Why ‘Ozempic baby’ claims by women may have some truth
Anecdotal reports of ‘Ozempic babies’ are circulating among patients on social media, with women using semaglutide becoming pregnant despite also taking oral contraceptives or being…
Rachel Fieldhouse
Rachel is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
30 years on the front line: The GP still treating patients who inject drugs
Associate Professor John Furler has been on the front line, treating patients who use illicit drugs, for almost 30 years while also forging his academic…
Is it time to ditch trimethoprim as first-line UTI therapy?
Doctors say it is time to rethink the use of trimethoprim as empirical treatment for UTIs, with results from an Australian study showing high rates…
GP defends prescribing vapes for $40 based on online questionnaires
A GP offering $40 email consultations to prescribe nicotine vapes has defended her telehealth website, arguing that the alternative is more deaths from smoking. Melbourne…
Empagliflozin added to PBS for CKD, with or without diabetes
Adults with proteinuric chronic kidney disease can now access PBS-subsidised empagliflozin, regardless of their diabetes status, in addition to standard care. On Monday, 10mg empagliflozin…
‘A lot has changed’: New osteoporosis guidelines back FRAX tool
GPs are now advised to use the Fracture Risk Assessment tool to determine future risk of major osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women and men over…
GPs warned to brace for another early flu season
A record number of flu cases have been reported for the start of 2024 and could be a sign of another early peak to the…
Time-restricted dieting tied to higher CV mortality in ‘surprise’ findings
Adults who restrict their food intake to eight hours or less per day are almost twice as likely to die from heart disease than those…
Medical Must-See: Doctors puzzled by grass-green pee
Doctors in Morrocco have recounted a “rare and initially puzzling” case of green urine discolouration that resolved spontaneously in a young trauma patient. Their 15-year-old…
MRI screening for BRCA1 mutation carriers tied to lower breast cancer mortality
Women with the BRCA1 pathogenic variant are 80% less likely to die from breast cancer if they undergo MRI surveillance, according to an international team…
