Spot Dx — A teen’s thinning hair raises eyebrows
Ali, a 19-year-old university student, presents for review of progressive thinning of his eyebrows. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you…
Tag: Adolescent medicine
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…
Strategies for tackling perfectionism
Need to know: Perfectionism is a common term, but what does it mean in relation to mental health? In this setting, the term refers to…
A GP guide to managing grief in young people
Key points: Grief is often considered an experience that mainly affects older adults. But grief is more common in the young than many people appreciate.…
24 surgeries in 24 years: The remarkable story of Dr Caitlin Rutherford-Heard
“The doctor didn’t come to speak to me afterwards. They didn’t tell Mum and Dad that the surgery hadn’t worked. “They didn’t visit me in the ICU or on the ward. I never had a follow-up appointment. …
Treating acne in 2024: a best practice approach and expert discussion
A video review of the latest guidelines on treatment options and management
Why detransition became an untouchable subject in gender care: special report
The public debate on the rights and wrongs of gender-affirming care is often reduced to the small number of patients who decide to detransition. The…
How many patients re-identify with their birth-registered sex? Rare findings from an Aussie gender clinic
This morning saw the release in JAMA Pediatrics of a new study looking at young patients referred to one of Australia’s state-funded paediatric gender clinics.…
How an Aussie study on transgender ‘desistance’ rates became a culture war flashpoint
A group of doctors at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead in Sydney made headlines last year following the publication of their research paper in an…
‘Young people with what looks like advanced dementia’: The pointy end of nitrous oxide abuse
Nangs, whippets, NOS, whatever patients call cannisters of nitrous oxide — doctors have implicated them in neurological damage in young patients. Available for less than…
