Mid-coital testicular pain strikes out of the blue
Eric, a 75-year-old male, presents with pain during intercourse. He has a lifelong history of a retractile right testicle, and is experiencing new discomfort due…
Tag: Geriatrics
Consider ECG monitoring when prescribing antipsychotics: study
ECG monitoring should be considered in all patients prescribed antipsychotics before and after starting treatment to avert the risk of sudden cardiac death and ventricular…
Unravelling the cause of these uncomfortable ulcers
Libby, a 91-year-old regular practice patient, presents with a one-month history of increasingly painful bilateral lower leg ulcers. She has multiple ulcers of approximately 2cm…
TGA approves RSV vax for Australians over 60
The TGA has approved the first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine, Arexvy, with sponsor GSK Australia hinting it would “soon” be available on a private script…
Major study on dementia risk retracted by Lancet after data bungle
An influential study suggesting hearing aid use in adults with hearing loss was linked with a reduced dementia risk has been retracted by an open-access…
Stroke tied to 18 years’ cognitive ageing: study
Stroke survivors experience the equivalent of 18 years of cognitive ageing compared with patients without stroke, while cognitive outcomes are unchanged following MI, according to…
Metformin could protect against age-related macular degeneration: study
Taking metformin could protect older adults without diabetes from developing age-related macular degeneration, according to US doctors. Their case-control study found that use of the…
Is the government’s new $300 aged care incentive a fair deal for GPs?
A “kick in the guts”, “disappointing” and “ludicrous” are how some GPs have described the Federal Government’s proposed new aged care incentive. Minister for Health…
MyMedicare aged care incentive for GPs set at $300 a year per patient
GPs will directly receive $300 a year for each aged care patient they treat under MyMedicare, with another $130 per patient going to their practice…
Is a bump in the night the culprit?
Nancy is a 73-year-old Asian woman who presents for review of a pigmented lesion on her scalp for 1-2 months. She initially thought this was…
