Medical Must-See: Oedematous, erythematous earlobe
This patient’s earlobe augmentation left her with more than extra volume. The woman in her 30s presented to doctors in China with a five-day history…
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‘It’s human nature to pick easier residents’: How to get patients with dementia into aged care and out of hospitals
Bed block is worsening across Australia, but many doctors say the solution lies outside the hospital — that a lack of aged care beds means…
Doctors are already using AI-enhanced decision-support tools — but aren’t they a medical device?
There is a billion-dollar market looming over the creation of AI-enhanced decision-support tools. In recent months, there has been a flurry of media releases and…
Telehealth ‘the default’ for outpatient specialist care under state’s new goals
Specialist outpatient clinics should default to virtual care like telehealth and remote monitoring if clinically appropriate and patients want it, Victoria’s Department of Health says.…
Is the RACGP bringing telehealth corporates in from the cold?
The RACGP has a new position statement on telehealth-only services, stressing the importance of continuity of care and using real-time prescription monitoring. It contains warnings…
Stopping organised crime by cutting tax on tobacco — is Dr Nick Coatsworth in fairyland?
“Fundamentally, the argument that cutting the tax on tobacco in half would eliminate the illicit trade is a fairy tale.” Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin is…
Medical Must-See: Eye-opening case of chondroid syringoma
Diagnosing this man’s periocular lesion finally brought clarity to his condition. The 61-year-old presented to ophthalmologists in India with painless lower eyelid swelling that had…
Neurological cancer 76 times more likely in year after first-time seizure, JAMA study suggests
About 2.4% of adults with a first-time seizure are diagnosed with neurological cancer within a year, a JAMA Neurology study suggests — a rate 76 times higher…
Patients should be allowed 200mL an hour of fluids pre-surgery: new Aussie guidance
Patients can have 200mL an hour of non-cloudy fluids until they are called into surgery, new national guidance says. Children aged 16 or younger and weighing…
Infant RSV hospitalisations down 44% with maternal vax and nirsevimab programs: first data
Hospitals have seen 44% fewer newborns with acute respiratory syncytial virus infection since the new immunisation programs for pregnant women and infants began, the first…
