Specialist Updates Neurology

Early tranexamic acid cuts deaths from brain injury

21st October 2019
Early infusion of tranexamic acid in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury saves lives, according to the…
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Man reported 'missing' was dead in hospital morgue

17th October 2019
A family and police have spent a week searching for a Victorian man who had actually died in hospital. Victoria Police…
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Clinical Focus Case Report

How would you manage this suspected spider bite?

17th October 2019
Five-year-old Ebony is brought to see her GP by her father Tom. He says that Ebony was helping him clear wood from their…
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Infusion girl child hospital
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Oxygen's not 'holy water’ for ICU patients

16th October 2019
ICU patients who receive high levels of oxygen therapy are no better off than those given conventional oxygen regimens, a…
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Fewer women dying of asthma: latest figures

15th October 2019
Fewer Australian women are dying from asthma-related causes and "increased awareness" after the Melbourne thunderstorm…
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Lightning in Melbourne
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Doctors want children banned from quad bikes

11th October 2019
Doctors have welcomed tighter quad bike regulations making roll bars mandatory but say children under 16 should also be…
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Dr Warwick Teague
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Surgeons fight cannabis laws in ACT

10th October 2019
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is fighting plans to legalise the recreational use of cannabis in the ACT,…
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RACS trauma chair Dr John Crozier