Platypus rescue spurs rare venom emergency
A woman’s attempt to rescue a wild platypus left her in excruciating pain and requiring surgery in a rare case of envenomation reported in the Medical…
Mohana Basu
Mohana is an Australian Doctor reporter.
Ultrasound or MRI first line for endometriosis diagnosis: new guidelines
Doctors can diagnose endometriosis with transvaginal ultrasound or MRI and start hormonal treatments to manage symptoms while diagnostic investigations are underway, updated guidelines say. RANZCOG’s…
Tirzepatide reduces weight more than semaglutide in head-to-head trial of patients without diabetes
Tirzepatide leads to greater weight loss than semaglutide in adults with obesity but without type 2 diabetes, a head-to-head trial suggests. Published in the New…
‘Where I work, just me and two nurses keep the patient alive’: GP podcaster on medical education’s city bias
“I was in the operating room and the surgical doctor popped his head over the drape and said, ‘I thought I recognised your voice —…
Fears GP workforce will hit the rocks if climbing ban goes ahead
Dr Felix Ritson was 15 when he first scaled Mount Arapiles, a staggering rock formation that rises 140 metres above the Wimmera plains in Victoria. That moment…
Radiologists told to report abdominal lesions and CV findings detected during lung cancer screening
Radiologists will report pleural effusions, abdominal lesions, coronary artery calcifications and reduced bone density under the new lung cancer screening program that starts in 57…
Medical Must-See: A ‘mammoth’ buttock lesion, four decades old
This soft and lobulated buttock lesion grew to mammoth proportions over 40 years before the patient raised it with his doctors. The US man, aged…
Just one place in Australia is hitting hepatitis B treatment targets — this is what it does
When Australia missed its target of treating 20% of chronic hepatitis B patients in 2022, there was one exception. Even in 2023, the national treatment…
UCAT ditches abstract reasoning test because it doesn’t predict if you’ll be any good at med school
For decades, those with medical aspirations have been required to demonstrate their abilities to rotate black dots and other miscellaneous geometric shapes with their minds.…
Retracted studies ‘contaminate’ 157 clinical practice guidelines, BMJ study finds
Every retracted study may influence the results of three systematic reviews, each of which subsequently infects three clinical practice guidelines, researchers warn. Writing in The…
