Medical Must-See: Menstrual cup, up and away
Menstrual cups have become an increasingly popular, environmentally friendly and cost-effective option, but there has been many a slip ‘twixt a cup and a urinary…
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Should GPs auscultate every patient aged 65 or over for heart valve disease?
All patients aged 65 or older should undergo auscultation regardless of symptoms to screen for heart valve disease, say physicians linked with health charity Hearts4heart.…
Why ‘therapeutic nihilism’ threatens the Lung Cancer Screening Program
A sense of pessimism around treatment outcomes and deep-seated stigma risk undermining patient participation in the new Lung Cancer Screening Program, the Lung Foundation Australia…
‘Bulk-billing is not fast medicine’: Why this corporate CEO believes the new incentives are necessary
While the Prime Minister’s big announcement of an $8.5 billion cash injection to get GPs to bulk-bill 90% of their patients has not landed well…
Bacterial vaginosis is sexually transmitted, landmark Aussie study shows
Bacterial vaginosis is an STI and reinfection from untreated male partners drives recurrence in women, says an Australian study two decades in the making. Published…
Why this GP (still) supports Mark Butler’s $1 billion urgent care centres
Associate Professor John Adie knows his enthusiastic support for the Federal Government’s urgent care centres is at odds with many GPs, as well as the…
Hospitals roll out software that tracks vital signs and ward notes to predict when patients will be discharged
Hospitals are rolling out doctor-made AI software that uses vital signs, ward notes and lab results to rank from 0-100 the likeliness that patients are…
Landmark fatal strangulation study finds 68% of victims are women, with most killers partners or exes
A study of fatal strangulation cases over 20 years has found 68% of victims are women and that previous intimate partner violence is linked with…
The news today? Sky News backtracks on ‘fictitious’ AusDoc poll claim, the man with the golden arm and the blood clot Oscars outfit
Welcome to your bite-sized wrap-up. Below we provide news summaries of what is going on in medicine with links to the articles, opinions, studies and…
Jail sentence reduced for woman who poisoned GPs with mushroom dish laced with antipsychotic
A woman who poisoned two GPs and their child by adding an antipsychotic to a mushroom dish at a regular family dinner has had her…
