A GP guide to cardiovascular disease in women
Need to know: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in women.1,2 × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community to…
Article Type: Therapy Update
Breathing new life into COPD
One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 are estimated to be living with COPD.1 COPD is one of the ‘big five’ lung diseases.…
Looking at obesity through a different lens
Obesity is generally acknowledged to be a major global health issue with associated comorbidities that can affect quality of life and life expectancy.1,2 Interventions have…
A GP guide to chronic kidney disease in diabetes
Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure (37% non-Indigenous Australians; 69% Indigenous Australians) and around 50% of people with type 2 diabetes (T2DM)…
Conceiving the future of assisted reproductive technology
Need to know: Assisted reproductive technology continues to be a rapidly evolving field of medicine. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community…
A GP guide to the Japanese encephalitis vaccination update
Need to know: Japanese encephalitis has been in the news since early 2021 when cases of the disease, previously only seen in returned travellers or…
A guide to oocyte cryopreservation
Need to know: Females are endowed with a finite and non-renewable repository of oocytes: around 1-2 million at birth. As a consequence, with age, the…
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Need to know: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) consists of a group of autosomal recessive disorders resulting in enzymatic defects in cortisol biosynthesis. Approximately 95% of…
Adult community-acquired pneumonia
Need to know: Lower respiratory tract infections range from self-limiting bronchitis, which usually does not require antibiotic therapy, to pneumonia, which requires prompt diagnosis and…
Assessing fitness to drive – what you need to know
In June 2021, the authors published a How to Treat article in Australian Doctor titled ‘Assessing fitness to drive’. Since then, the National Transport Commission…
