Hormonal contraception is linked to depression – and some types seem riskier than others
Since the 1960s, the contraceptive pill has been a popular choice of contraception for many women around the world. On 1 February 1961, Australia became…
Sophie Attwood
Sophie is a journalist at Australian Doctor.
Dear hospitals, a communication that doesn’t communicate isn’t a communication
This is a plea to emergency and outpatient departments to take a long, hard look at how you communicate with GPs because it’s not getting…
How will an Australian ‘centre for disease control’ prepare us for the next pandemic?
COVID-19 won’t be the last pandemic to affect our lives. But COVID-19 exposed differences between states and territories. We saw inadequate national co-ordination of disease…
Anxiety, PTSD, agoraphobia: The mental health toll on MPs who lose their seats
A new study looks at the emotional, psychological and financial challenges of life after politics.
Balls and whistles – patient’s scrotum develops unusual feature
A wound allowing air to escape the body during pneumothorax is unheard of, doctors effuse.
Here’s why patients with ADHD can find it hard to control their eating habits
People with ADHD know how much the condition can affect all aspects of their life — from how well they do in school to their relationships.…
Real Case: Was I being an alarmist GP looking for zebras? Not this time
My patient has a bad back. Sometimes he gets a bout of sciatica. It usually gets better after a week of prednisone. Over a three-day…
How a potential new cancer treatment sneaks up on tumours
Many cancer treatments are notoriously savage on the body. Drugs often attack both healthy cells and tumour cells, causing a plethora of side effects. Immunotherapies that…
‘I’m so tired of work, I fleetingly hope for mild COVID-19 – and a week off’
The irony is not lost on me that it was today, the annual Crazy Socks 4 Docs day, that I found myself sobbing in the shower at…
COVID-19 variants will require a long-term booster strategy, like we have for flu
Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had 3-4 doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the…
