Acute kidney injury linked to increased risk of dementia
Acute kidney injury can increase the risk of a subsequent dementia diagnosis by more than 50%, a population-based cohort study suggests. Preclinical studies have previously…
Mohana Basu
Mohana is an Australian Doctor reporter.
Medical Must-See: A skin-deep mystery that just needed UV light
Saudi Arabian doctors have shed light on the case of a 43-year-old with chronic atopic dermatitis who developed a new rash on her upper extremities,…
Is this finally a revolution for patient consults that GPs actually want?
Let’s be blunt. Amid the myriad dystopian futures resulting from the nervous embrace of artificial intelligence, there is a real-world promise of freedom for doctors.…
Naloxone may improve cardiac arrest survival even in non-overdose cases, study suggests
Overdose reversal agent naloxone can improve survival in drug-related cardiac arrests and possibly other cardiac arrests, a retrospective cohort study suggests. The study is the…
Buprenorphine-naloxone combo safe for pregnant women: study
Buprenorphine combined with naloxone does not increase the risk of major congenital malformations in pregnant women with opioid use disorder, a Journal of the American…
Aussie doctors find two cases of treatment-resistant tinea in refugees
Australian doctors have diagnosed treatment-resistant tinea in refugees from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, raising concerns that cases are slipping under the radar. One patient, aged…
RACGP publishes guidelines for GPs using AI scribes to draft medical notes
The RACGP has published guidelines for GPs using AI to generate medical notes based on recordings of their consultations, warning they could become over-reliant on…
Sulfonamides and cephalosporins the worst antibiotics for serious cutaneous reactions: study
Frequently prescribed oral antibiotics can increase the risk of serious cutaneous adverse reactions in older adults almost threefold, a Canadian study suggests. While antibiotics were…
The zombie hunter’s guide: How to track down the junk research infecting clinical guidelines
Professor Ben Mol does not look like a professional zombie hunter. No blood stains on his shirt, definitely no firearms. Instead, his weaponry includes Excel…
IVF clinics misleading women over ‘fertility predicting’ test, researchers claim
IVF clinics are increasingly pushing anti-mullerian hormone assessment as a fertility test even though it cannot reliably predict the chances of conceiving, researchers say. The…
