Medical Must-See: Eight fingers on one hand but no thumb
No thumb, two ulnae and eight fingers with soft tissue syndactyly of the two most radial digits made this two-year-old a clearly unusual case. According…
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Medical Must-See: A belly full of cocaine and malignancy
A rare tumour blocked the passage of 88 cocaine-filled capsules after a 47-year-old drug smuggler ingested them. The patient presented to an ED in Igualada,…
AMA wants ban on dentists calling themselves oral surgeons
The AMA has another “misleading and confusing” professional title in its sights, demanding a ban on dentists calling themselves ‘oral surgeons’. There are some 66…
Anaesthetists and surgeons accused of fraud by charging patients hidden out-of-pocket fees
A group of non-GP specialists has been accused of charging private patients up to $5000 in booking and administrative fees while signing up to no-gap…
‘Snitty specialists will turn up their noses like I should not be doing it’: GP surgical abortion provider
GP Dr Emma Boulton is proud to offer surgical abortions at her practice but says “it’s not something I can talk about at dinner parties”.…
‘We thought it was a stick’: Doctor’s miracle rescue of man floating 5km out at sea
Dr Glen Valaire was returning from an open-water fishing trip with a close friend when five kilometres from shore, in a vast expanse of nothingness,…
Medical Must-See: Rare lipoma triggers unusual surgery
Doctors pulled the trigger on an alternative surgical approach for a woman with a rare hand lipoma. The 56-year-old, with no significant medical history, presented…
Bariatric surgery benefits teens with severe obesity for up to 10 years: research
Adolescents undergoing gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy for obesity have durable reductions in BMI and type 2 diabetes, according to findings from the longest follow-up…
Medical Must-See: Australian surgeon removes 2kg hepatocellular carcinoma
An early-career Brisbane surgeon has removed a 2kg tumour from a 67-year-old who had no symptoms and only “slightly abnormal” liver function. Dr Joel Lewin…
‘I googled how to make a podcast and started recording’: Dr Amanda Nikolic on her surgery podcast First Incision
As a podcast devotee, one of the first things Dr Amanda Nikolic did to prepare for her general surgery fellowship exams was to look for…
