Medical Must-See: A hairy cause of abdominal discomfort
A Nepalese woman’s weeks-long abdominal discomfort turned out to be a ruptured ovarian dermoid cyst, complete with hairy tufts and greasy material. The 64-year-old presented…
Tag: Women’s health
New TGA warning to doctors as MHT shortage expected to run until end of 2025
The TGA is urging doctors against initiating new patients on oestrogen patches, amid news that the shortage is expected to continue until December 2025. Half…
‘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”.…
A GP guide to menopausal hormone therapy
Need to know: Menopause affects all those who are born with functioning ovaries. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community to come…
Medical Must-See: Was this insulin script a rash decision?
This 39-year-old pregnant woman had an unexpected reaction to her gestational diabetes treatment that resulted in distinct rashes on her abdomen and legs. She had…
Telehealth corporate’s founders hit rich list with $150 million fortune
Three founders of Eucalyptus, the telehealth corporate known for prescribing semaglutide at scale, have accrued fortunes of $52 million each, according to the Australian Financial…
NT follows Queensland with massive pharmacist S4 prescribing trial
NT pharmacists will treat 23 conditions — including school sores, otitis media, asthma and COPD — in another major pharmacist prescribing pilot. The recently elected…
Cranberry juice and antiseptic help prevent UTIs: new guidance
International guidance backs cranberry juice for reducing symptomatic UTI risk in children, women with a history of recurrent UTIs and other high-risk cohorts. Methenamine hippurate…
Patients with PCOS want more than weight-loss advice: Aussie review
A systematic review of PCOS treatment shows that doctors and patients agree on one thing: the current approach is not working. The Australian authors evaluated…
Doctors warned by Health Minister to ‘brace themselves’ for accusations of misogyny following women’s pain inquiry
Doctors have been warned to “brace themselves” for the findings from an inquiry into women’s pain that is said to have unearthed stories of misogyny…
