Medical Observer Opinion

Which non-GP specialist deserves your referral? Here's how this GP decides

24th February 2020
There are many interested parties who try to influence our clinical activities. Sometimes it is Big Pharma, with the latest…
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Referral
Specialist Updates Neurology

How did your college fare in the medical training survey?

18th February 2020
Most specialist trainees are satisfied with their training program and believe it provides relevant opportunities, but fewer…
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Interns
Specialist Updates Cardiology

TAVR survival similar to surgery, trial shows

5th February 2020
Elderly patients with aortic stenosis who undergo transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) have similar rates of…
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aortic valve
Specialist Updates Endocrinology

Hyperglycaemia in people with diabetes 'ups kidney stone risk'

28th January 2020
Patients with chronic hyperglycaemia in the form of type 1 or type 2 diabetes have an elevated risk of developing kidney…
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Kidneys
Specialist Updates Cardiology

Heart disease declines among childhood cancer survivors

22nd January 2020
Adult survivors of childhood cancers are now less likely to experience certain cardiac events because changes to treatment…
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Heart monitor
Specialist Updates Cardiology

Prediction tools 'underestimate CVD risk' in Indigenous Australians

22nd January 2020
Most cardiovascular risk prediction equations greatly underestimate the future risk of heart disease among Indigenous…
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Indigenous health
Specialist Updates Oncology

HPV status influences mortality risk in oropharynx cancer

20th January 2020
Patients with HPV-negative cancer of the oropharynx have a three-fold higher short-term risk of death than those with HPV…
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HPV virus