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Warning after rare condition presents as foot pain

23rd October 2020
GPs are being urged to consider cancer when patients present with local pain and swelling in their distal extremities,…
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How a man's hiccups were the only sign of kidney failure

12th October 2020
Severe hiccups were the main sign a 62-year-old man had developed acute kidney failure and needed dialysis, US doctors…
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Specialist Updates Oncology

New combo therapy 'effective first line in advanced renal cancer'

23rd September 2020
AusDoc brings you the latest news from the European Society for Medical Oncology virtual congress 2020. A checkpoint…
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Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Biologic preserves kidney function in some patients with lupus nephritis

22nd September 2020
Intravenous belimumab combined with standard therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can help preserve kidney…
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Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Bariatric surgery 'linked with improved kidney function'

14th September 2020
People with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery may have better long-term kidney function than their peers who do not have…
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Specialist Updates Cardiology

Dapagliflozin improves CKD outcomes 'even without diabetes'

3rd September 2020
AusDoc brings you the latest news from the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2020. Use of dapagliflozin in patients…
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Specialist Updates Rheumatology

Belimumab paediatric trial results 'consistent with adult studies'

12th August 2020
Intravenous belimumab 10mg/kg every four weeks was safe and effective in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)…
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