Australian Doctor News

Cognitive outcomes 'poor' for patients with T2DM who have a stroke

19th May 2020
Patients with type 2 diabetes who have a stroke experience poorer cognitive outcomes 3-6 months after the event than those…
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CPD How to Treat

Hearing loss in the elderly

1st May 2020
Hearing loss is classified as conductive, sensorineural, or mixed. Though hearing loss is prevalent, it should not be viewed as a normal part of ageing. Identification and treatment of
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GPs call for fitness-to-drive toolkit

24th April 2020
GPs have called for the development of a toolkit for fitness-to-drive assessments, to help guide doctors in a role that…
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Clinical Focus Therapy Update

A GP guide to deprescribing in delirium

22nd April 2020
Need to know: In older patients, delirium may be the only sign of evolving medical illness and failure to recognise it may…
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Australian Doctor News

Govt fast-tracks rollout of over-65s flu vax

20th March 2020
Free flu vaccines for over-65s could be in GP fridges as early as next week, with health officials urging older Australians…
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Dr Leeb
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Pets give people a reason to live, shows Aussie study

16th March 2020
People older than 60 are more likely to take their own lives than any other age group in Australia, but now a new study has…
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Person and dog
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This game may help Parkinson's patients

2nd March 2020
Playing table tennis may be a good form of physical therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease, according to a small,…
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Table tennis