Knowing local GPs who prescribe medicinal cannabis is key to protecting patients from the “perfunctory” prescribers, says NSW Health’s chief addiction medicine specialist. Sydney GP…
For months, private health insurers have been demanding that the TGA stop doctors implanting spinal cord stimulators. Private Healthcare Australia says the devices, which involve…
Edie, an eight-year-old girl, is seen via telehealth consultation with 24 hours of bilateral calf pain and disturbed gait, worsening despite regular paracetamol administration. Test…
Arthroscopic procedures such as debridement and partial meniscectomy should not be offered for uncomplicated knee osteoarthritis, according to strengthened clinical guidance. The 2024 Osteoarthritis of…
A neurologist is encouraging GPs to consider trialling triptans for headaches that affect day-to-day function even without “show stopper” migraine symptoms. Dr Bronwyn Jenkins, a…
Jim is a 63-year-old retired, right-handed labourer who presents with 12 months of a progressively painful right elbow. Test your clinical know-how by taking the…
Need to know: Persistent pelvic pain affects up to one in four women and imposes potentially significant psychosocial, functional and physical burdens.1-3 Economic analyses report…
Australian research shows that people who started a walking regimen kept recurrent back pain episodes at bay for almost twice as long as those who…
Matt, a 41-year-old electrician, presents with intermittent right arm swelling for about one month, worsening over the past few days and now with associated purple-red…
“The script for medicinal cannabis comes in, then things start to fall apart for them,” says Dr Stephen Parker. “They become dramatically unwell and don’t return…
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