Patient develops refeeding syndrome after hCG diet
Case: The man ended up in ED when he started eating again after three weeks of injecting human chorionic gonadotropin and severely restricting his …
Tag: Europe
Will Australia follow Europe into a fourth COVID-19 wave?
Europe is facing a fourth wave of COVID-19. As we watch on, it is reasonable to ask whether Australia will be confronted with the same…
Virtual reality mishap leaves man with spinal injuries
In a case of life imitates virtual reality, he dropped like a "felled pine" when falling into a void in the game.
Overdiagnosis adds to carbon footprint, Aussie experts warn
Tackling overdiagnosis takes on a new urgency with its impact on climate emergency, say University of Sydney experts.
Doctors slam The Lancet’s ‘bodies with vaginas’ cover
They say the journal's attempt to use inclusive language has misfired and simply dehumanises women.
Girl contracts gonorrhoea in natural hot pool: case
The 11-year-old "almost certainly" picked up the infection at the popular Italian tourist attraction, say case report authors.
Gender dysphoria: Puberty blockers court ruling thrown out
The case of Keira Bell made global headlines.
When curing musical hallucinations leads to imaginary spiders: case
Hearing aids cured an elderly man’s musical hallucinations only to spark visual illusions instead, in what Portuguese doctors believe is a first.…
Why cannabis and sex don’t mix: case report
A 24-year-old's pneumomediastinum was precipitated by a joint followed by 'vigorous' sex, say UK doctors.
