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How burnout can make empathising with patients difficult

25th September 2020
Empathy is being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, or being able to sense the emotions of the other person, and…
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GPs can play a greater role in treating migraine, says expert

22nd September 2020

Neurologist shares best practice diagnosis and management techniques
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Placebo - what's being used in the coronavirus vax trial?

23rd September 2020
Some researchers conducting clinical trials on a COVID-19 vaccine have not revealed to the public what the placebo contains,…
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Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Biologic preserves kidney function in some patients with lupus nephritis

22nd September 2020
Intravenous belimumab combined with standard therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can help preserve kidney…
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Hip and knee OA linked with raised VTE risk: study

22nd September 2020
Patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are at increased risk of both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism…
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Doctors demand apology over 'bikini' study

22nd September 2020
Two Australian surgeons have demanded an apology from a journal and the authors of a study that suggested doctors posting…
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Telehealth triage 'not safe' for chest pain: study

22nd September 2020
GP out-of-hours phone triage systems for chest pain are neither safe nor efficient, a Dutch study suggests.  The…
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Face masks block half of virus cough particles

22nd September 2020
Even the poorest performing face masks filter at least 50% of aerosols released by coughing, Adelaide researchers say. The…
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