They told him he would fail: Meet the doctor who created a $10 billion global empire
Dr Colin Goldschmidt.They told him he would fail. That doctors cannot run anything. That corporate pathology cannot work that way. Three decades later, Dr Colin…
Amanda Davey
Amanda Davey is a freelance journalist.
‘Potentially massive’: Scientists identify blood signature for ME/CFS
Scientists say they have identified a distinct biological signature for myalgic encephalomyelitis/CFS in the blood of patients with severe disease, paving the way for a…
New study prompts rethink on antenatal corticosteroids for preterm labour beyond 34 weeks
Compelling new evidence reveals that in-utero exposure to antenatal corticosteroids for threatened preterm labour increases the risk of both respiratory and non-respiratory infections throughout childhood and into early adulthood.…
$300 aged care incentive a game changer — for some GPs at least
A GP who treats hundreds of aged care patients says the new aged care incentive has been a game changer for his patients and his…
Medical Must-See: Appendicectomy at the double
Acute appendicitis is usually at the upper end of a 1-10 pain scale, but this patient potentially needed a scale of 2-20, given his two…
Antibiotic resistance leaves doctors with ‘almost no effective options’ for newborn sepsis
Multiple recommended regimens for neonatal sepsis are now ineffective in South-East Asia, new data suggest, as researchers sound the alarm over antibiotic-resistant infections in newborns.…
‘A mind shift for the dementia field’: Would you pay $40,000 to delay Alzheimer’s by five months?
The treatments are not curative, require monthly maintenance doses, will cost more than $40,000 over a year and carry a proven risk of brain swelling.…
Doctors find AI scribe frees up 25% of time and doubles note-taking speed
A leading children’s hospital in the UK is set to implement AI scribe technology across its outpatient services, to enable staff to spend more time…
Mitochondrial disease and the role of the GP
In this explainer video, Dr Christine Wools discusses symptom management in the primary care setting
Case reports: Mitochondrial disease uncovered
Meet three very different patients and learn how to manage their symptoms based on the patient care standards
