Men with CV risk factors face brain decline a decade before women: UK Biobank study
Obesity and elevated cardiovascular risk are linked to brain volume reductions in men that occur a decade earlier than in women, researchers say. The Imperial…
Tag: Men’s health
Telehealth corporate finds its rate of serious clinical errors ‘appears a little high’
This story has been updated. The findings analysed audited consults including all consultations that an algorithm specifically identified as potential high-risk or critical errors, as…
Telehealth corporate’s founders hit rich list with $150 million fortune
Three founders of Eucalyptus, the telehealth corporate known for prescribing semaglutide at scale, have accrued fortunes of $52 million each, according to the Australian Financial…
Is ‘acinar neoplasm’ a better name for early-stage prostate cancer?
Early-stage prostate cancers could be rebranded ‘acinar neoplasm’ in an attempt to reduce anxiety and unnecessary treatment, according to an international group of experts. Debate…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this dark change?
Damian presents with a six-month history of right nipple change. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong answer,…
Peering at the screen I was sure I could see metastases: When the doctor becomes the patient
Most of us have spent some time on the other side of the doctor’s desk. We have sat anxiously or hopefully or awkwardly with our…
My patient travelled to the Kimberley to have his penis cut and smoked over a fire
The Kimberley is a vast, spectacular area of rivers, mountains and nonstop surprises. On arrival at the hospital for a locum, I noticed the reception…
Was I fit to drop? My obsession with endurance exercise terminated with a CACS of 1606
When it comes to exercise, it’s possible to get too much of a good thing. The kind of detrimental excess endurance exercise I’m going to…
Medical corporate offering CGM to non-diabetic patients under new ‘health optimisation’ service
A high-profile telehealth corporate is offering men a preventive health program involving a suite of tests such as testosterone, HbA1C and cholesterol, with results sent…
Test for mpox in all MSM with ‘compatible’ symptoms, doctors urged amid fresh outbreaks
Gay and bisexual men with symptoms suggestive of mpox should be tested for the virus regardless of travel history, vaccination status or prior infection, health…
