A man’s late-night dried apple snack turned into a medical emergency when the fruit rehydrated in his gastrointestinal tract, causing a small bowel obstruction, Melbourne…
A 46-year-old man died of a perforated oesophagus after consuming the plant-based psychedelic ayahuasca and frog-based poison kambo at a retreat in northern NSW two…
Each Thursday Dr Matt Young and his team hit the road in a Toyota HiAce plastered in VW logos, offering testing and treatment for hepatitis…
More than 40,000 endoscopy patients have undergone propofol sedation administered by nurses in a bid to cut waiting times and demands on anaesthetists. Queensland Health…
A GP sued for $238,000 for not diagnosing coeliac disease in an older adult over a six-year period has won his court battle. The District…
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While two for the price of one is usually a great deal, a 36-year-old man got more than he bargained for with two inflamed appendices.…
GPs could be advised to screen all adults with type 2 diabetes for metabolic dysfunction associated fatty liver disease from next year, a leading hepatologist…
It was 1979 when Dr Michael Tayar, then a senior resident at Canberra Hospital, encountered a middle-aged patient who looked “deeply cyanotic” around her face…
Irritable bowel syndrome is characterised by chronic functional gastrointestinal symptoms of abdominal pain and altered bowel habits.1 Other clinical features that are also frequently described…
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