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Is this a scratch or a venomous snakebite?

17th March 2020

Tom is a 55-year-old farmer, brought to your rural ED by his friend, Shane, following a suspected snakebite. They explain…

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5th February 2020

Frank, a 65-year-old gentleman, is brought to your clinic by his wife, Edna. Edna reports that Frank has complained of…

22nd January 2020

A ‘specialist smoke inhalation’ clinic has launched in Sydney, offering rapid-access appointments with respiratory…

16th January 2020

In previous years, Australians might have been exposed to bushfire smoke for a few days, or even a week. But this bushfire…

10th January 2020

Bushfires pose serious short- and long-term impacts to public drinking water quality. They can damage water supply…

17th October 2019

Five-year-old Ebony is brought to see her GP by her father Tom. He says that Ebony was helping him clear wood from their…

2nd October 2019

Phenibut, an illegal gabapentinoid sold online, is becoming increasingly popular as a purported treatment for social anxiety…