Medical Observer Opinion

My week in a US coronavirus hospital revealed who the real heroes are

1st April 2020
I have spent the past week working in a large community hospital here in the US, in a state with a soaring number of…
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Heroes
Specialist Updates Oncology

SARS-CoV-2 infection rate 'higher in people with cancer'

30th March 2020
The SARS-CoV-2 infection rate appears to be more than twice as high in patients with cancer as in the general population,…
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Specialist Updates Respiratory

COVID-19: Hospital staff 'need N95 or higher respirators'

25th March 2020
Australian biosecurity researchers are calling for international consensus on respiratory protection for frontline health…
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6Minutes News

Doctors in US make masks in face of shortages

23rd March 2020
Doctors in Seattle have been reduced to making their own face masks out of sheets of plastic, after a global shortage of…
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Mask
Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Australian hospitals 'failing people with gout'

13th March 2020
Many hospital patients diagnosed with gout are not being referred to the rheumatology department, leading to poorer outcomes…
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6Minutes News

Too many antibiotics raise the risk of hospitalisation: study

4th March 2020
Patients who have had repeated courses of antibiotics over a few years are up to three times more likely to be admitted to…
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6Minutes News

Routine dental cleaning leads to sepsis: case report

4th March 2020
As if routine dental cleanings weren’t tortuous enough, doctors are warning that a dental clean may predispose healthy…
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