Abdominal fat linked to increased dementia risk in older men: study
Older men with a disproportionate amount of abdominal fat relative to their weight are at significantly higher risk of dementia, a study suggests. However, body…
Mohana Basu
Mohana is an Australian Doctor reporter.
How Dr Anousha Victoire became a folk singer and GP
On some days, Dr Anousha Victoire is a GP treating survivors of domestic violence. On others, she is a “weaver of dreams”. The singer and guitarist has…
Flu quadruples risk of stroke in next 28 days, Aussie meta-analysis finds
Patients with influenza have a 4.7-fold increased risk of stroke in the 28 days since initial infection, according to a new meta-analysis. Published in Cardiovascular…
New gestational diabetes guidelines set higher glucose thresholds for diagnosis
The first update to gestational diabetes guidelines in a decade has raised the glucose thresholds for diagnosis, aiming to reduce over-medicalisation for women with low-risk…
Daily pill looming for GLP-1 receptor agonists? Eli Lilly drafting TGA application
Eli Lilly is preparing a TGA application for an oral GLP-1 receptor agonist to treat early diabetes following publication of phase III trial results. The…
Let young dementia patients into aged care, says Dementia Australia
Kylie Miskovski.The Federal Government should give patients with younger-onset dementia the option of entering aged care, says peak body Dementia Australia. A 2020 government plan set a…
Medical Must-See: This is going to hertz you more than me
Some complex fractures need more than screws and plates to fix. This car crash survivor needed a weekly blast of high-intensity soundwaves. The Indonesian man, aged 40, had…
US specialist tours Australia spruiking IVF sex selection: ‘People should not need government approval for family decisions’
More than a hundred couples gathered in parks and conference rooms this week to meet a man offering something that is illegal in Australia: choice…
‘Invisible’: Traumatic brain injuries from domestic violence often missed, GP says
Dr Anousha Victoire remembers missing the red flags when a patient presented with her husband saying she had fallen over at home. The woman, who…
Parental instincts better than vital signs at predicting clinical deterioration, study suggests
Amid political fallout from a two-year-old’s death while awaiting treatment in ED, a study has suggested parental concerns can predict a child’s clinical deterioration better…
