Jail sentence reduced for woman who poisoned GPs with mushroom dish laced with antipsychotic
A woman who poisoned two GPs and their child by adding an antipsychotic to a mushroom dish at a regular family dinner has had her…
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‘People don’t realise the dangers’: Warning after hundreds of semaglutide overdoses
The social media frenzy around semaglutide may have contributed to dozens of overdoses, says a leading endocrinologist, with poisons information centres seeing a spike in…
What’s your rarest diagnosis? This GP found ciguatera poisoning in a rough and ready fisherman
Dr David Miller used to live on a yacht in the tropics and talk with other fishermen about “things in the sea that sting and…
‘Young people with what looks like advanced dementia’: The pointy end of nitrous oxide abuse
Nangs, whippets, NOS, whatever patients call cannisters of nitrous oxide — doctors have implicated them in neurological damage in young patients. Available for less than…
Tapentadol poisonings on the rise as scripts surge
Off-label prescribing is thought to be driving a rise in prescriptions in hospitals.
Doctors warn RAT solution could be toxic to kids
A chemical in the tests' solution is 'well known' for its potential to cause harmful effects, say US poison experts.
Medical Must-See: Mushroom tea injection sends patient on ‘trip’ to ICU
A misinterpretation of microdosing resulted in major sequelae.
What are the next steps in this paediatric poisoning?
A child accidentally overdoses on her mother’s beta blockers and arrests in ED.
People want to use bleach as COVID-19 ‘cure’, reveals poisons hotline
The NSW Poisons Information Centre is reporting a rise in calls about gargling, spraying or bathing in bleach and disinfectants.
A GP guide to wild mushroom poisoning
Although rare in Australia, poisonous mushroom ingestion can be fatal, so it is worth knowing when to suspect and how to approach these unusual cas…
