Maintenance patients — that is what a report on NSW Health calls elderly people who languish on wards without actually needing acute care. “On any…
Why are we so ready to criticise colleagues? We’re encouraged to develop empathy for our patients. Why can’t we be empathetic towards each other? ×…
The mystery of a 93-year-old man who had been hiccupping intermittently for two years, then persistently for a fortnight, was solved after doctors uncovered an…
Back in 2017, following a tough and taxing debate, Victoria became the first Australian state to legalise what proponents call voluntary assisted dying (VAD), and…
Polypharmacy is a complex issue for doctors, particularly when it comes to older patients — the gradual functional decline, the increasing frailty, and cascading complications…
A 90-year-old man who died after a car accident ignored his GP’s advice to undergo a driving assessment following a new AF diagnosis, a Victorian…
Patients with type 2 diabetes and COPD are up to 20% less likely to experience respiratory exacerbations when treated with SGLT-2 inhibitors or GLP-1 receptor…
Naomi, an 81-year-old woman, presents to her local ED with intermittent cramping abdominal pain and a paucity of bowel motions. Her bowels have not opened…
Need to know: The number of Australians living in residential aged care continues to grow. In June 2022, 178,000 people aged 65 and older were…
Older patients dispensed gabapentinoids have a nearly twofold increased risk of hip fracture, Monash University researchers have found. Their study of more than 28,000 Victorians…
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