Severe e-bike injuries becoming an ‘epidemic’, says top trauma doctor
New data show an “epidemic” of serious e-bike injuries, with emergency doctors reporting presentations have doubled in a year. St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney has seen…
Carmel Sparke
Carmel is news editor of 6minutes.
‘If I’m totally dependent and unable to recognise my family, I would like VAD’: Professor Henry Brodaty on dementia
For a clinician whose life’s work has shown that dementia can be prevented or delayed through behavioural change, Professor Henry Brodaty does talk about the…
Ministers face slip, slop, slap over legislation to axe VicHealth
VicHealth, a world first when it was created, may survive as an independent health body after MPs vowed to block its abolition. The Labor Government…
Pap smears, fluoride and fake medics — top doctors speak out on social media threat to medicine
Leading doctors have issued a united call to action on relentless medical misinformation — from AI-generated doctors to advice that women should avoid cervical cancer…
How his dad’s dementia diagnosis transformed this doctor’s future life
Professor Henry Brodaty was a junior medical officer, considering a specialty in neurology or psychiatry, when his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It was 1972,…
‘Just call me Marie’: From GP to governor, the remarkable life of Dame Marie Bashir
The daughter of immigrants, Dame Marie Bashir began her career as a GP in Sydney’s west, before rising to become a distinguished psychiatrist and one…
Three bottles of vodka? How to cut Aussie cancer deaths by 4%
If Australians cut their alcohol consumption by 1L of pure alcohol a year, deaths from four key cancers would drop by up to 4%, a…
‘A colleague admitted me to ED to force me to rest’: Doctor’s story of surviving burnout
Emergency specialist Dr Andrew Dean has discovered there can be stillness and calm even amid the chaos of the ED. However, it took an admission…
Obstetrician urges women to stick with ‘cheap, proven and effective’ folic acid supplements
It is a simple Australian-pioneered medical intervention that has prevented hundreds of thousands of neural tube defects globally. But in recent years, several pregnancy supplements…
Lancet review dismantles Trump’s fears that paracetamol in pregnancy causes autism and ADHD
A comprehensive review has found that taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism or ADHD — adding to the growing body…
