Specialist Updates

Specialist Updates Dermatology

Why PASI 90 should be the treatment target for paediatric psoriasis

4th December 2019
Children with psoriasis may get optimal quality of life if their doctors target 90% remission, Dutch researchers say. …
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Plaque psoriasis
Specialist Updates Dermatology

Hidradenitis suppurativa linked to MI and stroke

4th December 2019
Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) are at an increased risk of stroke and MI, results of a US study suggest. …
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Heart
Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Are you one of Duckett's 'greedy' specialists?

3rd December 2019
Private health insurers are in a “death spiral” and  a minority of “greedy” specialists are to blame, claims a new report by…
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Coins
Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Which children are most likely to progress to type 1 diabetes?

3rd December 2019
The risk of developing type 1 diabetes in children with multiple islet autoantibodies depends greatly on which combinations…
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Young children
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Examining the latest evidence on gut microbiota and allergy

5th December 2019
There is a window of opportunity to act, say experts
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Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Thyroid screening 'not recommended' in primary care

2nd December 2019
Members of a Canadian task force have "strongly" recommended against screening for thyroid dysfunction in asymptomatic non…
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Blood test
Specialist Updates Neurology

Guillain-Barre syndrome: How well is it being managed?

2nd December 2019
The first research on outcomes of Australian patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome in three decades shows treatment appears…
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Vial and syringe
Specialist Updates Neurology

Space as a proxy for the ageing brain

2nd December 2019
Long-duration spaceflight missions appear to accelerate ageing of astronauts’ brains and might offer useful insight into…
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