Medical Must-See: Fowl play suspected in bowel perforation case
Clever duck diagnostics were required to identify a small bowel perforation in this elderly lady. The 84-year-old — who, notably, had dentures — presented to…
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Hackers calling GP practice staff posing as IT to steal passwords, expert warns
Hackers are impersonating IT staff over the phone to steal passwords — exploiting practice staff’s fears that IT failures can put patient care at risk,…
Call for audit of ADHD ‘diagnostic practices’ at private psychiatry clinics
A psychiatrist is calling for an audit of private psychiatry clinics to assess their “diagnostic practices” in an attempt to curtail the overdiagnosis of ADHD.…
‘We’ve nailed it’: Doctor describes how his ED has fixed ambulance ramping
Ambulance ramping is no longer a worry for emergency specialist Associate Professor Gabriel Blecher. Unlike many other EDs across the country, Frankston Hospital in the…
Six GPs lose $15,000 after EFTPOS machine stolen from practice
Six GPs have lost more than $15,000 after thieves broke into their practice, stole a Tyro EFTPOS terminal and processed fake refunds. Dr Nick Rhodes,…
Dr Nick Coatsworth: Why allowing patients to see pathology results immediately is good news
The seven-day ‘lock’ on patients seeing their own pathology results in My Health Record is no more. After a brief delay, the change went live on…
Colorectal cancer incidence up threefold among patients in their 30s
A tripling of colorectal cancer incidence among patients in their 30s may relate to gut microbiome changes linked to environmental factors such as antibiotic exposure…
GPs to be ‘cut out’ of NDIS assessments and replaced with questionnaire
Patients will no longer need an assessment by a GP or other health professional before applying to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, under changes slated…
Just one severe sunburn raises risk of cutaneous SCC, JAMA study suggests
A higher frequency of painful, blistering sunburns is associated with a raised risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, highlighting the role of both acute and…
Medical Must-See: TB treatment gets hairy, but doctors have the cause licked
This patient with multidrug-resistant TB had a shock side effect from her treatment: a black hairy tongue. The patient, 24, was prescribed linezolid 600mg daily…
