topic is whether ADHD is being over-diagnosed.

Live 8cm worm found residing in woman’s brain

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

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.

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

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...

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.

Ozempic drought continues

Worldwide shortages cause to TGA put the brakes on prescribing

Managing sub-acute abdominal pain in kids

Functional abdominal pain is common in primary school kids, and although it usually passes with time and reassurance, it is very real pain.

ICS for COPD – Understanding the risks and benefits

Triple therapy for COPD has very different risk/benefits compared to asthma.

GPs could improve access to ADHD treatment. But we still need specialists to diagnose and start medication

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects 2.5–5% of people. Less than half of people with ADHD have been diagnosed and treated – though more and more people are presenting for help.

Obesity drugs: Who will lose weight and for how long?

Which factors predict better outcomes with GLP-1 RAs and their successors...

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Ausculating the chest is critical to picking up this underdiagnosed condition

At the same time as it has attracted support and understanding, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has invoked passionate debate in recent years. One hot topic is whether ADHD is being over-diagnosed.

An 8 cm roundworm that would usually be more at home in a carpet python was pulled live from a woman’s brain, in a case that had baffled a team of specialists for more than a year.

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.

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

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.

Worldwide shortages cause to TGA put the brakes on prescribing

Functional abdominal pain is common in primary school kids, and although it usually passes with time and reassurance, it is very real pain.

Triple therapy for COPD has very different risk/benefits compared to asthma.

Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects 2.5–5% of people. Less than half of people with ADHD have been diagnosed and treated – though more and more people are presenting for help.

Which factors predict better outcomes with GLP-1 RAs and their successors...

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