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Keeping your kidney close to your chest

7th August 2020
We’ve brought you a pancake kidney, an anomalous extra kidney and now a kidney where it doesn't belong. When a 77-year-old…
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Pandemic leads to drop in casual gay sex

6th August 2020
Gay and bisexual men are having far less casual sex because of COVID-19 physical distancing measures, which will likely lead…
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GPs sidelined in Cedar Meats abattoir COVID-19 outbreak: inquiry

6th August 2020
GPs were left in the dark about the scale of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Cedar Meats abattoir, even as suspected cases…
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GP scripts rejected amid confusion over e-prescribing

6th August 2020
Widespread confusion over the rollout of the national e-script system is resulting in GPs issuing electronic prescriptions…
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HRT lowers breast cancer risk after hysterectomy

6th August 2020
Use of oestrogen-only HRT by women with prior hysterectomy is associated with a lower risk of death from breast cancer,…
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Hiroshima at 75: Read AusDoc's award-winning feature

5th August 2020
Tomorrow marks the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, which killed more than 90,000 people. Five years ago the…
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Concussion linked with mental health disorders

5th August 2020
People who experience concussion are more likely to later be diagnosed with ADHD or other psychological disorders compared…
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