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    Tag: Environmental

    Buruli ulcer

    Add Buruli ulcer to nationally notifiable disease list, experts say in updated guidance

    February 25, 2025

    Buruli ulcer should be a nationally notifiable disease amid increasing cases and spread to non-endemic parts of Australia, according to the authors of new management…

    ‘For a non-stick frying pan, it’s not worth it’: GP on the lives being lost in Wreck Bay Village

    January 30, 2025

    Wreck Bay Village is home to a small community. The population is around 300 but according to its one-time GP, lives are being lost to…

    Scientists puzzled after human JEV cases emerge in two states

    January 21, 2025

    The first human case of Japanese encephalitis has been reported in Australia, 18 months after the virus was declared not a major health threat. The…

    Environmentalist GP speaks to AusDoc from his prison cell: ‘I have a job pushing the bins around’

    January 21, 2025

    GP Dr Patrick Hart has started his year in Chelmsford Prison after being convicted in a British court for causing criminal damage while protesting for…

    ‘I regret nothing’: GP jailed for a year after climate change protest at petrol station

    January 10, 2025

    A GP in the UK has been jailed for a year after attacking a petrol station in protest against the fossil fuel industry and its…

    Medical Must-See: Trapped finger points to rare Buruli ulcer diagnosis

    January 10, 2025

    An elderly man who trapped his finger in a folding chair has become one of the first cases of locally acquired Buruli ulcer in southern…

    Cryptosporidiosis outbreak smashes records with 13,400 cases this year

    November 28, 2024

    Doctors have diagnosed over 13,400 cryptosporidiosis cases this year, 3.5 times higher than last year’s total case count and 2.5 times higher than the previous…

    Spot Dx — A trip to Mexico leaves a mark

    November 15, 2024

    Sami is a 30-year-old who presents with concerns about some irregular pigmentation that has developed on the left lower back. Test your clinical know-how by…

    ‘My god, am I imagining this?’ Leading neurologist on his Parkinson’s diagnosis aged 50

    November 11, 2024

    Leading neurologist Clinical Professor David Blacker was in his early to mid-40s when he noticed dystonia of his foot. A couple of years later, the…

    Electric fans in extreme dry heat can harm elderly patients, researchers warn

    November 7, 2024

    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…

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