Electric fans in extreme dry heat can harm elderly patients, researchers warn
Older adults should avoid electric fans during extremely hot and dry weather because they can triple strain on the heart, Australian researchers say. Older adults…
Tag: Cardiology
My most memorable day as a doctor? George Clooney, roadside trauma and saving my own mum
As part of our 40th anniversary, we asked readers to describe their most memorable day in medicine over the past 40 years. Here, you can…
Binge-drinking linked to arrhythmias in young adults up to 48 hours later: study
Binge-drinking can cause atrial tachycardia during alcohol consumption and clinically relevant arrhythmia for many hours afterwards, a German study suggests. The study of around 200 drinkers…
Psychiatric disorders raise risk of sudden cardiac death across all age groups: study
Young people with schizophrenia have 4.5 times the risk of sudden cardiac death compared with the general population, a study shows. Danish researchers drawing on…
Daily high-dose ICS linked to adverse heart and lung events: study
Daily high-dose inhaled corticosteroids are associated with a fourfold increased risk of pneumonia and major adverse cardiac events in adults with asthma, UK researchers say.…
My most memorable day as a doctor? ‘I couldn’t quite picture Dr Mark Killingback as a fallible human being’
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, this week we are publishing stories by readers about their most memorable day as a doctor. We have had…
Medicare should streamline health assessment items, not expand them: AMA
The AMA has backed a single set of criteria for patients to access Medicare health assessments for chronic disease, diabetes and heart health checks. The…
CV risk lingers up to three years for patients who had COVID-19 before vaccine rollout, doctors say
Patients who had COVID-19 prior to the rollout of vaccines have an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events for up to three years after…
‘Losing my balance, I rolled into the bed to join the new baby between the mother’s legs’
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary, we have been asking readers to describe their most memorable day as a doctor. Here, you can read about…
‘Guess the script I’ve run out of’ — the essential GP skill that’s neglected in CPD
Mind-reading, although never formally taught in medical school, and a completely neglected topic in CPD, is an absolutely essential skill for GPs. My patient sat…
