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    Tag: Environmental

    ‘Why did it disappear?’ JEV outbreak still shrouded in mystery as expert warns it could return

    May 29, 2024

    In June 2023, Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly declared the end of a national emergency response for an unpredictable and deadly viral disease. You…

    A GP has been banned for climate activism — what are the implications for other doctors?

    May 22, 2024

    Dr Maria Neira, director of the WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, has called climate change “potentially the greatest health challenge of the…

    ‘Thousands still have disaster-related PTSD’: How this govt-funded psychedelic trial will work

    May 20, 2024

    The Northern Rivers region in NSW has faced disaster not once but twice in the past decade. Floods and landslides in 2017 and 2022 devastated…

    Brain infarction traced to wasp sting to the face in unusual case

    April 29, 2024

    A man stung by a wasp had to contend not only with anaphylaxis but also an unusual thalamic infarction, doctors in India report. The team…

    A third of Everest climbers can add cardiac arrhythmias to their list of dangers

    April 21, 2024

    Between hypothermia and hypoxia — not to mention the risk of an avalanche and rockfalls — summiting Mount Everest pushes the human body to its…

    Spot Dx — A bushland walk and a bloody shoe

    April 5, 2024

    During a holiday in regional NSW, a middle-aged woman develops an unusual skin condition characterised by two crusted papules on her right foot.  Test your…

    Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos

    Heatwaves are killing more of our patients than any other natural disaster

    March 18, 2024

    This summer, many parts of Australia have been experiencing hot days, hot nights and frequent and prolonged heatwaves. WA temperatures broke heat records in parts…

    Life-saving diagnosis of a rare but familiar condition

    March 9, 2024

    Eamon, a 51-year-old gardener, presents to his GP with an acutely painful jaw, which feels tight and difficult to open. This is causing him distress…

    heat exhaustion

    Climate change is a ‘threat amplifier’ wreaking havoc on women’s health

    March 6, 2024

    Gender, inequality and climate change are inextricably connected. We see this play out with women being more vulnerable to climate health impacts such as displacement…

    ‘Avoid routine sunscreen if you have dark skin’: New sun safety advice

    February 13, 2024

    Preventing vitamin D deficiency trumps sun protection for people with dark skin, with updated guidance stating they can skip the sunscreen when outdoors for short…

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