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Mammograms do not cut risk of dying in over-75s

27th February 2020
Women aged 75 and older do not benefit from regular screening mammograms, a US study finds, offering some of the first…
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Elderly patient getting a mammogram
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Fake doctor tells woman to quit epilepsy meds

26th February 2020
A Victorian man posing as a fake doctor, who told a woman to stop taking her epilepsy medication, has been fined $10,000. …
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'Electronic nose' detects Barrett's oesophagus

26th February 2020
An electronic nose has been found to accurately detect Barrett's oesophagus, by analysing a patient's breath, Dutch…
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2 out of 3 women gain weight after breast cancer diagnosis

26th February 2020
Two out of three women who have had breast cancer report putting on weight after their diagnosis, gaining on average 9kg, an…
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3 diverse measles complications: case report

26th February 2020
Doctors from Malta have described how complications from measles affected three patients in three different ways, infecting…
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Measles vaccine
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Doctors solve strange case of the brewing bladder

25th February 2020
US doctors have reported the unusual case of a woman whose bladder naturally brews alcohol, labelling her condition ‘urinary…
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Junior doctors give tick to formal mentorship

25th February 2020
US surgical residents who were matched with senior doctors as mentors say the program made a difference to their study…
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