Spot Dx — How to tackle this tick?
Simon, 32, presents with a 24-hour history of an itchy red weal on the torso. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If…
Tag: Environmental
Bacteriophage renaissance: Could ‘hungry’ viruses save us from antibiotic resistance?
“Long before mammals evolved, bacteria and viruses were fighting it out on this planet. “Some viruses adapted to live quietly in bacteria. “But a lot…
‘I declare all my criminal history updates to AHPRA’: GP after her 12th arrest
Tasmanian GP Dr Lisa Searle was arrested on Tuesday morning — her fourth arrest this year and 12th in total. She had used a metal device…
Dozens of bee stings trigger allergic MI: case report
A middle-aged man’s unlucky encounter with honeybees that led to allergic MI — or Kounis syndrome — has prompted a warning to consider the “uncommon”…
PFAS exposure tied to thyroid cancer risk
Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances is associated with an increased rate of thyroid cancer, according to a study in eBioMedicine. Dr Maaike van Gerwen,…
How this doctor got a widely used anaesthetic gas banned
Desflurane is one of three main anaesthetic agents used in Australia and around the world, but has a serious downside. It is a potent greenhouse…
Spot Dx — What on earth is this foot lesion?
Jason, a 30-year-old plumber, attends his GP regarding a lesion on his left foot. He says it started a week ago, shortly after he returned…
Medical Must-See: Coral reef cut haunts woman 20 years on
Brisbane doctors have connected a painless but “cosmetically bothersome” lesion on a woman’s leg to her tumble on a coral reef 20 years ago. The…
Prepare patients with asthma ahead of bushfire season: Aussie guidance
Patients with asthma should have up-to-date written action plans and a sufficient medication supply as the 2023-24 bushfire season begins, according to new guidance. The…
‘I wish I didn’t have to be here’: Doctors converge on Canberra to fight gas plant
Darwin paediatrician Dr Louise Woodward says she would rather be at home working with sick children than in Canberra battling the approval of NT gas…
