Overdiagnosis adds to carbon footprint, Aussie experts warn
Tackling overdiagnosis takes on a new urgency with its impact on climate emergency, say University of Sydney experts.
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Doctors slam The Lancet’s ‘bodies with vaginas’ cover
They say the journal's attempt to use inclusive language has misfired and simply dehumanises women.
Girl contracts gonorrhoea in natural hot pool: case
The 11-year-old "almost certainly" picked up the infection at the popular Italian tourist attraction, say case report authors.
Gender dysphoria: Puberty blockers court ruling thrown out
The case of Keira Bell made global headlines.
When curing musical hallucinations leads to imaginary spiders: case
Hearing aids cured an elderly man’s musical hallucinations only to spark visual illusions instead, in what Portuguese doctors believe is a first.…
Why cannabis and sex don’t mix: case report
A 24-year-old's pneumomediastinum was precipitated by a joint followed by 'vigorous' sex, say UK doctors.
Treatment escalation approach inferior for MS: study
The results come from a comparison of outcomes in Sweden and Denmark which have different treatment algorithms for the condition.
First suspected case of penile cancer due to tick bite
The man developed Lyme disease and the chronic inflammation likely sparked squamous cell carcinoma, say doctors in a case report.
Controversial SARS-CoV-2 origin study causes dispute
Scientists are at loggerheads over the evidence that the virus may have been circulating in Italy in October 2019.
