Meat as medicine for hidradenitis suppurativa
June, a 40-year-old public servant, presents as a new patient for a checkup. Her main concern is that she has been eating an almost carnivore…
Tag: Gastroenterology
Gastroenterologist on a paddleboard rescues teens from ocean rip
A doctor has helped save a group of teenagers from an ocean rip, paddling out in unpatrolled, rough seas to rescue them. Gastroenterologist Dr Chris…
Scoping out an unsettled child
Caleb, a three-year-old boy, is brought in by his parents with a four-day history of intermittent fever and soft stool. He has vomited twice over…
Medical Must-See: A bloody painful condition causes a bloody painful condition
Repeat hospital visits with dysmenorrhoea and an atypical pancreatitis presentation were just some of the clues that led doctors to diagnose a rare case of…
Medical Must-See: CT scan throws doctors a bone in mysterious appendicitis case
A nine-year-old boy’s abdominal pain and fever became a bone of contention in this acute appendicitis case published in Radiology Case Reports. The child had…
Spot Dx — What’s making this infant fuss?
Lachie, a three-week-old boy, is brought in by his parents with abdominal distension and blood in the faeces for the past 12 hours. Test your…
Penis cheese, rawdogging and Taylor Swift faeces — what is Queensland Health on about now?
It has been called unhinged, groundbreaking and fabulous, but when a health department starts talking about rawdogging, penis cheese and Taylor Swift, at least the…
Pharmacists across NSW will manage wounds, reflux and acne ‘to end GP wait times’
The NSW Government wants pharmacists to diagnose and treat seven more conditions by 2026, including mild to moderate acne and acute minor wounds. The other…
Aussie lawyers are claiming PPIs cause gastric cancer – have they really got a case?
An old metaphor says, “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Lawyers are a bit like that. The mood in…
Is semaglutide prescribing the reason bariatric surgeries are down?
Bariatric surgery numbers have fallen to their lowest level since 2016, with doctors saying the drop could reflect the use of non-surgical options like semaglutide…
