Fourth mRNA vax dose may elicit better response than third
Antibodies are up to twice as high for Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines, report UK researchers.
Jo Hartley
Jo is Editor-in-Chief of Australian Doctor Group.
Are gallstones a marker of pancreatic cancer risk?
US research has found 4.7% of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients have had a gallstone disease diagnosis: Digestive Disease Week, US.
Discharge letter to GP left out critical medication, says coroner
The doctor was never told the patient, who later died from bowel ischaemia, was meant to be on dual antiplatelet therapy: Victorian coroner.
Could possum bites be spreading Buruli ulcer?
A patient in south-east Victoria presented to his GP with a lesion on his finger six months after being bitten by a 'sickly' possum.
Call for nationally accredited GP training in skin cancer
The push comes on the back of global research that predicts invasive disease will jump 50% by 2040.
Study emphasises why doctors need to treat TSH levels to target
Both exogenous hyperthyroidism and exogenous hypothyroidism raise the risk of CVD and death in patients receiving thyroid hormone: US study.
Mingling among vaccinated may make vax appear less effective
Canadian researchers are warning that COVID-19 vaccines can appear ineffective when vaccinated people have more contact with each other than with u…
Poor lung function may increase risk of heart failure
Impairment appears to represent an important yet under-appreciated cardiac risk factor for heart failure, US researchers say.
Thousands of chronic disease patients die in Ukraine
WHO says few hospitals are functioning due to the Russian invasion leaving many without access to life-saving healthcare.
Baby died after ‘mismanaged’ C-section, says coroner
The boy was in a legs-first breech position, but a medical expert witness said a vaginal birth assessment was not conducted: Tasmania coroners cour…
