Medical Observer Opinion

Should GPs avoid prescribing antibiotics to curb childhood obesity?

29th January 2020
Australian children have one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the world. More than half have received at least one…
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Baby medicine
Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Puberty-blocking linked with fewer suicides in transgender people

28th January 2020
Transgender youth who receive puberty-blocking medicines may lower their suicide risk, a US study suggests. Researchers…
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transgender
6Minutes News

Rice crackers pose arsenic risk for toddlers

23rd January 2020
They’re the go-to treat for health-conscious mums, thanks to their bland taste and low allergy risk. But eating too many…
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Specialist Updates Women's Health

Mental stress in pregnant women 'can impair fetal brain'

22nd January 2020
Psychological distress is common among pregnant women carrying fetuses with congenital heart disease (CHD) and is associated…
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Stressed pregnant woman
6Minutes News

'Feel good' surgeon draws cartoons on kids' dressings

22nd January 2020
Paediatric surgeon Dr Robert Parry has found a creative way to help children cope with their scar after waking up from…
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Bandages
6Minutes News

Baby has seizures after lidocaine nappy cream

21st January 2020
A baby developed status epilectus after her parents “copiously” applied a nappy cream containing 4% lidocaine to a groin…
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Nappy rash
Specialist Updates Oncology

Child cancer survivors have fivefold risk of new primary malignancy

20th January 2020
The risk of developing a second primary cancer is five times higher in people who have survived childhood cancer than in the…
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chemotherapy