Amanda Davey
Cochrane review casts doubt over benefits of calcium during pregnancy
There is no convincing evidence that supports calcium supplementation as an effective prevention strategy for pre-eclampsia or other hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, says the Cochrane…
‘Many children have already developed cancer and some have died’: Sperm donor scandal unfolds
A sperm donor with a genetic mutation linked to a higher risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Europe, some of whom…
Medical Must-See: Doctors chase a wandering accessory spleen
Perhaps this 5cm left adnexal mass was not amenable to excision because, by the time surgeons began a diagnostic laparoscopy, it had wandered off. The…
‘I’d be better off financially as a full-time GP’: Why Dr Melanie Cheng is still writing novels
The happiest doctors Dr Melanie Cheng ever met were part of a now-defunct group called The Creative Doctors Network. “Some would share their photography, others…
Suicide deaths show menopause can trigger midlife mental health crisis: neuropsychiatrist
Menopausal transition can aggravate risk factors for suicide, while menopausal hormone therapy is unlikely to be a standalone trigger, a neuropsychiatrist and researcher says. Professor…
Medical Must-See: This nail-biter should hammer home one lesson
If you have ever held a nail between your teeth while doing household DIY, perhaps heed this cautionary tale of a patient who swallowed such…
Sepsis and pneumonia the infections with strongest links to dementia risk: study
Common infections affect dementia risk more than expected, suggests new evidence, which ranks sepsis, pneumonia and UTIs the most dangerous. Researchers pooled data from more…
Doctors selling whole-body MRIs respond to medical college’s condemnation
Cashed-up patients are buying the hype around elective whole-body MRIs, paying thousands of dollars in the hopes of detecting very early–stage cancers or organ diseases…
Maternal age and ‘toxic food’ driving dangerous gestational weight gain, endocrinologist warns
Older maternal ages and higher pre-pregnancy BMIs are pushing up weight trajectories in pregnancies, putting mothers and babies at risk, a top endocrinologist warns. More…