Blood of man who subjected himself to 200 snakebites used for antivenom
Scientists have used the blood of a truck mechanic to create a potential antivenom against some of the world’s most dangerous snakes. Beginning in 2000,…
Tag: Immunology
Spot Dx — What’s behind those eyes?
A 76-year-old Caucasian woman presents for follow-up for previous skin cancers. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong…
A GP guide to urticaria in children
Need to know: Urticaria is a condition characterised by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical…
Airline passengers with food allergies being kicked off flights, survey finds
Travel is often stressful but trying to ensure personal safety for the duration of a flight is downright scary for people with food allergy, a…
Medical Must-See: Was this insulin script a rash decision?
This 39-year-old pregnant woman had an unexpected reaction to her gestational diabetes treatment that resulted in distinct rashes on her abdomen and legs. She had…
A GP guide to long COVID ‘brain fog’
This article focuses of the cognitive components of long COVID, also known as ‘brain fog’. It complements a previous How to Treat on post-infective fatigue…
Childhood colds and asthma ‘red flags’ for adult rhinosinusitis: Aussie study
Kids with asthma or frequent URTIs could have a higher risk of chronic rhinosinusitis as adults, according to an Australian study that followed participants from…
Aussie-wide immunotherapy program launched for infants with peanut allergy
Free oral immunotherapy will be offered to infants with peanut allergy nationwide under the first Australian treatment program of its kind outside of a clinical…
90 blood transfusions fail to avert autoimmune anaemia in rare case
Splenectomy proved crucial to stabilising a 60-year-old man with a severe form of autoimmune anaemia after all other treatments — including 90 blood transfusions —…
Brain infarction traced to wasp sting to the face in unusual case
A man stung by a wasp had to contend not only with anaphylaxis but also an unusual thalamic infarction, doctors in India report. The team…
