Medical Observer Opinion

How this GP missed an obvious diagnosis for 10 years

21st January 2020
Since medicine is such a relationship-based vocation, I find myself very often looking at my patients as people and not as…
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Magnifying glass
6Minutes News

How accurate is the Fitbit as a sleep tracker?

12th December 2019
When a patient comes in with sleep times recorded on a Fitbit, doctors can now assume the device provides useful data,…
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Fitbit sleep
Clinical Focus Spot Diagnosis

How would you manage this ingested foreign body?

11th December 2019
Ellie is a three-year-old girl brought into the ED on Christmas Day after reporting to her parents that she had swallowed a…
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button battery on X-ray
Specialist Updates Oncology

PET-CT scans associated with mortality benefit

22nd November 2019
Imaging by PET-CT prior to diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer is likely contributing to more stage-appropriate…
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CT scanner
Medical Observer Opinion

'Wildly inaccurate': Patients turning to crowd-diagnosis for a second opinion

19th November 2019
Some patients might think about getting a second opinion after receiving advice or a diagnosis from a doctor, but is the…
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Clinical Focus Case Report

Is cocaine use to blame for this lung condition?

14th November 2019
John, a 22-year-old retail worker, presents to an ED around midday complaining of a sore throat, a sensation of swelling in…
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Sore throat
Australian Doctor News

Nuclear medicine experts warn of more shortages

7th November 2019
A national shortage of the most widely used radioisotope means thousands of patients are facing delays to diagnostic tests. …
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Professor Geoff Currie